Trainings:
Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving
When: August 20, 2026 - 9 AM - 11:30 AM.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent 2-3 days prior to the training date.
Cost: $49 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
All participants will receive 3 CEUs upon completion!
If you have been wanting to learn more about the framework of CPS, then we welcome you to join "Introduction to Collaborative Problem Solving".
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is a training that is focused on teaching its participants different techniques in problem-solving with children. CPS can be essential for learning strategies about how to problem-solve alongside children with difficulties in emotional regulation or expressing their concern and needs, as well as proactively working with children to build skills for chronic challenges in their lives.
People who attend the Intro to CPS training will:
- Develop an understanding of what causes concerning behavior or unmet expectations.
- Discover the limitations of motivational approaches as a response to unwanted behavior.
- Rethink conventional approaches to behavioral difficulties and strengthen relationships.
- And more!
About The Trainer
Taylor Herreman is a leader in youth and family services, with over ten years of experience supporting systems-involved youth with trauma exposure across a variety of care settings. She is a certified trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), and Youth Mental Health First Aid, with extensive experience in therapeutic foster care, training, and program leadership.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
Culturally Responsive SUD & Suicide Prevention:
"Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Substance Use & Suicide Prevention"
When: August 27, 2026 - 10 AM - 12 PM.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent 2-3 days prior to the training date.
Cost: $35 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
All participants will receive 2 CEUs upon completion!
“Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention” is a training that infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop for community helpers. This training teaches participants to act as eyes and ears for substance use disorder (SUD) problems and to connect individuals to help that matches their readiness to change.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify signs and effects of problem substance use.
- Support people in a way that matches their readiness to change.
- Build a supportive community to increase healing and involvement.
- Approach substance use prevention and assistance in a culturally sensitive manner.
- Respond to community needs and decrease stigma surrounding SUD and suicide.
About The Trainer
Martin Lockett is the Director of Cultural Engagement at Lines for Life, a substance abuse counselor, author, and public speaker. Martin has worked at Lines for Life for four years. As Director of Cultural Engagement, Martin leads a team of outreach coordinators into communities of color where their mission is to destigmatize mental health, substance abuse and suicide, build skills, and offer culturally responsive resources.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
Leadership in Action:
Strategies for Today's Child Welfare Leaders
When: 12 PM - 2 PM for each Cohort date:
Cohort 1: September 22, October 20, November 17
Cohort 2: September 23, October 21, November 18
Cohort 3: September 24, October 22, November 19
Where: Virtual on Zoom for all 3 sessions.
Cost: $120 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
The Oregon Alliance is excited to work in partnership with the Washington Association of Children and Families (WACF) to provide this leadership training series collaboration.
This interactive three-session, two-hour leadership series is designed specifically for supervisors working in high-acuity environments who need practical, steadying tools they can use immediately. Through experiential learning and real-world application, participants build the capacity to regulate themselves and co-regulate their teams, and learn specific strategies to promote safety, connection, clarity, and consistently higher performance across their workforce.
About The Trainer:
Janice Goldwater, LCSW‑C, is a trauma‑informed, resilience‑oriented leader and consultant who helps individuals and organizations develop grounded, human‑centered leadership practices that strengthen connection, clarity, and collective well‑being. A longtime leader and practitioner in child welfare/family well-being, Janice brings a warm, steady presence and a deep belief that leadership begins in the nervous system, not in a policy manual. Her approach is practical, human, and immediately usable: simple tools that help leaders regulate themselves, support their teams, and create cultures where people can breathe more easily, think more clearly, and do their best work.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
Affirming Identities for LGBTQIA2S+ Youth
When: September 29, 2026 - 9 AM - 12 PM.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent 2-3 days prior to the training date.
Cost: $99 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
All participants will receive 3 CEUs upon completion!
Join us for a training on understanding and affirming LGBTQ+ identities in social service settings. We’ll explore the differences between sex and gender, review important terminology, and reflect on how our own identities and experiences shape our understanding of others. Participants will learn practical strategies for creating affirming relationships with all youth and responding supportively when a young person shares their personal identity experience.
About The Trainers
Hannah McCabe (she/her) is a certified trainer in the Collaborative Problem Solving model. In addition to training on the CPS model, Hannah supports foster parents with important topics such as trauma-informed care, attachment, and supporting youth identity. Hannah's trainings are guided by her core belief that every person deserves respect, understanding, and compassion. Outside of work, Hannah enjoys rock climbing, skiing, and reading in a park.
Amanda Mayernik (they/she) is Portland born and raised, and living with their partner and four cats. Amanda holds a Masters in Social Work with a Minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies. She has been a Foster Parent Training Specialist with GOBHI since 2024 and is a lover of glitter and miniature versions of things.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
Cultivating Culturally Responsive, Latine-Centered Clinical Supervision for Youth-Serving Professionals
Training Date: October 7, 2026 - 9 AM - 12 PM.
Consultation Dates: October 28 & November 18 - Each session held from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM.
Where: Virtual - Zoom links will be sent 2-3 days prior to the training date.
Cost: $135 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
All participants will receive 3 CEUs upon completion!
This training and its follow-up consultations address these needs by equipping supervisors and managers with trauma-informed, multicultural, and social justice–oriented supervision skills. This includes strengthening reflective supervision practices, supporting bilingual and bicultural staff, and promoting equitable, identity-affirming care for all individuals and communities served. The goal is to reduce burnout, improve retention, and enhance outcomes for diverse youth, adults, and families across Oregon.
Participants will learn to:
- Deepen their understanding of the diverse Latine population and its cultural values and worldviews.
- Incorporate language, racial, and worldview considerations into supervision with bilingual and bicultural staff.
- Recognize and address the invisible labor often carried by bilingual and bicultural staff.
- Apply rapport-building strategies and interventions that support bilingual and bicultural supervisees.
- Facilitate supervision conversations about culture, intersecting identities, bias, and equity with greater confidence.
- Develop a concrete action plan to strengthen multiculturally responsive and social-justice-oriented supervision.
- Cultivate a multiculturally responsive and social-justice supervision mindset.
About The Trainer
Rebeca Rocha, PhD, LCSW, provides trauma-informed, culturally responsive psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation through Àse Counseling Services, focusing on BIPOC and historically marginalized communities. She is also faculty in the Addiction Counseling Department at Portland Community College. Dr. Rocha holds an MSW from Arizona State University and a PhD in Psychology and Culture from Universidade de Brasília, and is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.
Dr. Rocha has extensive experience serving unaccompanied immigrant youth from Mexico, Central America, and South America as a bilingual English–Spanish psychotherapist through organizations contracted by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement in Oregon and Arizona. She currently provides culturally specific supervision to clinical social work associates in Multnomah County. Her clinical, cross-cultural, and lived experience grounds her supervision of professionals serving bilingual, bicultural Latine youth and families.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
Collaborative Problem Solving:
Essential Foundations
(Formerly known as Collaborative Problem Solving Tier 1)
When: October 20 & 21, 2026 - 9 AM - 5 PM.
Where: NW Natural Community Event Space - 250 SW Taylor Street, Portland OR.
Cost: $290 per person (Oregon Alliance members receive 10% off).
All participants will receive 12 CEUs upon completion!
Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) is an approach that helps adults shift toward the compassionate mindset and philosophy that kids do well if they can – rather than the more common belief that kids do well if they simply want to.
CPS establishes a philosophy that focuses on building skills like flexibility, frustration tolerance and critical thinking, rather than simply motivating kids to behave better on their own. The process begins with identifying triggers to a child’s challenging behavior and the specific skills they need help developing.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand why a new approach is needed for working with individuals who present with challenging behaviors.
- Be able to complete CPS assessments when working with individuals who present with challenging behaviors.
- Focus interventions on building skills and addressing problems to be solved.
- Collaboratively solve problems with others to address challenging situations.
About The Trainers:
Hannah McCabe is a certified trainer in the Collaborative Problem Solving model. In addition to training on the CPS model, she supports foster parents with important topics such as trauma-informed care, attachment, and supporting youth identity. Hannah’s trainings are guided by her core belief that every person deserves respect, understanding, and compassion.
Taylor Herreman is a leader in youth and family services, with over ten years of experience supporting systems-involved youth with trauma exposure across a variety of care settings. She is a certified trainer in Collaborative Problem Solving, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), and Youth Mental Health First Aid, with extensive experience in therapeutic foster care, training, and program leadership.
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]
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