Event Categories: Training

Spring 2017 CHH Healing Corps Training – Intensive

Beginning on March 13th (Monday), and continuing through to the 18th (Saturday), The CHH will be hosting training sessions for dedicated volunteers who are looking to make a positive impact on the community, and possibly bolster their resumes!

This traditional week-long intensive classroom curriculum gives participants the knowledge and tools to support survivors and be a leader in the work to build communities free from sexual violence. It includes instruction on self-care and reflection, an essential tool necessary for effectiveness and success in the social justice field. Upon successful completion of the training, participants can immediately begin counseling and advocacy work. Guidance and supervision is always provided throughout the duration of the volunteers’ service period.

Overcoming Challenges: Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health will be hosting a suicide prevention training forum on Tuesday, April 4th, through Wednesday, April 5th. This training forum is intended to increase awareness about mental health as a public health issue, enhance suicide prevention and intervention skills, and to provide knowledge about the unique needs of suicide survivors.

Overcoming Challenges: Suicide Prevention Across the Lifespan

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health will be hosting a suicide prevention training forum on Tuesday, April 4th, through Wednesday, April 5th. This training forum is intended to increase awareness about mental health as a public health issue, enhance suicide prevention and intervention skills, and to provide knowledge about the unique needs of suicide survivors.

Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification Training

This course is designed for men and women who are concerned about domestic violence and men who batter. Participants will be taught intervention strategies, philosophies and approaches consistent with the “Duluth Model” that meet the Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and meet all Department of Public Health 1995 revised standards and requirements for group facilitator training.  Past participants have included probation officers, protective service workers, police officers, nurses, social workers, corrections staff, mental health and substance abuse counselors.  Although not everyone who participates in this training will go on to work with abusive men, this training, along with six group observations, is a pre-requisite to work in a certified program.

For more information please call Michele Penta at (978) 989-0607 ext. 12

Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification Training

This course is designed for men and women who are concerned about domestic violence and men who batter. Participants will be taught intervention strategies, philosophies and approaches consistent with the “Duluth Model” that meet the Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and meet all Department of Public Health 1995 revised standards and requirements for group facilitator training.  Past participants have included probation officers, protective service workers, police officers, nurses, social workers, corrections staff, mental health and substance abuse counselors.  Although not everyone who participates in this training will go on to work with abusive men, this training, along with six group observations, is a pre-requisite to work in a certified program.

For more information please call Michele Penta at (978) 989-0607 ext. 12

Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification Training

This course is designed for men and women who are concerned about domestic violence and men who batter. Participants will be taught intervention strategies, philosophies and approaches consistent with the “Duluth Model” that meet the Intimate Partner Abuse Education Program Certification requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and meet all Department of Public Health 1995 revised standards and requirements for group facilitator training.  Past participants have included probation officers, protective service workers, police officers, nurses, social workers, corrections staff, mental health and substance abuse counselors.  Although not everyone who participates in this training will go on to work with abusive men, this training, along with six group observations, is a pre-requisite to work in a certified program.

For more information please call Michele Penta at (978) 989-0607 ext. 12

Understanding Teen Depression Workshop

Understanding Teen Depression Workshop.
Tuesday, March 14 from 6:00-8:00PM, Free. Lowell General Hospital, Main Campus, Clark Auditorium. 295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell, MA.
Join us to learn about depression in teens, how you can help them, and how you can talk about depression with teens, parents, and school personnel.

Learn about:
Signs and causes of depression.
Treatment for depression.
When and where to get help

Who should Attend?
Parents
Teachers
Guidance Counselors
School Staff
Youth workers
Other Caring Adults

Light refreshments will be available.
Registration Required!
Call 1-877-LGH-WELL (1-877-544-9355)
OR visit www.lowellgeneral.org/health

Community Health Training Institute: Health Equity Training Series Webinar

Engaging and Empowering Communities: Health Equity in Action

Tuesday, March 21, 2017 
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST, Brockton, MA

How can communities be effectively engaged in health equity work?

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  recently released a statement that eliminating health inequities should be a national priority because of the severe consequences they pose to communities. The Community Health Training Institute is pleased to announce our Health Equity Training Series to give you the tools to empower communities, identify a culturally competent approach to community work, and explore the systems in place that perpetuate health inequities. 

Thanks to the MA Department of Public Health, all of these trainings are free! 

Effective community health work applies an equity lens, with an emphasis on building individual and coalition capacity to engage diverse communities through empowering and competent approaches. There are numerous barriers to such engagement; some conscious, and some unconscious. Race, class, and cultural communication styles all influence the ways in which diverse communities relate to the work. This webinar introduces participants to health equity, culturally competent approaches, and how to think collaboratively about ways to effectively engage diverse populations/communities in their efforts

Participants completing this training will be able to:

  1. Describe at least three aspects of mainstream U.S. culture that create unintended barriers to participation by diverse communities.
  2. Identify at least three strategies to enhance engagement in their work by members of diverse communities.
  3. Identify at least two strategies for managing discomfort when working across differences.

 

Audience
Individuals or teams working towards community health who may be new to health equity work, or those seeking a refresher.

REGISTER HERE! 

 

Personal Safety and Self-Defense for Teens

Personal Safety & Self Defense for Teens
Open to both males and females

Join us for a one day workshop where you will learn about safety awareness, risk reduction, and how to react to an attack with basic self-defense skills. This workshop includes a safety lecture followed by an array of personal safety techniques and self-defense skills. Open to both males and females age 14-18.

** Participants should wear loose, comfortable clothing and sneakers.

Saturday, April 1 from 9:00am-1:00pm in Clark Auditorium at Lowell General Hospital’s Main Campus – FREE

–      Please arrive by 8:45am to register

REGISTER ONLINE

To register by phone, call 877-LGH-WELL (877-544-9355).

Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association’s Know Your Rights Workshop

Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association’s KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Workshop – event will be translated into Spanish and Khmer on 2nd floor of CMAA, 465 School Street, Lowell, MA 01851. Event will be translated in Khmer and Spanish.

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project will conduct a “Know Your Rights” presentation. Lawyers will also be present to discuss other programs.

Come to learn more about your rights when interacting with immigration officials, understanding your legal status and the immigration court process, where to find trusted legal resources, and what programs might be available to you.

– More information at http://www.cmaalowell.org/wp/?ai1ec_event=know-rights-presentation&instance_id=4494

– FB Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/377390315950738/

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