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Upcoming Community Training
De-escalation Techniques Workshop
Join Illume: The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence on Tuesday, September 19th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Central) in person at the Places for People campus.
Behavioral Health professionals may apply for 2 CEUs.
Description:
Frontline staff in many organizations deal with volatile situations. This training is ideal for staff looking to maintaining safety in unstable situations. Prepare your staff with the De-escalation Technique training that will assist in understanding how to prevent situations from escalating and becoming volatile. Our instructors will inform how to best work with individuals who are agitated or aggressive.
This workshop will be presented by Caren Franke, MS. Caren Franke has her Master of Science in Thanatology–the study of death, dying, and bereavement. In addition to her time spent volunteering, Caren has also worked with grieving individuals through hospice care, organ donation, and a local children’s bereavement center. Caren is equally as passionate about mental and behavioral health and has a decade of experience working in the field, including working as a direct care staff with children and adolescents in residential and school settings. Caren is now actively working towards bridging the conversations between grief and the impact it has on mental health within the community.
More Upcoming Trainings
Ethics Training
This training is being Rescheduled | Presented by Allison Murphy, LCSW
Register in advance for this event here.
De-Escalation Techniques Workshop
September 19th, 2023 | Presented by Caren Franke, MS
Register in advance for this event here.
Motivational Interviewing for Older Adults
September 28th, 2023 | Presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC
Register in advance for this event here.
Part of our Aging & Behavioral Healthcare Access Collaboration trainings
Assessing Trauma Informed Care (TIC) for Older Adults
September 28th, 2023 | Presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC
Register in advance for this event here.
Part of our Aging & Behavioral Healthcare Access Collaboration trainings
Virtual Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
October 3rd, 2023 | Presented by Emily Dreher, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC & Caren Franke, MS
Register in advance for this event here.
Part of our Mental Health Awareness Training series
Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA)
October 4th, 2023 – October 5th, 2023 | Presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC
Register in advance for this event here.
Recognizing the Signs & Symptoms of Mental Illness in Youth & Adults
October 5th, 2023 | Presented by Caren Franke, MS
Register in advance for this event here.
Motivational Interviewing
October 10th, 2023 | Presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC
Register in advance for this event here.
Working with Grieving Persons Served
October 12th, 2023 | Presented by Caren Franke, MS
Register in advance for this event here.
Prolonged Exposure: Helping Clients Recover from PTSD
October 18th, 2023 | Presented by Emily Dreher, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC
Register in advance for this event here.
Virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
October 20th, 2023 | Presented by Emily Dreher, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC
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Part of our Mental Health Awareness Training series
Screening for Behavioral Health Conditions in Older Adults
October 20th, 2023 | Presented by Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC
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Part of our Aging & Behavioral Healthcare Access Collaboration trainings
Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness in Older Adults
October 24th, 2023 | Presented by Emily Dreher, M.Ed, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC & Caren Franke, MS
Register in advance for this event here.
Part of our Aging & Behavioral Healthcare Access Collaboration trainings
BREATHE Trauma Treatment
November 10th, 2023 | Presented by Dr. Pallavi Nishith, Ph. D.
Register in advance for this event here.
Training Opportunities
Julie Blanco, Illume Director of Training and Technical Assistance
Call 314-615-9105 / Ext. 239
The Center of Excellence’s key personnel and “faculty” have extensive expertise in a wide range of behavioral health Evidence Based Practices training content and implementation experience that can be shared with providers, agencies, and system leaders throughout behavioral health systems. Our experts are available to speak about Evidence Based Practices, best practices, and promising practices, in a variety of areas. Our goals in these engagements are to share knowledge, raise awareness, decrease stigma, and promote compassion.