American Association of Suicidology Webinar: Traumatic Brain Injury: Signs and Symptoms

The American Association of Suicidology is offering FREE webinar trainings for mental health providers who treat persons who have served or are currently serving in any of the National Guard or Reserve Components of the Military.

Webinars are also offered for service members and their families who have served or are currently serving in any of the National Guard or Reserve Components of the Military. To register click the following link: AAS Learning Environment

– Traumatic Brain Injury: Signs and Symptoms (11:30am-12:00pm ET)
Presenter: Lisa Brenner, PhD, ABPP, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Date: April 7th, 2016
Time: 11:30- 12:00pm
Location: Webinar

American Association of Suicidology Webinar: Substance Abuse and Motivational Interviewing

The American Association of Suicidology is offering FREE webinar trainings for mental health providers who treat persons who have served or are currently serving in any of the National Guard or Reserve Components of the Military.

Webinars are also offered for service members and their families who have served or are currently serving in any of the National Guard or Reserve Components of the Military. To register follow the link here: AAS Learning Environment

Substance Abuse and Motivational Interviewing
Presenter: Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP, Nova Southeastern University
Date:
March 30th, 2016
Time:
9- 11:00 am ET
Location:
Webinar

Upcoming webinar:

April 7, 2016
– Traumatic Brain Injury (9:00-11:00am ET)
Presenter: Lisa Brenner, PhD, ABPP, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus

Policy Advocacy Training & Planning Session

Time: 10:00-1:00pm
Location: 2nd Floor Board Room, LGH Saints Campus
1 Hospital Drive, Lowell, MA 01852
Highlights of the training will include:
  • Answering the Three Key Questions for advocacy: What do you want? Why do you want it? Who has the power to give it to you
  • Understanding how to build power to achieve your policy and systems change goals
  • Identifying strategies for applying pressure on key decision-makers to get them to give you what you want
  • A brief introduction to Power Prism Advocacy Framework to develop, execute, and evaluate advocacy campaigns.

The High Cost of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout

Date: Friday, April 8, 2016
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lowell General Hospital, Clark Auditorium
295 Varnum Avenue, Lowell
Cost: Free admission and lunch is included.

An invitation to directors, administrators, supervisors, superintendents, and other leaders in the field of human services:

  • Compassion fatigue impacts teachers, student engagement and performance, which effects testing scores and school ranking.
  • High staff turnover results in increased recruitment and training costs for employers.
  • Learn how to identify and prevent vicarious trauma and burnout, in order to decrease staff turnover, save money, and provide better outcomes for your consumers.

Space is limited!
Call Christine Soundara at 978-934-8368 or
Email csoundara@greaterlowellhealthalliance.org to reserve your seat.

Sponsored by the Mental Health Task Force
Part of the Greater Lowell Health Alliance

Training on Building Coalition Capacity & Infrastructure

Topics: Organizational structure/governance; roles/responsibilities; decision-making structures; conflict resolution; membership recruitment, engagement, and retention, facilitation.
Audience: Coalition leaders and members, teams, and partners working towards community health.
Lead Trainer: Andrea Freeman, MA Public Health Association
Register

Training on Sustainability & Resource Planning

Topics: ABC’s of Sustainability Planning, role of stakeholders, use of sustainability template tool
Audience: Coalition leaders and partners planning or in the process of implementing community health initiatives, including policy and systems change.
Lead Trainer: Daisy Ortega, M. Ed, Associate Director of Training and Capacity Building at Health Resources in Action
Register
Bring your own lunch

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