Family Peer Support Supervisor Training
February 9 – 11, 2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Who Should Attend This Training: Anyone who currently has or will have a position as a Family Peer Support Provider Supervisor. (Family Peer Support Providers can be called many different names, such as Parent Peer Support, Family/Peer Partners, Family/Peer Navigators or Family/Peer Support Specialists)
What is Family Peer Support: Family Peer Support (FPS) is a peer-to-peer approach to supporting families caring for children, youth, and young adults with behavioral, mental, emotional, or co-occurring challenges. FPS is provided by a parent or caregiver with lived experience who is trained to assist other families by providing support, identifying resources, and facilitating access to services for the child and family.
Description: Supervision is a key component in the success of Family Peer Support. Effective supervision employs an approach that promotes the unique lived experience of the Family Peer Support Provider and encourages ongoing professional growth. This curriculum is part of the larger Family Peer Support Practice Model and addresses supervisory skills that will enhance your ability to fully support the work of the FPS. Training will include strategies, best practices and tools for your use in supervision, and you will have opportunities to problem solve around shared challenges and network with supervisors from other programs.
Individuals must complete the Family Peer Support Supervisor Training Application in order to be considered for this training. This application must be received by February 2, 2021 in order to attend the training. Click here for the link to the application: Family Peer Support Supervisor Application
Location: StarkMHAR Training Room
121 Cleveland Ave SW
Canton, OH 44702
Cost: This is a free training.
Registration Closes: February 2, 2022
Family Peer Support Supervisor Training
February 9 – 11, 2022
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Who Should Attend This Training: Anyone who currently has or will have a position as a Family Peer Support Provider Supervisor. (Family Peer Support Providers can be called many different names, such as Parent Peer Support, Family/Peer Partners, Family/Peer Navigators or Family/Peer Support Specialists)
What is Family Peer Support: Family Peer Support (FPS) is a peer-to-peer approach to supporting families caring for children, youth, and young adults with behavioral, mental, emotional, or co-occurring challenges. FPS is provided by a parent or caregiver with lived experience who is trained to assist other families by providing support, identifying resources, and facilitating access to services for the child and family.
Description: Supervision is a key component in the success of Family Peer Support. Effective supervision employs an approach that promotes the unique lived experience of the Family Peer Support Provider and encourages ongoing professional growth. This curriculum is part of the larger Family Peer Support Practice Model and addresses supervisory skills that will enhance your ability to fully support the work of the FPS. Training will include strategies, best practices and tools for your use in supervision, and you will have opportunities to problem solve around shared challenges and network with supervisors from other programs.
Individuals must complete the Family Peer Support Supervisor Training Application in order to be considered for this training. This application must be received by February 2, 2021 in order to attend the training. Click here for the link to the application: Family Peer Support Supervisor Application
Location: StarkMHAR Training Room
121 Cleveland Ave SW
Canton, OH 44702
Cost: This is a free training.
Registration Closes: February 2, 2022
Prevention Foundation Series – Day 2 of 14
Understanding Youth-Led Prevention for Adults
February 15, 2022
9:00am – 12:15pm
Who should attend: Those interested in obtaining an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialists Assistant (OCPSA) credential.
About this series: The fourteen (14) part series provides the underpinning for professionals and advocates who need a core understanding of prevention science and practice. The series will include training in the eight domains required for Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC), Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist (OCPS) credentials and will fully meet the education requirements for the Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) credential. The series includes a day on the Code of Ethics for professionals holding or seeking the OCPS credential as well.
About this course: Understanding Youth-Led Prevention for Adults is designed to provide a foundational overview of youth-led prevention and serve as a basis for prevention professionals. This course will provide attendees with a gender understanding of youth-led history and theory and lays the groundwork for using solid best-practice prevention science which is steeped in research and proven effective. Participants will leave the training with knowledge on the impact of youth-led prevention, how to engage in the profession and help engage and empower youth-led leaders.
Location – Virtual via Zoom
Cost – This is a free training.
Education credits – 48.0 CEUs available upon completion of series.
Registration: Limited space, please register by Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery is an approved a provider of Continuing Professional Education credits by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker& Marriage and Family Therapist Board and an approved provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved for this workshop through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for Chemical Dependency Counselors and Prevention Specialists per 50-17839.
Conference Line: +1 513-395-0022
Conference ID: 272 281 533#
The Opiate Task Force is a community based coalition with the purpose of reducing opiate use, abuse, overdose and deaths in Stark County. It is open to anyone interested in being a part of a group of people concerned about, and willing to address the epidemic of prescription drugs and specifically, opiates in the community and in the State of Ohio.
Prevention Foundation Series – Day 3 of 14
Coalition Foundations
February 22, 2022
9:00am – 12:15pm
Who should attend: Those interested in obtaining an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialists Assistant (OCPSA) credential.
About this series: The fourteen (14) part series provides the underpinning for professionals and advocates who need a core understanding of prevention science and practice. The series will include training in the eight domains required for Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC), Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist (OCPS) credentials and will fully meet the education requirements for the Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) credential. The series includes a day on the Code of Ethics for professionals holding or seeking the OCPS credential as well.
About this course: Coalition Foundations examines the essential functions and tasks of a coalition. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to discuss coalition best-practices, member development and structure, and engaging stakeholders. Coalition Foundations is designed for coalition members and other professionals who are new to coalition work and for those experienced members looking for additional resources, skills, knowledge, and techniques.
Location – Virtual via Zoom
Cost – This is a free training.
Education credits – 48.0 CEUs available upon completion of series.
Registration: Limited space, please register by Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery is an approved a provider of Continuing Professional Education credits by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker& Marriage and Family Therapist Board and an approved provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved for this workshop through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for Chemical Dependency Counselors and Prevention Specialists per 50-17839.
Where: Phone number: +1 513-395-0022
Conference ID 671 844 59#
Prevention Foundation Series – Day 4 of 14
Scare Tactics and the Importance of Positive Prevention Practices + Basics of Advocacy
March 1, 2022
9:00am – 10:30am / 11:00am – 12:30pm
Who should attend: Those interested in obtaining an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialists Assistant (OCPSA) credential.
About this series: The fourteen (14) part series provides the underpinning for professionals and advocates who need a core understanding of prevention science and practice. The series will include training in the eight domains required for Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC), Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist (OCPS) credentials and will fully meet the education requirements for the Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) credential. The series includes a day on the Code of Ethics for professionals holding or seeking the OCPS credential as well.
About this course: Scare Tactics and the Importance of Positive Prevention Practices is designed to explain the impact of scare tactics on youth and how the delivery of positive prevention practices in schools and communities is more effective. Participants will discuss the history of scare tactics, gain knowledge of evidence-based prevention, and review the efficacy of the impact on youth.
Basics of Advocacy examines the difference between advocacy and lobbying. This course will build understanding of the process of advocating for prevention programming and services and provide easy and practical tools to help you engage with local, state, and national elected and appointed officials.
Location – Virtual via Zoom
Cost – This is a free training.
Education credits – 48.0 CEUs available upon completion of series.
Registration: Limited space, please register by Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery is an approved a provider of Continuing Professional Education credits by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker& Marriage and Family Therapist Board and an approved provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved for this workshop through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for Chemical Dependency Counselors and Prevention Specialists per 50-17839.
Prevention Foundation Series – Day 5 of 14
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana: Current Drug Trends Impacting Communities Today
March 8, 2022
9:00am – 12:15pm
Who should attend: Those interested in obtaining an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialists Assistant (OCPSA) credential.
About this series: The fourteen (14) part series provides the underpinning for professionals and advocates who need a core understanding of prevention science and practice. The series will include training in the eight domains required for Ohio Certified Prevention Consultant (OCPC), Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist (OCPS) credentials and will fully meet the education requirements for the Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist Assistant (OCPSA) credential. The series includes a day on the Code of Ethics for professionals holding or seeking the OCPS credential as well.
About this course: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana: Current Drug Trends Impacting Today’s Communities focuses on current trends in substance use behaviors. Using data and analytics, participants will gain knowledge of the “big three” substances as well as receive information on trends that are taking shape in their backyards, neighborhoods, and communities across Ohio.
Location – Virtual via Zoom
Cost – This is a free training.
Education credits – 48.0 CEUs available upon completion of series.
Registration: Limited space, please register by Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery is an approved a provider of Continuing Professional Education credits by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker& Marriage and Family Therapist Board and an approved provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are approved for this workshop through the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for Chemical Dependency Counselors and Prevention Specialists per 50-17839.
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