Training Center
StarkMHAR COVID-19 Protocols per the CDC
Current Stark County COVID-19 Community Level = LOW
- Mask wearing is optional.
- Sign in at the front desk/venue upon arrival.
- Stay home if you are sick.
StarkMHAR is continually monitoring the CDC and Governor DeWine’s COVID-19 recommended actions/protocols and will adapt our safety measures as needed.
General CDC recommended actions based on current level:
Stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines. Get tested if you have symptoms. Wear a mask if you have symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19. Wear a mask on public transportation. You may choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others.
About the StarkMHAR Training Center
Working in partnership with clients, families, healthcare and behavioral healthcare 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.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery (StarkMHAR) is an approved provider of CEUs by the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board for Social Workers RSX109202 and Counselors RCX119207 and an approved provider of CEUs by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board. StarkMHAR’s provider number assigned by CE Broker is 50-17839.
- Note that an individual’s CEUs are calculated based on the sign-in sheet for each training.
- You will ONLY be awarded credit for the time that you signed in, we are unable to make exceptions.
- A CEU cannot be granted for trainings that are less than one hour in length, for refreshment breaks, lunches, and other activities not directly part of the instructional experience.
- For a conference with multiple sessions, you will be required to attend each individual session in its entirety to receive credit.
- CEU Certificates will be distributed to the email address supplied during registration within 7 business days of the event.
- Please retain a copy for your records.
Contact
For questions, please contact Bev James, Training Coordinator, at bev.james@starkmhar.org or 330-430-3980.
UPCOMING TRAININGS
March 2023
Thursday | March 23, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Advanced Equity and Inclusion: Cultural Competence and Humility in Health and Human Services – Click to register & for more information
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.
Presenter: Isaac Baez, MPH, CDE
Location: First Christian Church – Heritage Hall
Who Should Attend: Open to the general public – but must have attended the Basic Equity and Inclusion Training.
Continuing Education Units: 6.25
Please Register By: March 17, 2023
Monday – Friday | March 27 – April 7, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Ohio Peer Recovery Supporter (PRS) Training – Click to complete application & for more information
Priority will be given to Stark County residents/employees. Applications from outside counties will be accepted after February 20, 2023.
Peer Services are a process of giving and receiving support and education from individuals with shared life experiences. Peer Services are provided by individuals in recovery from mental illness and/or addiction who use their lived experience as a tool to assist others by sharing their personal journeys and knowledge. Individuals engaged in peer services play a vital role in laying the foundation for sustained recovery. They encourage, inspire and empower others to set recovery goals and achieve them. Ohio’s Peer Supporter training includes a 40-hour virtual integrated peer training, 16 hours of E-Based Academy Courses, and a test.
Presenter: Victoria Webb & Nicole Betzner
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Submit Application By: March 13, 2023
April 2023
Thursday | April 6, 2023 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer)+ 101 – Click to register & for more information
The presentation will give an overview of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) communities’ terminologies and why the LGBTQ+ has embraced the different terms, making it more inclusive. This will also include the breakdown of sexual orientation, gender expression, gender Identity, sex assigned at birth, romantic/emotional orientation, and how fluid it is through a unicorn. The last part will talk about the use of pronouns and why it is important to use them when supporting anyone part of the LGBTQ+ community, especially for the Trans community.
Presenter: Isaac Baez
Location: First Christian Church – Heritage Hall
Continuing Education Units: 2
Please Register By: March 30, 2023
Wednesday | April 12, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Reimagining Trauma – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
A global pandemic, the fight for social justice, and significant system transformation have impacted children, youth, and families in ways that are not yet clear. In addition, these drivers have had an unprecedented impact on workforce that requires a new vision for moving forward. Reimaging Trauma will explore the strategies to manage the current challenges and how trauma impacts individuals and the systems that serve children, youth, and families. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return. Reimaging trauma is about you, your work, your health, and your life.
Presenter: Elizabeth Manley, LSW
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Ohio CSWMFT Board – General – Counselors and Social Workers
Chemical Dependency Board – OCPC, OCPS, OCPSA – P2; CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC – C7
Please Register By: April 11, 2023
Wednesday | April 12, 2023 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Reimagining Trauma – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
A global pandemic, the fight for social justice, and significant system transformation have impacted children, youth, and families in ways that are not yet clear. In addition, these drivers have had an unprecedented impact on workforce that requires a new vision for moving forward. Reimaging Trauma will explore the strategies to manage the current challenges and how trauma impacts individuals and the systems that serve children, youth, and families. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return. Reimaging trauma is about you, your work, your health, and your life.
Presenter: Elizabeth Manley, LSW
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Ohio CSWMFT Board – General – Counselors and Social Workers
Chemical Dependency Board – OCPC, OCPS, OCPSA – P2; CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC – C7
Please Register By: April 11, 2023
Thursday | April 13, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Next Level Behavioral Health Care – How Do We Keep Improving? – Click to register & for more information
Leaders in behavioral health organizations are facing a wide variety of different challenges from various quarters within the organization. At the same time, you are thinking about how to improve your agency and programs. This session is designed to provide you with strategies and practical steps to improve within all aspects of what you do as a behavioral health service provider. This will occur through presentation of best practices and case studies from within Ohio and around the country.
Presenters: Kris Vilamaa, Steven Hedgepeth, MBA, and Sunithi Kuruppu – from HealthCare Perspective
Location: First Christian Church
Who Should Attend: Leaders, supervisors, managers in Administration, Program, Finance, IT, Marketing of behavioral health organizations.
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: March 30, 2023
Monday | April 17, 2023 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
QPR – Question. Persuade. Refer. – Click to register & for more information
QPR 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.
Presenter: TBD
Location: The 708
Who Should Attend: Open to the general public – anyone interested in learning how to help prevent suicide
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: April 14, 2023
Tuesday | April 18, 2023 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Understanding N.E.A.R.: Building Self-Healing Communities – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
Understanding N.E.A.R. (Neurobiology, Epigenetics, ACE study, Resilience) is a 3-hour interactive presentation on adverse childhood experiences and their impact across the life course. It will include sections on the neurobiology and brain development of children, epigenetics, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, and Resilience. It will include small and large group dialog, time for reflection, and actions going forward. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return.
Presenter: Dave Ellis
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Please Register By: April 17, 2023
Wednesday | April 19, 2023 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Understanding N.E.A.R.: Building Self-Healing Communities – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
Understanding N.E.A.R. (Neurobiology, Epigenetics, ACE study, Resilience) is a 3-hour interactive presentation on adverse childhood experiences and their impact across the life course. It will include sections on the neurobiology and brain development of children, epigenetics, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, and Resilience. It will include small and large group dialog, time for reflection, and actions going forward. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return.
Presenter: Dave Ellis
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Please Register By: April 17, 2023
Tuesday | April 25, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Costs and Gifts of Caring – Moving from Compassion Distress to Compassion Resilience – Click to register & for more information
Treating trauma can be toxic to providers and agencies alike. Secondary trauma is real and impacts treatment, staff, and administration. In addition to the ongoing stress of the much-needed work we do, COVID 19 still lives among us, for now, like an invisible enemy whose influence is only seen through its impact. Knowing it is out there but being unable to clearly see it, creates a primary stress response in all of us. The paradox of this pandemic is that when stressed humans have a biological drive to flock toward safe others, which when done in traditional ways (physical connection) can be one of the most dangerous things we can do. Dealing with both primary and secondary stress at the same time is a unique situation of a time for many of us right now. 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.
Presenter: Mary Vicario, LPCC-S
Location: One Center for Leadership
Who Should Attend: Behavioral Health Providers
Continuing Education Units: 5.5
Please Register By: April 14, 2023
Thursday | April 27, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Capacity Building Workshop Series – Session 1:
Grant Success – Reverse Engineer Your Approach to Grant Writing – Click to register & for more information
Join fellow nonprofit leaders and fundraisers as Full-Circle Fundraising LLC Principal Dawn Moeglin uncovers the successful approach to grant writing: from developing a case statement to making sure you are applying for what you need. All of the pieces in between will fall into place, and you will have the opportunity to hear from some local funders on what they are looking for in a proposal, as well. Don’t miss out on this free workshop, as reservations are on a first-come, first serve basis.
Presenter: Dawn Moeglin
Location: First Christian Church
Who Should Attend This Session: Individuals who are responsible for grant writing and fundraising within their organization.
Continuing Education: Not applicable
Please Register By: April 20, 2023
May 2023
Monday – Friday | May 1 – May 5, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Family Peer Support Training – Click to register & for more information
Parent-to-parent peer support builds effective engagement and can facilitate more positive outcomes for a family. This one-to-one, face-to-face intensive work is provided by trained caregivers with lived experience and is usually offered in the family’s home and community based on the family’s schedule and preference. Sessions and length of service vary based upon the needs of the family, programmatic guidelines, and funding requirements. Family Peer Support Providers can be employed in positions across the spectrum of service intensity levels, from trainers and community education to individual parent support and care coordination, to a functioning member of a treatment team in a residential or inpatient setting. Regardless of their position or service program, it is important that FPSs receive training on the core competencies and skill sets of parent peer support. The FREDLA FPS Practice Model offers this essential training, as well as training in effective supervision of the FPS workforce and coaching for trainers of the Practice Model.
Presenters: Wren Hawkins & TBD
Location: StarkMHAR
Who Should Attend: Anyone currently has or will have a position as a Family Peer Support Provider. (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)
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: April 24, 2023
Wednesday – Friday | May 10 – 12, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Family Peer Support SUPERVISOR Training – Click to register & for more information
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.
Presenter: Wren Hawkins & TBD
Location: StarkMHAR
Who Should Attend: Anyone 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)
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: May 1, 2023
Monday | May 15, 2023 | 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Reimagining Trauma – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
A global pandemic, the fight for social justice, and significant system transformation have impacted children, youth, and families in ways that are not yet clear. In addition, these drivers have had an unprecedented impact on workforce that requires a new vision for moving forward. Reimaging Trauma will explore the strategies to manage the current challenges and how trauma impacts individuals and the systems that serve children, youth, and families. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return. Reimaging trauma is about you, your work, your health, and your life.
Presenter: Elizabeth Manley, LSW
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Ohio CSWMFT Board – General – Counselors and Social Workers
Chemical Dependency Board – OCPC, OCPS, OCPSA – P2; CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC – C7
Please Register By: May 10, 2023
Monday | May 15, 2023 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Reimagining Trauma – Click to register & for more information
This training is part of an initiative through the Continuous Improvement in Behavioral Health (CIBH) grant.
You only need to attend one session. This is NOT a 2-part training.
A global pandemic, the fight for social justice, and significant system transformation have impacted children, youth, and families in ways that are not yet clear. In addition, these drivers have had an unprecedented impact on workforce that requires a new vision for moving forward. Reimaging Trauma will explore the strategies to manage the current challenges and how trauma impacts individuals and the systems that serve children, youth, and families. This training will assist you in understanding how your own experiences impact your interaction with others in the work environment. Being aware of how you interact (what you say and how you communicate it) with people seeking services at your organization is important to how the person feels about the agency, their services, and even whether they return. Reimaging trauma is about you, your work, your health, and your life.
Presenter: Elizabeth Manley, LSW
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: All behavioral health provider staff such as peer support, case managers, counselors/therapists, and nursing and medical staff and in-direct staff such as reception, fiscal, front office, support staff, maintenance, housing, and any other non-clinically licensed individuals may also attend.
Continuing Education Units: 3.0
Ohio CSWMFT Board – General – Counselors and Social Workers
Chemical Dependency Board – OCPC, OCPS, OCPSA – P2; CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC – C7
Please Register By: May 10, 2023
Wednesday | May 17, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
QPR – Question. Persuade. Refer. – Click to register & for more information
QPR 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.
Presenter: Kelsey Kalgreen
Location: Stark County Educational Service Center
Who Should Attend: Open to the general public – anyone interested in learning how to help prevent suicide
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: May 15, 2023
Wednesday | May 24 & 25, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Motivational Interviewing I and II – Click to register & for more information
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. Motivational Interviewing is both a philosophy and a set of strategic techniques. It is an evidence-based treatment with a broad range of applications. The Center for Evidence-Based Practices makes an attempt to incorporate exercises and examples specific to the unique practice settings of participants, with an emphasis on individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
Presenter: Michael T. Sanford II, MSSA
Location: One Center for Leadership
Who Should Attend: Open – must attend both days
Continuing Education Units: 12.0 total
OCSWMFTB – counselors, social workers.
Chemical Dependency Professional Board – CDCA, LCDC II, LCDC III, LICDC
Please Register By: May 17, 2023
Wednesday | May 31, 2023 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
CIT Dispatcher Training – Click to register & for more information
Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery supports the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training of law enforcement professionals in our community. Crucial to reducing violence and ensuring successful intervention of mental health and substance use situations, dispatchers are trained in proven and effective communication techniques. The CIT model was first developed and implemented in 1988 by the Memphis, Tennessee Police Department. The Team was developed to address the special challenges to law enforcement posed by persons with mental illness and to better serve the community. Emergency dispatchers are a critical link in the CIT program and may include call-takers, dispatchers and 911 operators. The success of CIT depends on their familiarity with the CIT program, knowledge of how to recognize a CIT call involving a behavioral crisis event, ability to solicit information that will help the community member and the responding CIT Officer, and appropriate dispatch of CIT Officers.
Presenter: Various
Location: StarkMHAR
Who Should Attend: Emergency Service Dispatchers currently working with any Stark County local law enforcement agency.
Please Register By: May 24, 2023
June 2023
Monday | June 5, 2023 | 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM
Ethic’s for Ohio’s Prevention Professionals – Click to register & for more information
The Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board has a Code of Ethics for Prevention Professionals as well as a Prevention Scope of Practice, which are different than other disciplines. This training will review, discuss, and apply the requirements in order to ensure prevention practitioners are operating within the guidelines.
Presenter: Derek Longmeier, MBA, OCPC, ICPS
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Who Should Attend: Ohio’s Prevention Professionals
Continuing Education Units: 3 – OCPC, OCPS, OCPSA
Please Register By: May 30, 2023
Wednesday | June 21, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
QPR – Question. Persuade. Refer. – Click to register & for more information
QPR 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.
Presenter: Megan Demos
Location: Rodman Public Library
Who Should Attend: Open to the general public – anyone interested in learning how to help prevent suicide
Continuing Education Units: Not applicable
Please Register By: June 19, 2023
Please continue to visit the Training Center for more opportunities to come!
For training questions, please contact Bev James, Training Coordinator, at 330-430-3980 or Bev.James@StarkMHAR.org.
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