Trainings:   

The Neurobiology of Trauma and Attachment: A Brain-based Approach to Healing Relationships

This training will not be available for new registrations after July 18th, 2024.

When: This two-part training will occur from 10 AM - 12 PM on these two dates: July 18th and August 15th, 2024.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent out prior to the training.
Cost: $110 (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).

Note that all participants who complete this training will receive 4 MHACBO CEUs!

We are very excited to collaborate with one of our most popular 2024 Summit speakers, Leah Brookner, for the training, "The Neurobiology of Trauma and Attachment: A Brain-based Approach to Healing Relationships"!

This two-part training will offer contemporary insights on the neurobiological impacts of relationships with a focus on the effects of trauma on development over the course of the lifetime. The training incorporates an understanding and application of Attachment Theory to direct practice and is applicable for caregivers as well as professionals in a variety of settings. With an increased understanding of brain development, participants will be able to apply concepts to promote healing relationships in various contexts.

Session 1: July 18th, 2024 – The first session will define and explore concepts relevant to attunement, attachment and relational connections that influence brain development.

Session 2: August 15th, 2024  The second session will build upon foundational concepts to explore attachment styles, internal and external relational needs, and support participants in delivering trauma-informed services through brain-based and research-informed practice.

Who should attend:

  • Direct Care Staff
  • Therapists
  • Clinicians
  • Supervisors
  • Teachers
  • Assistants
  • Administrators
  • Office Staff

About The Trainer

Leah Brookner, PhD, MSW, MA first started teaching at PSU as an adjunct instructor and moved into her current position as an Assistant Professor of Practice in 2015 after many years as a child and family therapist. Dr. Brookner’s courses focus extensively on experiential therapies, child-centered interventions, animal-assisted therapy, adoption social work, and family services. Her clinical focus includes attachment-focused therapies, family system interventions, and engagement with families who intersect with foster care and adoption services. Dr. Brookner’s pedagogy is heavily influenced by her experience providing therapeutic services to children and their families/caregivers.

 

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Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Professional Boundaries for Human Services Administrative Staff

When: September 10, 2024  9 AM - 12 PM
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent out prior to the training.
Cost: $69.

If you are an administrative service provider in the human services field, then this training is for you!

This training will take you through an introductory look into professional boundaries for administrative staff. This goes beyond HIPAAthis engaging virtual training should have you prepared to implement professional boundaries in your role of supporting staff and clients resulting in safe and healthy experiences for all roles involved in the client’s team, including yourself.

Learning Objectives include:

  • Understanding of professional boundaries from your point of view.
  • Learning your responsibilities related to professional boundaries.
  • Walking away with implementation strategies to uphold professional boundaries in your role.

About The Trainer

This training will be led by Key Dickey (she/her) from K2 Coaching LLC. Key is a certified instructor for the Crisis Prevention Institute and American Red Cross. She has many years of experience developing training content for programs such as Secure Inpatient for Youth and Treatment Foster Care. Key also has over 10 years of experience leading and training people in the human services, juvenile justice, healthcare, and education fields.

K2 Coaching LLC has multiple pre-created trainings such as ‘Bias in Supervision’ training for leaders and ‘Trauma-Informed Supervision’ for leaders in fields where secondary traumatic stress is a factor. K2 Coaching also offers coaching, meditation services, and consultation services to its clients.

 

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Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Revolutionary Resilience & Self-Regulation Training

When: September 16 & 18, 2024 - 9 AM - 1 PM each day.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent out prior to the training.
Cost: $209 for Early Bird Rate (registering prior to September 1st). Registering after Sept 1 will cost $229.

Participants will receive 8 MHACBO CEUs!

Revolutionary Resilience & Self-Regulation is an essential training that teaches best practices for service providers, therapists/counselors, and teachers who work with youth who have been impacted by or experienced trauma, neurodiversity, attachment issues, or chronic challenging behavior.

This training is based in the most current research on resilience, coherence, and energy management. It is designed to provide actionable, simple, and time-sensitive strategies that can be used by direct service staff, therapists, or teachers. You will learn approaches to stress-reduction and resilience so that you can manage and overcome the stressors and demands faced in therapeutic & school settings.

Who should attend:

  • Direct Care Staff
  • Therapists
  • Clinicians
  • Supervisors
  • Teachers
  • Assistants
  • Administrators
  • Office Staff

About The Trainers

Rick Bowman is a Certified Trauma Practitioner with a M.A. in Clinical Psychology. He is also a Certified Trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving and a K-12 licensed school administrator in the state of Oregon. His background in leadership positions include experiences in the U.S. military, business, mental health, and education.

Doris Bowman is a Special Education Advanced Certified Trauma & Resilience Practitioner with a M.S. in Education. She is certified in several different fields, including HeartMath, “Stress & Well-Being Assessment” Provider, and a Certified Trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving. She has co-authored “Going to Bed is Easy Now” and “Going to School is Easy Now,” the first two in a series of children’s books that were designed to support children with challenging behaviors.

 

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Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Professional Boundaries for Direct Human Services Staff

When: September 24, 2024  9 AM - 3 PM
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent out prior to the training.
Cost: $69.

Calling all direct service providers in the human services field!

This engaging virtual training will take a deep dive into professional boundaries for your role as direct services staff. This training should have you prepared to implement professional boundaries with clients resulting in a healthy and safe staff/client relationship in all capacities.

Learning Objectives include:

  • Defining professional boundaries.
  • Understanding your responsibilities to uphold professional boundaries.
  • Creating feelings of capability in implementing professional boundaries in staff/client relationships.

About The Trainer

This training will be led by Key Dickey (she/her) from K2 Coaching LLC. Key is a certified instructor for the Crisis Prevention Institute and American Red Cross. She has many years of experience developing training content for programs such as Secure Inpatient for Youth and Treatment Foster Care. Key also has over 10 years of experience leading and training people in the human services, juvenile justice, healthcare, and education fields.

K2 Coaching LLC has multiple pre-created trainings such as ‘Bias in Supervision’ training for leaders and ‘Trauma-Informed Supervision’ for leaders in fields where secondary traumatic stress is a factor. K2 Coaching also offers coaching, meditation services, and consultation services to its clients.

 

Register Here

 

Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Practices to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Shift in Organizational Culture

When: September 25th, 2024 – All-Staff Training is 10 AM - 12 PM and Management-Only Training is 1 PM - 3 PM.
Where: Boys & Girls Aid Headquarters - 9320 SW Barbur Blvd, Suite 200, Portland, OR 97219.
Cost: $79 per session.

Management-Only registrants are required to register/attend both sessions.

We are excited to collaborate with CARES Northwest to host two sessions of interactive training that will address relevant concerns and culture needs of different organizations regarding child sexual abuse and violence prevention. In this training, there will be discussions and activities that will be shared among staff from various organizations in addition to group reflections.

These trainings will help you:

  • Identify strategies to empower adults in your organization on how to prevent child sexual abuse.
  • Evaluate resources and messages of effective violence prevention for youth and children.
  • Analyze organizational practices and policies that create safe and healthy spaces between adults and youth.

Session 1: All-Staff Training – 10 AM - 12 PM

  • Learn about Child Sexual Abuse dynamics, violence prevention, and methods for healthy professional relationships between youth/youth, staff/youth, and staff/staff.
  • Learn about environmental safety at your organization and responses & options for staff when concerned about a colleague’s behaviors.
  • Receive help on trauma-informed responding and supporting disclosures.

Session 2: Management-Only Training – 1 PM - 3 PM

  • Learn strategies for continuing discussions inside of your organizations for healthy relationships as well as increasing staff comfort with speaking up.
  • Continue discussions on environmental safety in organizations and strengthened relationships between staff and youth.
  • Learn enhanced techniques for supervision, monitoring, coaching, and documenting.

About The Trainer

CARES (Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services) Northwest is a Portland-based child advocacy group that is focused on ending child abuse in Multnomah and Washington counties. Their main mission to stop child abuse and neglect through multidisciplinary prevention, medical evaluation, and ongoing treatment in partnership with the Portland community.

 

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Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Training Professional Boundaries to Human Services Workers for Supervisors

When: October 8, 2024  9 AM - 4 PM
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent out prior to the training.
Cost: $69.

Are you a leader in the human services field? If so, this training is for you!

This training explores professional boundaries for both the administrative and direct service team members you supervise. This engaging virtual training should have you prepared to train and supervise team members and support them in developing and maintaining professional boundaries with the staff/client relationship resulting in safe and healthy experiences for everyone involved in the client’s care.

Learning Objectives include:

  • Understanding professional staff/client boundaries for human services workers (administrative and direct care).

  • Recognizing responsibilities regarding professional boundaries.
  • Learning strategies for training and supervision to develop and implement professional boundaries.

About The Trainer

This training will be led by Key Dickey (she/her) from K2 Coaching LLC. Key is a certified instructor for the Crisis Prevention Institute and American Red Cross. She has many years of experience developing training content for programs such as Secure Inpatient for Youth and Treatment Foster Care. Key also has over 10 years of experience leading and training people in the human services, juvenile justice, healthcare, and education fields.

K2 Coaching LLC has multiple pre-created trainings such as ‘Bias in Supervision’ training for leaders and ‘Trauma-Informed Supervision’ for leaders in fields where secondary traumatic stress is a factor. K2 Coaching also offers coaching, meditation services, and consultation services to its clients.

 

Register Here

 

Questions? Reach out to Erica Keaveney: [email protected]

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Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training for Alliance Members

When: Once a month on Saturdays 9am-5pm In-Person! 
Location:
Boys & Girls Aid Headquarters
9320 SW Barbur Blvd. Ste. 200
Portland, OR 97219

Cost: $225 

The ODHS CPI Reimbursement Program can reimburse expenses for two trainees for everyone one trainee paid for by a CCA (while funding lasts) Click on 'More information' to learn about the reimbursement program.

 

More information can be found here
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Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

 

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Leadership Development Series

To be put on the waiting list for another series coming soon, please contact Erica Keaveney: [email protected] or 503 583 3999.
Thank you!