Training Events Calendar

10:30 AM Hello everyone!   We invite you all to join the October 28th SEOW meeting at 10:30am ET. The agenda for this meeting will cover: a data presentation on the Virginia Alcohol Dashboard the Virginia SEOW subcommittee will provide updates on Goal 2-Create a training for CSBs, NGOs and the public to educate them on data and how to use the VA Data Finder and VASIS breakout rooms to discuss the trainings for CSBs and NGOs on data (what else would they want to need to know and why? How could we promote these trainings?)

08:30 AM MHFA-Youth is designed to teach how to help an adolescent (age 12-18) who is experiencing a mental health or addictions challenge or is in crisis. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations.

*Training session is limited to 15 participants.

09:00 AM Students experience a myriad of emotions as they progress through school. While most cope successfully with these feelings, many will harbor emotional pain so great that they have thoughts of suicide. In fact, approximately 50% of lifetime mental health conditions emerge by age 14 and 90% of deaths by suicide had an underlying mental illness. As mental health concerns increase, schools must be ready to address suicide prevention and intervention needs for all students.  (2 hours) Through scenario-based examples and activities, participants will learn how to identify risk and protective factors and warning signs of suicide. They will also learn how schools can support students at-risk for suicide through implementation of MTSS such as, conducting suicide risk assessments, safety planning, and reintegrating students back into school after hospitalization. Additionally, best practices in suicide postvention will be defined and reviewed.  

11:15 AM Students experience various forms and degrees of trauma as a result of death, illness, crisis, and loss, often affecting behavioral, social-emotional and academic growth, which can lead to harmful behaviors if unrecognized and untreated. Through scenario-based examples and activities, participants will learn how to identify traumatic events, experience, and effects. A trauma-informed approach within a multi-tiered system of support will be described, and specific examples and resources will be provided in order to apply the concepts learned. For more information contact, Betsy Bell
(804) 997-1658
Betsy.bell@dcjs.virginia.gov 

12:45 PM A longstanding challenge for school communities across the country and spanning decades of American education, bullying behavior is harmful to victims, offenders, and school learning environments, as well as linked to long-term mental health impacts and violent behaviors. Participants will examine the myriad issues and presentations of bullying in this module, considering their impact upon students’ learning and sense of safety in school today. Exploring multi-tiered solutions, interventions, strategies, and supports, participants will learn to identify and combat these challenges through universal, targeted, and intensive interventions and resources. For more information contact, Betsy Bell (804) 997-1658
Betsy.bell@dcjs.virginia.gov 

09:00 AM This 6-hour course covers the science of resiliency and shares promising strategies to build culturally and contextually resilient individuals and communities. (You must complete Course 1 in order to take Course 2.)

Course 2 describes training on topics that teach the knowledge and skills required by individuals who have contact with those who may be adversely affected by trauma and toxic stress, whether or not the trauma is known. These topics include resilience-based practices with universal application, such as classrooms, offices, or other places the general public may congregate. Topics in this category focus on prevention and teach a variety of strategies to address the often-hidden effects of trauma and toxic stress by fostering resilience within the individual and the larger community. Lunch is on your own. Registration closes two days prior to training date.

Please Note: You must be present for 100% of the class to receive your certification.

 
There currently is no cost per participant.  Training materials and facilitation are provided thanks to the generous support of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS).

Space is limited to 30 participants. (A minimum of 10 registrations is needed to host the course.) Demographics are for grant reporting purposes.