StarkMHAR Trainings

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Working in partnership with clients, families, healthcare, and behavioral health providers, local county systems such as education, criminal justice, law enforcement, health and human services, elected officials, businesses, faith-based organizations, and community members, StarkMHAR strives to offer a full curriculum of educational events to inspire innovation and to ensure accountability and effectiveness in our local system of client care.

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While most StarkMHAR trainings are free of charge, registration is necessary to be admitted to the training on the training date(s).

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For training questions, please contact the Training Coordinator or 330-455-6644

Motivational Interviewing I & II

May 7 and 8 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm @ StarkMHAR | CEU Applicable

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change. It is a way of working with persons to assist them in accessing their intrinsic motivation to change behaviors that contradict their essential values and interfere with the achievement of their life goals…

QPR – Question.Persuade.Refer.

May 9 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm @ The 708 | CEUs Not Applicable

QPR (Question. Persuade. Refer.) is an evidence-based training that teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives.  QPR is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world.

Equity & Inclusion: Cultural Competence & Humility in Health & Human Services – Part 2

May 14 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm @ StarkMHAR | CEU Applicable

The Cultural Competency Training (CCT) Advanced module will increase the awareness, knowledge and skills required to function effectively with cultural differences that may be present in the area of medical services, service organizations and agencies, medical interpretation and community partnership. The CCT Advanced curriculum includes, but is not limited to: building a culturally competent system of care and community partnership.

Ins and Outs of Medical Cannabis in Ohio

May 17 | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm @ Virtual | CEU Applicable

The medical use of cannabis was legalized in Ohio in 2016. This interactive webinar will provide an overview of the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program, with an important focus on laws related to the use of medical cannabis. This presentation will also focus on the potential harms and benefits of medical cannabis use and the impact of medical cannabis use on mental health and substance use outcomes.

Youth Peer Support 

May 29 – June 2 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Virtual | Not CEU Applicable

The OhioMHAS Youth Peer Support Training is a 40-hour training curriculum that is the only approved training for Certified Youth Peer Supporters in the state of Ohio. This training provides participants with an understanding of youth peer support and equips them with tools and supports that can be used when working with peers in a provider setting.

Family Peer Support

June 3 – 7 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm @ StarkMHAR | CEUs Not Applicable

This training is for parents with lived experience raising a child with behavioral/mental health challenges who are interested in learning how to support other families in navigating youth-serving systems.

Recovery Management

June 11 | 9:00 am – 12:15 pm @ StarkMHAR | CEU Applicable

Recovery Management (RM) is a philosophical framework for organizing addiction treatment services to provide pre-recovery identification and engagement, recovery initiation and stabilization, long-term recovery maintenance, and quality of life enhancement for individuals and families affected by severe substance use disorders. Recovery Oriented Systems of Care, such as the RM model developed by William White, have begun to shape the future of addictions treatment programming. Acute Care (AC) models of treatment are not the best frameworks treating severe and persistent opiate and other substance abuse problems. This workshop will explore the core principles of the Recovery Management model and will look to advance the discussion about how treatment services can be made more relevant and effective for individuals with severe and persistent opiate and other substance abuse treatment needs.

QPR – Question.Persuade.Refer.

June 17 | 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm @ StarkMHAR | CEUs Not Applicable

QPR (Question. Persuade. Refer.) is an evidence-based training that teaches three simple steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives.  QPR is the most widely taught Gatekeeper training in the world.

Population Focus Learning Series – Reentry Realities: Empowering Reentry Journeys

June 18 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm @ First Christian Church | CEUs Not Applicable

This training is designed to provide awareness to combat the stigma, misinformation, and isolation or “othering” of justice-impacted people and families. Stigma, biases, and misinformation leads to the segregation and ostracizing of justice-involved people, leading to cultural narratives that create more barriers. Participants will get a general overview on the importance community support plays in helping justice-involved people and the impact of reentry locally…

The Costs & Gifts of Caring: Moving from Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Resilience

June 28 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Stark State College | CEU Applicable

This training will explore how to promote healing and hope in those we serve, our staff, each other, and ourselves.  Develop skills for coaching to help us walk with and empower those we support instead of rescuing them.  Explore the origins of the differences between, and ways to, address vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and burnout in our staff and ourselves.  As well as its impact on the agency and what can be done about it.  We will look at what research tells us, what our work experiences have shown us and develop a plan to assist us, our staff and those we serve in negotiating this work that is as challenging as it is needed.