Mindspring Mental Health Alliance provides free mental health education opportunities to the public through webinars on a wide variety of mental health topics. Live webinars are hosted every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00am-11:00am PST. Webinars are recorded and available for review on their website. Mindspring Webinars & Events All webinars are free and open to the […]
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Cultural Broker Dialogue Series Training with Dr. Reyes Ortega and Anno Nakai This eight-session series begins Wednesday, March 1st, and is held every two weeks thru June 7th at 12:30pm-2:30pm. Six of the eight sessions are held remotely on Zoom – the 2nd and final session will be held in person at the CDRC Cypress
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Online Courses with Ben Caldwell Placer County’s Workforce Education and Training (WET) is offering online training through Ben Caldwell Labs to meet NEW 2023 Licensing Requirements, and we continue to offer Law and Ethics Exam Prep Courses for MFTs and LCSWs. See below for more information on the individual video-based learning programs, and email PlacerLearns-SOCadmin@placer.ca.gov to
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Recorded Training Russian and Ukrainian-speaking immigrants remain largely unrepresented and underserved in our communities, largely due to their previous experience and attitudes that influence their perception of government assistance and mental health services. This training will provide an overview of the major socio-cultural and historical influences, diversity, and experiences of recent immigrants from the former
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February 1 & 2, 2023 GREGORY W. LESTER, PhD, is a clinical and consulting psychologist with practices in Texas and Colorado. Dr. Lester is widely considered to have trained more professionals on the topic of personality disorders than any other individual, with more than 125,000 professionals attending his trainings in 130 cities across the U.S.,
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Motivational Interviewing Trainings We offer both in person and remote Motivational Interviewing (MI) trainings for Basic/Introductory MI, Advanced MI, and MI Refresher trainings. Please see the training schedule and Motivational Interviewing training descriptions below, and Save the Dates for the MI trainings that meet your needs. These trainings are FREE and open to the public.
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Law and Ethics Study Prep through Ben Caldwell Labs Placer County Systems of Care is offering a Law and Ethics Study Preparation course for those interested in entering the field, preparing for the law and ethics exam, and/or those preparing to retake the California MFT Law and Ethics Exam. This exam prep course is designed
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Recognizing and Responding to an Opioid Overdose This presentation covers information about opioids and how Naloxone (NARCAN) can be used to effectively respond to an opioid overdose. This recorded training was originally presented by Shannon Decker, M.Ed. and River Coyote, MPH on June 30, 2020. Parts of the original training have been cut from the
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Black History Month This month we celebrate and honor Black and African American contributions to the mental health movement. Read on to learn about these pioneers, the origins of Black History Month, data on mental health disparities, and gain access to articles, a podcast, upcoming training, and recorded interview. Advancing health equity and eliminating racism
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February 2nd & 3rd Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers a practical, evidence-based approach for supporting clients in making and sustaining positive behavior changes. Originally developed in the drug and alcohol field, over 300 clinical trials demonstrate the efficacy of MI across a range of populations and target behaviors (Miller, W. & Rollnick, S.). In particular, MI
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