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Providers Training Calendar

Training events listed are for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) Staff and ACBH contracted Provider Staff (unless specified on the announcement for a wider audience).

For Quality Assurance related training events (e.g Clinical Documentation) and materials, please go to this link: https://www.acbhcs.org/providers/QA/Training.htm

CANS/ANSA:
For training activities related to the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) and Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA), please go to this link: https://www.alamedatcom.org/training-calendar.html.

Reasonable Accommodation Requests: For disability or reasonable accommodation requests, please email the contact person listed on the training flyer and cc the Training Unit at training.unit@acgov.org. Please make accommodation requests known at the time you register for a training, and at minimum five (5) full business days prior to the training date, in order to allow time to plan and secure the request.

Grievances?: If you have any questions, concerns, or would like to report a grievance about a BHCS-hosted training, contact the BHCS Training Unit: Training.Unit@acgov.org; Ph: 510-567-8113.

Continuing education (CE) credit is provided only for county and ACBH contracted provider staff who have attended qualifying ACBH training events. Details regarding CE credits for specific trainings are posted on the training flyer/announcement.

 
 
Upcoming Trainings
  • Substance Use Among Black Youth: Understanding the Influence of Social Determinants of Mental Health
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services

    DATE: Friday, Apr 21, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Dr. Salaam and Dr. Casiano
    DESCRIPTION: This course will examine factors that contribute to mental health and substance use problems among Black youth exposed to school and community violence and clinical strategies to promote wellness, mental health and resilience in this population.
    CE Credits: 3.5 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.

  • Training UPDATE: Assembly Bill 541 – Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings
    A message brought to you by Life Long Medical Care Tobacco Treatment Program

    DATE/TIME: April 26th, 2023, 10am-11am
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Administrative and/or Clinical Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
    TRAINERS: Patricia Sanchez, MPH
    DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn more about the new Assembly Bill 541 which requires all behavioral health agencies to screen and assist clients with tobacco use disorder. Attendees will learn more about the research that supports the benefits of quitting tobacco in behavioral health populations, tobacco treatment best practices and resources such as group curriculum and the Kick It California Helpline.
    CE Credits: 1 CE credit available via Lifelong
    To REGISTER, please go to: April 26 Registration Link
    See FLYER for more information.
    Please contact Linda Nguyen if you have any questions about this training: Lnguyen@lifelongmedical.org, Program Coordinator, Tobacco Treatment Program

    Reminder per BHIN-22-024: SUMMARY OF AB 541:
    AB 541 requires a licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facility to conduct an assessment of tobacco use at the time of the resident or client’s initial intake. The assessment shall include questions recommended in the most recent version of the DSM under Tobacco Use Disorder, or similar evidence-based guidance, for determining that an individual has a tobacco use disorder.
    COMPLIANCE: The California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9, Section 10567, and the Alcohol and/or Other Drug Program Certification Standards, Section 7020 requires licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facilities to complete a client health questionnaire for all residents and clients. The Client Health Questionnaire and Initial Screening Questions (DHCS 5103) form has been updated and may be used to meet the requirements of AB 541. Any licensed and/or certified SUD recovery or treatment facility that fails to adhere with this information notice shall be cited effective July 1, 2022.

  • RESCHEDULED DATE: Friday, April 7, 2023; 10am-1pm
    Collaborative and Culturally Responsive Case Planning for Professionals Working with Spanish-Speaking Families *Presented in Spanish*
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way, Inc.

    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: In this workshop, participants will review effective case planning in bilingual service delivery. Participants will practice how to engage Spanish Speaking clients and families in their native language to increase the partnership with the family as the services are in a language they are most comfortable with, but also to provide services that culturally responsive.
    CE Credits: 3 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.

  • Geriatric Mental Health Among African Americans
    A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with African American Technical Assistance. This training will discuss approaches to mental illness, particularly anxiety disorders, depression, and psychotic disorders. After completion of this training, you will be able to: identify assessment tools to assess mental health conditions and signs of cognitive impairment; describe ways to address elder abuse; and core concepts of psychopharmacology for elders.

    Friday, March 24, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Karinn Glover, MD, MPH
    DESCRIPTION: This course will present core concepts of geriatric mental health but will do so with an emphasis on older adults of African American and Caribbean-American background. There will be some discussion of approaches to mental illness, particularly anxiety disorders, depression, and psychotic disorders. There will be some exploration of cognitive disorders and substance use disorders as well. Special attention will be paid to elder abuse and support for caregivers.
    CE Credits: 3.5

    For more information and to register please see the flyer.

  • Student And Faculty Mental Health: How It Impacts African American Students
    A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services

    Friday, February 24, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam, MD
    DESCRIPTION: Please join the Office of Ethnic services and African American Pathways to Wellness in an upcoming training with Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD. This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth and increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers.

    This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth and increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers. You will be able to:
    1. Identify social determinants of mental health that influence school/community violence.
    2. Describe three programs to augment hope and resilience in BIPOC youth exposed to school/community violence.   
    3. Discuss risk factors and strategies for mitigating violence in school/community.

  • CE Credits: 3.5

    See FLYER for details and registration.

  • Applying Updated Information from the DSM-5-TR in work with Adults and Older Adults
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit

    Thursday, March 9, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm
    AUDIENCE: This course is most appropriate for licensed Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
    TRAINER: Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: The DSM-5-TR (text revision) was recently updated and now includes changes in criteria to diagnoses and new diagnoses. Learn about the DSM, new and updated diagnoses, and how these changes may impact the diagnoses most commonly used with adults. Also learn how the DSM addresses cultural considerations in diagnosing.
    CE Credits: 6 for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.

  • Preventing, De-Escalating, & Managing Aggressive Behavior in Behavioral Health Settings
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit

    Thursday, March 23, 2023, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    AUDIENCE: This course is appropriate for ALL classifications of Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
    TRAINER: Ian Brennan
    DESCRIPTION: Course emphasis is placed on exercising self-control and systematically utilizing the least restrictive measures versus attempts to externally control others. Content will cover: strategies that most reliably stimulate rational-thought, with an emphasis on choices and curiosity; communication missteps on the part of the speaker that unwittingly intensify rather than help calm situations; communication elements that must be in place in order for a sender’s message to be received as intended; and exploration of the core basis of arguments on the part of both parties.
    CE Credits: 4, for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.

  • Applying Updated Information from the DSM-5-TR in work with Children, Adolescents, and Transition Aged Youth
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit

    Thursday, March 30, 2023, 9:00am - 4:30pm
    AUDIENCE: This course is most appropriate for licensed Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
    TRAINER: Rachel Michaelsen, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: The DSM-5-TR (text revision) was recently updated and now includes changes in criteria to diagnoses and new diagnoses. Learn about the DSM, new and updated diagnoses, and how these changes may impact the diagnoses most commonly used with children and teens. Also learn how the DSM addresses cultural considerations in diagnosing.
    CE Credits: 6 for BBS licensed clinicians, BRN nursing, and CCAAP/Addiction Professionals

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and additional CE information.

  • Black History Month Community Based Learning
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Please join the Office of Ethnic Services and The Community Based Learning training program in a series of five trainings on mental health wellness during Black History Month. flyer for training descriptions and links to register.

    • Session 1: Wellness NOW: Where Do We Need To Get To?
      Black Men Speak
      Wednesday, Feb. 15, 10–11:30am

    • Session 2: Cross-Cultural Collaboration & Coalition-Building
      Rev. Dr. Toni Dunbar and Rev. Floyd Thompkins
      Monday, Feb. 20, 10–11:30am

    • Session 3: DeColonizing the Psyche; Restoration and Renewal
      Dr. Amber McZeal
      Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1–2:30pm

    • Session 4: Recognizing and Reducing Stress Symptoms
      LaFreshia “Free” Brown, LPCC, CADC
      Thursday, Feb. 23, 10–11:30am

    • Session 5: Blessed not to be Stressed
      Pastor Maria Reems
      Friday, Feb. 24, 10–11:30am

  • Please see the flyer for training descriptions and links to register.

  • Collaborative and Culturally Responsive Case Planning for Professionals Working with Spanish-Speaking Families *Presented in Spanish*
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way, Inc.

    Monday, February 13th, 2023; 10am-1pm
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
    TRAINER: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: In this workshop, participants will review effective case planning in bilingual service delivery. Participants will practice how to engage Spanish Speaking clients and families in their native language to increase the partnership with the family as the services are in a language they are most comfortable with, but also to provide services that culturally responsive.
    CE Credits: 3 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, and Psychologists

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.

  • Defining Your “New Normal” - Strategizing for the Post-Pandemic in the Workplace and Beyond
    A message brought to you by HCSA Human Resources in partnership with ACBH Training

    Tuesday, March 14, 2023; 9:00am-2:00pm
    LOCATION: Virtual - Online via Zoom - link to be sent prior to meeting
    AUDIENCE: This training is only for HCSA permanent, part-time and temporary employees (including Provisional, Project and TAP employees assigned to HCSA departments). The course content is applicable for clinical, consumer, administrative, managerial, program and support staff.
    TRAINERS: Ellen Muir, LCSW, ORSCC, and Betsy Baum Block, MPP, CPCC, ORSCC, PCC.
    DESCRIPTION: The worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic coupled with stay-at-home orders, increased demands on workers to care for family members, economic hardships, national and international political tensions and more, pushed workers and those they serve to struggle with how to navigate the rapid changes to their daily lives. The Post-Pandemic fallout continues as organizations try to navigate return to office vs work from home scenarios and the impact of uncertain economic conditions are felt. As the world experiences declining COVID-19 rates, new complexities take its place. Defining your “new normal” can be a confusing concept, layered with personal and professional concerns. This course will help participants understand and create the conditions for change in the workplace and the impact of all these world events on ourselves, our colleagues and the communities we serve.
    CE Credits: 4.5

    Please note: There is a registration fee for this training and the departments will be billed for their confirmed attendees. Therefore, managers and supervisors must approve their staff’s registration on the Learning Management System (LMS). Registrants who decide not to attend must cancel their registration by 02/28/2023 by contacting HCSALearningCenter@acgov.org to avoid being charged for the training. Departments will be charged for attendees who fail to notify HCSA HR about their cancellation or do not attend the training. Registration capacity is limited and open until filled based on confirmation of registration by supervisor in the LMS.

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.

  • Student and Faculty Mental Health: How it Impacts African American Students
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services

    Please join the Office of Ethnic services in an upcoming training with Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD. This training will discuss ways to support mental health in Black youth, social determinants of mental health that influence school/community violence and ways to increase collaborations between schools and mental health providers. Please share this information with those who would benefit.

    DATE: February 24, 2023; 9am-1:30pm
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINER: Karriem Salaam, MD and Delane Casiano, MD
    DESCRIPTION: This course describes how to develop opportunities for mental health, wellness, hope, and resilience among black youth. As well as increasing collaborations between schools and mental health providers. The goal of this course is to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support mental health in Black youth who are at risk for exposure to school and community violence.
    CE Credits: 3.5

    For more information and to register please see the announcement.

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPT)
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit

    Dear Staff, please note the time correction and number of CEs available for the CPT training on February 6 & 8, 2023. The correct time is 10am - 3pm each day, for a total of 8 CEs.

    February 6 & 8, 2023; 10am-3pm (must attend both days for CE credit)
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and it’s contracted provider/CBO staff.
    TRAINER: Christine Valdez, Ph.D, Psychology
    DESCRIPTION: This course will review the definition of trauma and PTSD, summarize statistics on trauma and survivor demographics to reduce implicit bias and provide recommendations for assessing PTSD. The Social Cognitive Theory of PTSD will be presented to contextualize the purpose of Cognitive Processing Therapy. The 12 sessions of Cognitive Processing Therapy will be presented with case examples and experiential exercises to understand the process of Cognitive Processing Therapy from client and provider perspectives.
    CE Credits: 8 for LCSW, MFT, LPCC, LEP, SUD providers, and RNs

    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.

  • Upcoming ACBH Trainings for Jan. and Feb. See What's Onboard!
    A list of Trainings brought to you by ACBH Training Unit

    Three Trainings in January and Four in February!
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and its contracted provider staff.
    DESCRIPTION: ACBH Workforce & Training Unit invites you see what's onboard for trainings in January and February 2023. There are some exciting offerings! Come join us for a training! (Supervisor approval required prior to registering.)
    See FLYER for details and Dates.

  • Friday, January 27th, 2023, 9am-1:30pm
    Emergency Room: How it Impacts Healthcare Disparities in African Americans

    A FREE training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    TRAINER: Phillip Murray MD, MPH
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    DESCRIPTION: This course describes the current mental health care system in which African Americans have been more likely to utilize the emergency department as a source of care. Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in an upcoming training with Dr. Phillip Murray. This training will discuss outpatient factors that can improve emergency psychiatry use and criteria related to the legal history for involuntary commitment. Please share this information with those who would benefit. For more information and to register please see the announcement.
    CE Credits: 3.5
    View flyer for registration >>

  • 2023 Mental Health/SUD Brown Bag Series
    FREE trainings brought to you by Quality Assurance
    Who should attend: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) providers, Quality Assurance Lead Staff, Directors, Managers and Supervisors.
    Description: This is an open forum. The meeting allows ACBH Quality Assurance staff to share information about new or upcoming changes to processes and policies that impact the providers. It is also an opportunity for providers to get clarification about existing processes related to Medi-Cal and ACBH requirements.
    Dates and Times: 3rd Thursday of each month from 12-1 p.m.

    Sessions:
    • January: January 19th, 2023
    • February: February 16th, 2023
    • March: March 16th, 2023
    • April: April 20th, 2023
    • May: May 18th, 2023
    • June: June 15th, 2023
    • July: July 20th, 2023
    • August: August 17th, 2023
    • September: September 21st, 2023
    • October: October 19th, 2023
    • November: November 16th, 2023
    • December: December 21st, 2023

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  • Friday February 24th, 2023, 10am-11am
    Assembly Bill 541 – Treating Tobacco Dependence in Behavioral Health Settings

    A FREE training brought to you by Alameda County Public Health and Behavioral Health Departments, in contract with Lifelong Medical Care, Tobacco Treatment Program
    TRAINER: Patricia Sanchez, MPH
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: Administrative and Clinical Staff of ACBH-funded substance use treatment and mental health programs
    DESCRIPTION: Participants will learn about the new Assembly Bill 541 which requires all behavioral health agencies to screen and assist clients with tobacco use disorder. Attendees will learn about the research that supports the benefits of quitting tobacco in behavioral health populations, tobacco treatment best practices and resources such as group curriculum and the Kick-It-California Helpline.

    Registration is essential, deadline by Thursday February 23rd, 2023
    Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ab-541-treating-tobacco-dependence-in-behavioral-health-settings-virtual-tickets-482717148987

    Questions? See flyer or Contact Linda Nguyen lnguyen@lifelongmedical.org

  • Provision of Mental Health Services With Latinx/Latiné Populations: An Intersectional And Inclusive

    A training brought to you by Office of Ethnic Services
    DATE: Friday, December 16, 2022, 10:30AM - 12:30PM
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Diana Lemos, Ph.D.
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop will critically examine: the different terminologies used to describe the Latinx/Latiné populations, and why it is important to understand these differences from an intersectional and inclusive perspective. This workshop will also examine how this knowledge can be utilized to create more equitable mental health service delivery practices when working with Latinx/Latine populations. Please note that this course is 2 hrs Live Training and 1 hr of REQUIRED pre-reading for CE credit.
    CE CREDITS:: 3

    See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.

  • Monday, January 23, 2023, 9:15am – 4:15pm
    Understanding Motivational Interviewing – MI 101

    A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: County ACBH staff and ACBH-Contracted provider clinical staff
    TRAINERS: Sarah Solis, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: This 6-hour course provides attendees with a foundational understanding of Motivational Interviewing. Attendees will learn to assess client/family motivation around change and examine how to use Motivational interviewing open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) to further enhance or consolidate this momentum. Attendees will leave with the ability to differentiate between sustain-talk, discord, and change-talk, resulting in increased treatment planning efficacy. The day will culminate with practice creating change plans.

    See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.

  • Friday, January 27, 2023; 9:00am – 12:10pm
    Trauma-Informed and Trauma-focused Interventions using Telehealth, for Adult Clients

    A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Seneca Family of Agencies
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: County ACBH staff and ACBH-Contracted provider clinical staff
    TRAINERS: Ritchie Rubio, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology
    DESCRIPTION: The goal of this training is for participants to distinguish among some of the most commonly used and widely researched trauma-informed and trauma-focused interventions in working with clients who present with acute, chronic, or complex trauma. The training will primarily expand the participants’ clinical skills of telehealth adaptations of trauma-focused and trauma-informed interventions. It will also increase the participants’ competencies in integrating telehealth adaptations of some culturally-adapted trauma-focused interventions in their clinical work with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients. Finally, the training will culminate in the participants’ development of a tentative plan to implement trauma focused telehealth tools in their clinical practice and/or behavioral health programs.
    CE CREDITS:: 3

    See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.

December 2022 Training
  • December Community-Based Learning "Training Week" Series
    A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Seneca Family of Agencies

    Please join the Division of Health Equity in December for training designed to provide education, skill development in wellness, mental health reducing trauma, anxiety and wellness in communities of color
    LOCATION: Virtual (live, online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: CBO's involved in delivery of mental health/wellness for communities of color
    TRAINERS: Including Brown, Logan, Duval, Hoangm, and Tsehai
    DESCRIPTION: Training provides education and skill development in wellness, mental health reducing trauma, anxiety and wellness in communities of color.

    • December 12, 2022, 10am–11:30am | Recognizing and Reducing Stress Symptoms with LaFreshia “Free” Brown, LPCC, CADCII
    • December 13, 2022, 2pm–3:30pm | Working with the Re-Entry Community with Gaylon Logan, Jr.
    • December 14, 2022, 2pm–3:30pm | African American Older Adults (59 and up) with Derethia DuVal, Ph.D, MFT
    • December 15, 2022, 10am–11:30am | Understanding Mental Health in Asian Communities with Teresa Hoang
    • December 16, 2022, 10:00am–11:30am | Leading with Wellness with Asara Tsehai


  • See FLYER for more details and REGISTRATION.

November 2022 Training
  • Suicide Assessment & Intervention Trainings (ADULT)
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

    ADULT/Older Adult focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention
    DATE: November 1 & 3 2022 (Tue. & Thurs.), 9:00am - 12:30pm each day (Must attend both days to complete training)
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with adults experiencing a suicidal crisis. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINERS: Cris Rita, MA, and Matt Podkomorski, MA, LMFT, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE CREDITS:: 6. CE’s only available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.

    See flyer for REGISTRATION link and additional details.
  • November 2022: Announcing Last Mental Health First Aid training of the Year! (Adult version) – All ACBH and CBO Staff Welcome!
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County

    ADULT Mental Health First Aid
    DATE: Monday, November 7, 2022, 9 am, to 4 pm.
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online (note - Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in the Instructor-led video training)
    DESCRIPTION: Adult Mental Health First is a skills-based certification training that presents an overview of mental health and substance use issues in the U.S., including risk factors and warning signs of a mental health or substance use crisis. Participants will be taught a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources, and knowledge to help an adult in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and connect them with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
    AUDIENCE: This is appropriate for any classification, and especially non-clinical staff, as “mental health 101” primer. Registration is open to Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and ACBH contracted CBOs or providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist someone in a mental health or substance-use crisis, and non-crisis situations.

    View FLYER for details and REGISTRATION link.
October 2022 Training
  • The Impact of Community Violence on Black Youth's Mental Health
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services

    Please join the Office of Ethnic Services in a discussion on The Impact of Community Violence on Black Youth's Mental Health; focusing on identify the types of stressors that negatively impact mental and physical health of Black Youth.

    DATE: Friday, October 21, 2022, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD, and Karriem Salaam, MD
    DESCRIPTION: This course describes Black Youth and the current risks they face in their communities. The training will also identify the types of violence and other stressors that negatively impact mental and physical health of Black Youth.
    CE CREDITS:: 4

    For more information and to register please see attachment.

  • Wed. October 19, 2022, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Law & Ethics for County Healthcare Providers
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: This training is offered for ACBH trainings are for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, its contracted provider staff, and AC Public Health Nursing staff.​​​​​​​
    TRAINER: Linda J. Garrett, JD, and Andrew Garrett, JD
    DESCRIPTION: This 6-hour workshop will review new legislation and prior caselaw that have direct impact on the delivery of mental healthcare services in the state of California. It will examine regulatory changes that will necessitate updates in policy and procedures that currently guide the practice of mental healthcare delivery. Topics will include the LPS Act, Tarasoff (duty to warn), "due process" for clients on involuntary psychiatric holds and caselaw impacting HIPAA compliance.

    CE CREDITS: 6
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
  • October 5, 2022; 9:00 am - 4 pm
    Mental Health First Aid (Youth Focused)
    A Free Training brought to you by ACBH & Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: ALL staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health, contracted CBOs, and contracted providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist a young person in a potential mental health or substance use crisis.
    TRAINER: MHFA certified instructors from Crisis Support Services
    DESCRIPTION: MHFA is a national certification. Participants who complete the pre-requisite work AND attend the live online training portion will receive a certificate from the Mental Health First Aid organization, good for 3 years.

    The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. YOUTH Mental Health First Aid in particular is designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. Parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors, health and human services workers, and other caring citizens will learn how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health or addiction challenge, or is in crisis.
    CE Credit: 0
    Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMHFA10522
    View FLYER for more information.
  • October 10th and October 11th, 2022, (rescheduled from Sept. 13&15) 9:00am to 12:30pm (Both days)
    Suicide Assessment and Intervention (YOUTH Focused)
    A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online via Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis. This training is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health, contracted Provider Staff and contracted CBOs.
    TRAINER: Cris Rita, MA, is the Community Education Coordinator & Lead Instructor at CSS.
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. It will address common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior. Risk factors, warning signs, and protective factors for youth populations will be introduced. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.

    CE CREDITS: This course meets the requirements for 6 hours of CE credit.
    See FLYER for registration and details.
  • Wed. October 12, 2022 From 9:00am to 1:30pm
    Preventing, De-Escalating, & Managing Aggressive Behavior in Behavioral Health Settings
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
    AUDIENCE: This course is appropriate for ALL classifications of Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
    TRAINER: Ian Brennan
    DESCRIPTION: Course emphasis is placed on exercising self-control and systematically utilizing the least restrictive measures versus attempts to externally control others. Setting limits is viewed as informative and helpful to the other party, rather than punitive or judgmental. Content will cover: strategies that most reliably stimulate rational-thought, with an emphasis on choices and curiosity; communication missteps on the part of the speaker that unwittingly intensify rather than help calm situations; communication elements that must be in place in order for a sender’s message to be received as intended; and exploration of the core basis of arguments on the part of both parties, and the presence of anger masking fear.

    TRAINER: Ian Brennan
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and CE information.
  • Tuesday, October 18, 2022; 9:30 – 11:00 am
    Supporting Those Who Experience Grief During the Holidays
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health and ACBH contracted provider staff.
    TRAINER: S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director of Cypress Resilience Project, a program of Public Health Institute.
    DESCRIPTION: This workshop will provide a general overview of The Grief Recovery Method. We will differentiate between grief and bereavement, and discuss the different kinds of losses that can cause emotional pain. We will learn what a “STERB” is; and review helpful and unhelpful things to say when supporting a griever. We will explore and discuss tools and strategies for supporting someone who grieves during the holiday season.

    CE CREDITS are not available for this training.
    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link.
September 2022 Training
  • Friday, September 23, 2022; 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
    Maternal Mental Health and Infant Disparities Among African American Women
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Online/Virtually
    AUDIENCE: Community-Based Organizations and ACBH contracted Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provider staff.
    TRAINER: Karinn Glover, MD, MPH
    DESCRIPTION: This course will focus on the sociological factors, social determinants and biological factors that can affect mental and maternal health for African Americans; exploring ways to assess mental well-being among pregnant patients using screening tools.
    CE Credit: 4 Hours
    Please see FLYER for more details and to register.
  • September 20, 2022; 9:30 am - 11 am
    Space Still Available - Neurobiology of Trauma and Co-Regulation
    A message brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit and Cypress Resilience Project
    LOCATION: virtual, via Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health and ACBH contracted provider staff.
    TRAINER: S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director of Cypress Resilience Project, a program of Public Health Institute.
    DESCRIPTION: This workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. It will address common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE Credit: there is no Continuing Education credit available for this training.
    Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Neurobio920221
    View FLYER for more information and CEs.
  • Date Canceled!! To be Rescheduled!!! September 13 & 15, 2022; 9:00 am - 12:30 pm each day
    Suicide Assessment and Intervention (Youth Focused)
    A Free Training brought to you by ACBHS & Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis.
    TRAINER: Staff of Crisis Support Services of Alameda County (CSS)
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. It will address common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE Credit: 6
    Register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Registrationsuicideassess9132022
    View FLYER for more information and CEs.
  • September 13 & 22, 2022; 9:00 am - 5 pm each day
    Older Adult Training and Certification Virtual Workshops
    A Free Training brought to you by the Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services (ACBH)
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: ACBH staff, contracted provider staff and the residents of Alameda County.
    TRAINER: Vanessa Baker, LMFT, Charmaine Brent, MSW, Aaron Chapman
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. It will address common myths and perceptions about suicidal behavior.. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE Credit: 10
    View FLYER for more information and to register.
June 2022 Training
  • June 29 & 30, 2022; 9:00 am - 12:30 pm each day
    (RESCHEDULED from June 1-2)
    Preventing Vicarious Trauma
    A Free Training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit and Seneca Family of Agencies
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) clinical staff and contracted CBO providers.
    TRAINER: Beverly Kyer, MSW
    DESCRIPTION: This interactive training is designed to address the self-care needs of those working with children, youth and adults impacted by traumatic life events. Participants are encouraged to verbalize their understanding and connectedness to the multiple aspects of compassion fatigue. By taking a self-inventory, participants will see first-hand the levels of stress they experience. The group will look at several tools and techniques to circumvent the most challenging aspects of their compassion fatigue and to be able to regain a state of neuro-physiological (mind-body) regulation, recovery and resilience.
    CE Credit: 6
    Register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqdempqDIrHdKVSHlZrl5ClQoRSV7ubz1b
    View FLYER for more information and CEs.
  • Friday, June 17, 2022; 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
    Community Based Approaches To Emotional Wellness With The South Asian Population
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: South Asian Community members, County and ACBH contracted Provider staff.
    TRAINER: Dr. Preet K. Sabharwal
    DESCRIPTION: Please join The Hume Center in partnership with ACBH’s Office of Ethnic Services and MHSA Departments as we discuss the History of the South Asian Community Members and describe stigmas around Mental Health.
    CE Credit: N/A
    Please see FLYER for more details and to register.
  • Friday, June 17, 2022; 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
    Cultural Psychiatry: Spotlighting Mental Health Of The Black Community
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health, Mental Health and SUD provider staff from contracted Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).
    TRAINER: Delane Casiano, MD and Karriem Salaam, MD
    DESCRIPTION: The goal of this course is to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support the mental health of African-Americans who are at risk for negative mental health effects of social and economic stress, systemic/institutional racism, and the influence of implicit bias on disparate health outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    CE Credit: 3
    Please see FLYER for more details and to register.
  • June 16, 2022; 9:00am - 3:30pm (reg. closes June 9)
    YOUTH Mental Health First Aid
    A Free Training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County.
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online (note - Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in the Instructor-led video training)
    AUDIENCE: This is appropriate for any classification, and especially non-clinical staff, as “mental health 101” primer. Registration is open to Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and ACBH contracted CBOs or providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist a young person in a mental health or substance-use crisis, and non-crisis situations.
    DESCRIPTION:Youth Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based certification training that teaches adults (i.e parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors and health and human services workers and any other citizen) how to identify and respond to a young person (ages 12-18) who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. Participants will be taught a 5-step action plan to help adolescents in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and connect them with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
    View FLYER for more details including REGISTRATION link.
  • June 9, 2022; 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
    Creating Welcoming And Affirming Spaces For LGBTQ+ Populations
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: County and ACBH contracted Provider staff; LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs.
    TRAINER: Dr. Jei Africa
    DESCRIPTION: The goal for this training is to help participants implement welcoming and affirming individual and organizational policies and practices to the LGBTQ+ populations that they serve.
    CE Credit: 3
    Click here to REGISTER
    Click here for REQUIRED PRE-READING
    FLYER
  • June 9, 2022; 9:00am - 4:00pm (reg. closes June 2)
    ADULT Mental Health First Aid
    A Free Training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County.
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online (note - Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in the Instructor-led video training)
    AUDIENCE: This is appropriate for any classification, and especially non-clinical staff, as “mental health 101” primer. Registration is open to Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and ACBH contracted CBOs or providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist someone in a mental health or substance-use crisis, and non-crisis situations.
    DESCRIPTION:Adult Mental Health First is a skills-based certification training that presents an overview of mental health and substance use issues in the U.S., including risk factors and warning signs of a mental health or substance use crisis. Participants will be taught a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources, and knowledge to help an adult in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and connect them with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
    View FLYER for more details including REGISTRATION link.
May, 2022 Training
  • May 26, 2022; 10:30am - 12:30pm
    Intergenerational Trauma In Comparative Perspective And How Healers Should Approach It
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Online (Zoom)
    AUDIENCE: County and ACBH contracted Provider staff
    PRESENTER: Kini Chang, LMFT
    DESCRIPTION:This training will provide empirically evidenced practices and tools to address intergenerational trauma, through a clinical and nonclinical lens.
    CE Credit: 3
    TO REGISTER: Click Here

    See FLYER for more INFORMATION and to REGISTER.
  • May 23 and 25, 2022 (Mon. & Wed.) 9:00am - 12:30pm each day (Must attend both days to complete training)
    ADULT/Older Adult focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINERS: Cris Rita, MA, and Matt Podkomorski, MA, LMFT, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE CREDITS: 6. CE’s only available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.
    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link and additional details.
  • Thursday, May 12, 2022; 9:00 am – 3:30 pm
    YOUTH Mental Health First Aid Training
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online (note - Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in the Instructor-led video training)
    AUDIENCE: This is appropriate for any classification, and especially non-clinical staff, as “mental health 101” primer. Registration is open to Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and ACBH contracted CBOs or providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist a young person in a mental health or substance-use crisis, and non-crisis situations.
    DESCRIPTION: Youth Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based certification training that teaches adults (i.e parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors and health and human services workers and any other citizen) how to identify and respond to a young person (ages 12-18) who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge. Participants will be taught a 5-step action plan to help adolescents in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and connect them with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
    View FLYER for details and REGISTRATION link.
  • Friday, May 6, 2022; 1:00 – 3:00 pm
    Building Community Mental Health Leadership Among Korean Immigrant Seniors
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Online (Zoom)
    AUDIENCE: The training is for Mental Health professionals and anyone in a position to work with older Korean adults; Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINER: Pysay Phinith LCSW and Yeri Shon MPH, MSW
    DESCRIPTION: This training will provide a development process for a program that supports senior community members' evolving into leaders around Mental Health.
    TO REGISTER: Click Here
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION.
  • Annual Training: Law and Ethics in Social Work & Mental Health Practice
    A posting brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
    Friday, May 6, 2022; 9:00 am – 4:30pm
    LOCATION: Zoom
    AUDIENCE: ACBH and contracted CBO clinical staff
    TRAINER: Daniel Taube, J.D., Ph.D.
    DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this course is to give MHPs an opportunity to renew and sharpen their ability to engage in knowledgeable and effective ethical decision-making, assist participants in better managing the risks of clinical practice, and to understand and apply ethical and legal standards to challenges inherent in clinical work. This course is taught at an intermediate level and is appropriate for licensed professionals and advanced pre-licensed professionals. This course meets the Board of Behavioral Sciences 6-hour update requirement, and the Board of Psychology's mandated ethics and law update requirement. 6 CEs available for LSCW, LMFT, LEP, and PsyD
    Register at: https://training.abetterwayinc.net/courses/2725
    Use registration code: lar1qe
    See FLYER for more information
  • May 2nd, 5th, 6th, 2022. Pre-application necessary, DUE March 21.
    Call For Applications - Due March 21 - UMASS Tobacco Specialist Training In May
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Lifelong Medical Tobacco Treatment Program
    TO APPPLY: email lnguyen@lifelongmedical.org
    LOCATION: Virtual (online webinar)
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Health Care Services (HCSA employees); particularly Substance Use Counselors, Behavioral Health and Primary Care Providers, Case Managers, Health Educators, Community Cessation Facilitators, Home Health Care Workers, Nurses.
    TRAINERS: Cathy McDonald, M.D., MPH, Samali Lubega, M.D., and Ashley Jones, RN, NTTCP
    DESCRIPTION: Participants will understand Tobacco Use Disorder and its social determinants, learn how to support individuals in quitting tobacco, and understand the 7 tobacco treatment medications. Participants will learn motivational interviewing skills and learn how to tailor a quit plan to the needs of each patient/ client.
    CE CREDIT: 27.5 CE credits available only for Alameda County HCSA employees (including Public and Behavioral Health, and their contracted CBO’s/Providers). All 3 days, and the pre-coursework must be completed (no partial credits). See flyer for specific information.

    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link and additional details.
April, 2022 Training
  • Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 9:00am - 2:00pm
    Defining Your "New Normal" - Strategizing for the Post-Pandemic in the Workplace and Beyond
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Zoom/Online
    AUDIENCE: ACBH staff and contracted Provider staff. Course content is applicable for clinical, consumer, administrative, managerial, program & support staff.
    TRAINERS: Ellen Muir, LCSW, ORSCC; Betsy Baum Block, MPP, CPCC, ORSCC, ACC
    DESCRIPTION: As we experience declining Covid 19 rates, the need to define your “new normal” can be a confusing concept, layered with personal and professional concerns. This course will help participants understand and navigate the fallout from world events of the past two years on the consumers/clients/families they serve as well as the workplace. Emotional/social intelligence, grief and loss, styles of change and Process Work therapy tools will be explored. Through experiential learning the participants will have the opportunity to practice tools that can be applicable within their teams as well as with the consumer/clients in clinical treatment.
    CE CREDITS: 4.5 CE credits available for qualified participants
    REGISTER: Click Here
    See FLYER for details.
  • Friday, April 22, 2022; 9:00 – 12:30 pm
    "No Rest For The Weary":Strategies For Promoting Mental Health Among Black Women During The COVID-19 Pandemic
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Zoom
    AUDIENCE: African American Women
    TRAINER: Karriem Salaam, MD; Delane Casiano, MD
    DESCRIPTION: The goal of this course is to enhance the overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support mental health in Black women who are at risk for negative mental health effects of social and economic stress, gendered racism, and health inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    CE CREDITS: 3
    TO REGRISTER: Click Here
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION.
  • Wednesday, April 20, 2022; 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
    ADULT Mental Health First Aid
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online (note - Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, then participate in the Instructor-led video training)
    AUDIENCE: This is appropriate for any classification, and especially non-clinical staff, as “mental health 101” primer. Registration is open to Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and ACBH contracted CBOs or providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist someone in a mental health or substance-use crisis, and non-crisis situations.
    DESCRIPTION: Adult Mental Health First is a skills-based certification training that presents an overview of mental health and substance use issues in the U.S., including risk factors and warning signs of a mental health or substance use crisis. Participants will be taught a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources, and knowledge to help an adult in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and connect them with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help care.
    View FLYER for details and REGISTRATION link.
  • April 12 & 14, 2022 (Tues. & Thurs.) 9:00am - 12:30pm each day (Must attend both days to complete training)
    YOUTH focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention
    A message brought to you by the BHCS Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINERS: Cris Rita, MA, and Matt Podkomorski, MA, LMFT, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk and protective factors for youth populations. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE CREDITS: 6. CE’s only available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.
    View FLYER for details and REGISTRATION link.
March, 2022 Trainings
  • Friday, March 25, 2022; 9:00 – 12:30 pm
    Emotional Reparations: Holistic Healing Within African American Communities
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Online
    AUDIENCE: Staff of Alameda County Behavioral Health, and Mental Health and SUD provider staff from contracted Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).
    TRAINER: Nia Campinha-Bacote, M.Div.
    DESCRIPTION: This training will discuss how culturally specific sonic therapy can help facilitate health and healing within the African-American community.
    CE Credit: 3
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION.
  • Friday, March 25, 2022; 9:30 – 11:30 am
    Traditional Healing Practices In Prevention And Early Intervention In The LatinX Community
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    LOCATION: Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Clinical Staff , ACBH Staff, Contracted providers, CBO's.
    TRAINER: La Clinica’s Cultura y Bienestar Program.
    DESCRIPTION: Participants will increase their knowledge about the diversity and cultural practices within the LatinX Community in Alameda County.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION.
  • Tuesday, March 22, 2022; 9:30 – 11:30 am
    Supporting People who are Grieving
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Cypress Resilience Project
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health and ACBH contracted provider staff.
    TRAINER: S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director of Cypress Resilience Project, a program of Public Health Institute.
    DESCRIPTION: This workshop will provide a broad overview of The Grief Recovery Method, which is an evidence-based program to help individuals heal from the pain of loss. We will differentiate between grief and bereavement, and discuss the different kinds of losses that can cause emotional pain. CE CREDITS are not available for this training.
    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link.
  • March 7, 2022, 9:30am – 3:30 PM
    Culturally Responsive Restorative Practices
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County BHCS and contracted provider clinical staff/CBOs
    TRAINER: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW
    DESCRIPTION: In the helping profession, we work with individuals, families, and communities with diverse backgrounds; including supporting clients as they manage generations of trauma. This course is designed to support providers with building on their current skills so that they can effectively engage and support diverse groups of people while maintaining a culturally responsive and trauma-informed lens. As we strengthen our ability to be open to the other, we will be open to shaping and adapting our support and service delivery to be culturally responsive, rather than taking a "one size fits all" approach to service delivery.
    CE CREDIT: 5 CE credits available for BBS and CPA licensed clinicians who are County, ACBH, or contracted Provider staff.
    REGISTRATION: See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
  • Friday March 11, 2022, 9:00am - 12:30pm
    The Impact Of Discrimination On Mental And Physical Health Of The African American Population
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Description: The focus of this course is health equity, an exploration of the ways systematic racism and various kinds of discrimination impact the mental and physical health of the African-American populations in the U.S.
    Trainers: Karinn Glover, MD MPH
    CE Credit: 3 hours of CE credit
    Audience: ACBH contracted Provider Staff
    View FLYER for more details.
  • March 14 & 16, 2022 (Mon. and Wed.)
    9:00am - 12:30pm each day
    (Must attend both days to complete training)
    YOUTH focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINERS: Cris Rita, MA, and Matt Podkomorski, MA, LMFT, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk and protective factors for youth populations. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE CREDITS: 6. CE’s only available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.
    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link and additional details.
  • Monday, March 14, 2022, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM on Zoom
    Preventing, De-Escalating, & Managing Aggressive Behavior in Behavioral Health Settings
    A training brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
    AUDIENCE: This course is appropriate for ALL classifications of Alameda County Behavioral Health staff, and contracted Provider staff or CBOs.
    DESCRIPTION: Course emphasis is placed on exercising self-control and systematically utilizing the least restrictive measures versus attempts to externally control others. Setting limits is viewed as informative and helpful to the other party, rather than punitive or judgmental. Content will cover: strategies that most reliably stimulate rational-thought, with an emphasis on choices and curiosity; communication missteps on the part of the speaker that unwittingly intensify rather than help calm situations; communication elements that must be in place in order for a sender’s message to be received as intended; and exploration of the core basis of arguments on the part of both parties, and the presence of anger masking fear.
    TRAINER: Ian Brennan
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION and CE information.
  • Friday, March 18, 2022, 10:30am - 12:30pm (PT)
    Trauma Informed And Culturally Responsive Practices
    A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Description: This training will address principles of culturally-adapting evidenced-based clinical interventions, while working with BIPOC clients; using a combination of Top-down and bottom-up frameworks.
    Location: Online/Zoom
    Audience: Behavioral Health Clients and Clinicians
    Trainer: Ritchie J. Rubio, Ph.D
    CE Credits available: 3hrs CE credit
    See FLYER for details and registration information.
February, 2022 Trainings
  • Community Based Learning Training
    A message brought to you by Office of Ethnic Services

    Please see FLYER.
  • February 24th, 2022, 10:30 AM -12:30 PM
    Treatment Considerations & Practices When Working With The African American Community
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Description: This interactive workshop will explore and consider clinical dynamics within the African American community that can help or hinder the therapeutic alliance. Best practice standards will be examined considering the unique needs, history, values, and strengths of our African American clients.
    Trainer: Dr. La Tanya Takla
    Audience: ACBH contracted Provider staff (LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEP)
    CE Credit: 3 hours of CEU credit
    View FLYER for more details.
  • Thursday, February 10, 2022, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

    Intro To Afghan Immigrants Living In The U.S.
    A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services

    Description: This training (UELP) will discuss a brief history of Afghanistan, demographics and common traditions, Ethnic cultures among Afghans, including family dynamics and the recent crisis in Afghanistan and its impact on Afghans.

    Location: Zoom

    Audience: Health, Mental Health, Social and Human Service Providers, Researchers and Community Leaders.

    Trainer: Masoud Ghafoer

    CE Credits available: N/A

    See FLYER for details and registration information.
  • February 1, 2022, 9:00 AM – 1:15 PM
    Engaging Consumers/Clients and Families in Behavioral Health Treatment
    A message brought to you by the ACBH Workforce Education & Training Unit
    LOCATION: Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Clinical ACBH and contracted Provider staff. CE credit is only provided for County and ACBH contracted Provider staff.
    TRAINERS: Ellen Muir and Betsy Baum Block
    DESCRIPTION: The spread of COVID-19 forced staff to pivot and serve clients differently which may have been frustrating and challenging for consumers/clients and staff alike. At the same time, the pivot to engaging with our clients virtually can be a blessing, an advantage, or a barrier providing services to support our clients and the communities we serve. What if these new tools are gifts for our clients’ progress and make us more accessible? This course is designed to build upon staff’s existing engagement tools to identify how to better engage with clients and consumers remotely or while practicing social distancing as required to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Staff will tap into their many roles and experiences that can be creatively utilized to connect and embed into ongoing practice.
    CE CREDIT: 4 CE credits available only for County and ACBH contracted Provider staff. See flyer for specific information regarding qualifying for CE credit.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
  • February 15 & 17, 2022 (Tues. and Thurs.)
    9:00am - 12:30pm each day
    (Must attend both days to complete training)
    ADULT/Older Adult focused Suicide Assessment & Intervention
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    LOCATION: Online/Zoom
    AUDIENCE: The training is for mental health professionals or anyone in a position to work with children or adolescents experiencing a suicidal crisis. Audience is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and Provider Staff (County units and contracted community-based organizations).
    TRAINERS: Cris Rita, MA, and Matt Podkomorski, MA, LMFT, Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
    DESCRIPTION: The workshop uses a combination of teaching methods, including didactic work, lecture, and discussion. Participants will be encouraged to explore their own feelings toward suicide and suicidal clients. Participants will learn methods of suicide risk assessment and will be introduced to screening tools that aid in determining risk. Emphasis will be placed on how to talk about and ask about suicide with a client.
    CE CREDITS: 6. CE’s only available for ACBH and contracted ACBH providers/CBOs.
    See FLYER for REGISTRATION link and additional details.
January, 2022 Trainings
  • Friday, January 7, 2022; 1pm-3:00pm
    Toxic Stress, Vicarious Trauma, & Self Care
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) and ACBH contracted providers staff.
    TRAINER: S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director if Cypress Resilience Project, a program of Public Health Institute.
    DESCRIPTION: Understand the neurobiology of vicarious traumatization, toxic stress and the impact of long-term exposure to stress over time. The workshop also explores evidence-based strategies for recovery from toxic stress including how to leverage the brain’s ability to heal. Learn about micro-routines, how to add protective factors into our environment and how to develop a self-care plan that will really work to avoid burn-out. CE CREDIT: CE credits are not available for this training.
    CE CREDIT: CE credits are not available for this training.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information
  • Friday, January 21, 2022; 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Trauma-Focused CBT Training
    A training brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Mind Matters
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online
    AUDIENCE: ACBH and contracted provider clinical staff
    TRAINER: Christine Valdez, Ph.D.
    DESCRIPTION: This course will review the definition of trauma and PTSD, summarize statistics on trauma and survivor demographics to reduce implicit bias toward populations affected by trauma, and provide recommendations for assessing PTSD in clinical settings. The Social Cognitive Theory of PTSD will be presented to contextualize the purpose of Cognitive Processing Therapy. Challenges around delivering Cognitive Processing Therapy will be discussed.
    CE CREDIT: 6 CE credits available only for County and ACBH contracted Provider staff.
    See FLYER for details, REGISTRATION information, and CE credit information.
  • Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1pm
    Informational Session For An Upcoming Training On Eating Disorder Treatment For Children/Adolescents
    A message brought to you by Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
    ACBH will be providing an eight-week introductory course on Family-Based Treatment (FBT) from March 2, 2022 to April 30, 2022. FBT is an evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents with eating disorders. See attached flyer regarding an informational session to learn more about the course on January 26, 2022 at 1pm.
    The FLYER for for the training registration is forthcoming.
  • Friday, Jan 28, 2022, 9:00am - 1:30pm
    The Office of Ethnic Services invites you to attend the training "Intersectionality Of Diversity And Trauma"
    A training brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Description: When looking through the lens of trauma, individuals may respond differently depending on his/her diversity variables, and/or the experiences from his/her background. This training focuses on having a deep discussion utilizing current literature to best approach individuals from differing backgrounds, and ways in which intervention techniques can be catered to the African American and other diverse populations.
    Location: Virtual
    See FLYER for details and registration information.
December, 2021 Trainings
  • Thursday, December 9, 2021; 9am-4:00pm (Registration at 8:45am)
    Clinical Techniques and Best Practices in using a Telehealth Platform
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
    LOCATION: Online, Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) clinical staff and contracted CBO providers are welcome. Capacity is limited. Open until filled.
    TRAINER: Cinthya Chin Herrera, PsyD, is the Director of Clinical & Community Training for Westcoast Children's Clinic.
    DESCRIPTION: See flyer
    CE CREDIT: 6 CE credits available
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information
  • Wednesday, December 15th, 2021; 10am-1:00pm (Registration at 9:45am)
    Linguistically Responsive & Trauma Informed Principles and Interventions for Spanish Speaking Clients *Presented in Spanish*
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and A Better Way
    LOCATION: Online - Zoom
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health (ACBH) clinical staff and contracted CBO providers are welcome. Capacity is limited. Open until filled.
    TRAINER: Jeanette Lopez-Urbina, LCSW; see flyer for details
    DESCRIPTION: *TRAINING WILL BE PRESENTED IN SPANISH* Working with Spanish Speaking clients in service delivery can present unique challenges, including addressing complex challenges related to immigration trauma that many families have experienced. Youth and families served by community-based agencies usually seek out services to address a multitude of needs, such as symptoms and behaviors stemming from trauma, but also other psychological and socio-political challenges. Therefore, providers that serve this population often feel “stretched” in trying to meet the needs of the families as well as work towards engaging families in a way that feels linguistically and culturally appropriate. Therefore, this training will support bilingual Spanish-speaking providers in practicing their bilingualism when providing services to this population, especially in the area of trauma informed principles, as well as support in building on their culturally responsive interventions.
    CE CREDIT: 3 CE credits
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information
  • December 16 & 17, 2021; 9:00am-4:00 pm (must attend both days)
    Clinical Supervision Skills Training
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Mind Matters
    LOCATION: Online, Zoom
    AUDIENCE: This course is for clinicians to learn various facets of clinical supervision of master’s level behavioral health, unlicensed clinicians. This training is reserved for Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and contracted Providers.
    TRAINERS: Alice LoCicero, Psy.D. and Robert Deady, Psy.D.
    DESCRIPTION: The course is designed for clinicians to learn various facets of clinical supervision. The topics include complex responsibilities, evaluation of intern competence, working with interns with personal and/or professional challenges.
    CE CREDIT: 12 CE credits available only for County and ACBH contracted Provider staff. See flyer for specific information regarding qualifying for CE credit.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information
   
November, 2021 Trainings
  • Thursday, November 4th 2021 at 12 pm
    Knowing The Traumatized Afghan Refugee
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    You and your guests are cordially invited to attend an educational Afghan community event ‘Knowing the Traumatized Afghan Refugee’.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
  • Monday, November 8, 2021; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    YOUTH Mental Health First Aid Training
    A message brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Virtual; First Aider Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, and then participate in the Instructor-led videoconference (10am-5pm)
    DESCRIPTION: Youth Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based training that teaches parents, family members, caregivers, teachers, school staff, peers, neighbors and health and human services workers and any other citizen how to identify, understand and respond to an adolescent (ages 12-18) who may be experiencing a mental health or substance use challenge.
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and contracted providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist a young person in mental health or substance use crisis and non-crisis situations. Most appropriate for NON-CLINICIAL staff. No CEs provided.
    View FLYER for more details including REGISTRATION information.
  • Friday, November 19th from 12-1:00 PM
    Transgender Day Of Remembrance
    A message brought to you by the Office of Ethnic Services
    Please join ACBHCS Pride Coalition, in lifting up the names, stories and voices of our transgender siblings. This open space will offer an opportunity to share stories and remember those from our Transgender communities.
    View flyer for registration and details.
  • November 19, 2021, 2:00 – 4:00 PM
    Trauma-informed and Trauma-focused Interventions using Telehealth for Adult clients
    A message brought to you by ACBH Training Unit and Seneca Family of Agencies
    LOCATION: Virtual
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County BHCS and contracted provider clinical staff
    TRAINER: Ritchie Rubio, Ph.D.
    DESCRIPTION: The goal of this training is for participants to distinguish among some of the most commonly used and widely researched trauma-informed and trauma-focused interventions in working with clients who present with acute, chronic, or complex trauma. The training will primarily expand and strengthen the participants’ clinical skills on telehealth adaptations of trauma-focused and trauma-informed interventions in working with clients. The training will also increase the participants’ competencies in integrating telehealth adaptations of some culturally-adapted trauma-focused interventions in their clinical work with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) clients. Finally, the training will culminate in the participants’ development of a tentative plan on how to implement trauma-focused telehealth tools in their individual clinical practice and/or behavioral health programs.
    CE CREDIT: 2.0 CE credits available only for County and ACBH contracted Provider staff. See flyer for specific information regarding qualifying for CE credit.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.
   
October, 2021 Trainings
  • Annual Compliance Training (Completion Deadline: October 15, 2021)
    A message brought to you by Ravi Mehta, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer
    Dear ACBH Providers:
    The Alameda County Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) is committed to the highest professional, clinical, and business conduct, and takes seriously its responsibility for good stewardship of public resources. As part of our commitment to comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, the HCSA Office of Compliance Services provides annual compliance training to ensure you are aware of your obligations and responsibilities to a healthy and safe culture of professional and ethical conduct in all our business dealings.
    View memo for full details about the Annual Compliance Training.
  • Tuesday, October 19, 2021; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    ADULT Mental Health First Aid Training
    A message brought to you by the ACBH Training Unit
    LOCATION: Virtual; First Aider Trainees must first complete a 2-hour, self-paced online class, and then participate in the Instructor-led videoconference (10am-5pm)
    DESCRIPTION: Mental Health First Aid for adults is a skills-based training that teaches people how to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of a mental health or substance use challenge in adults ages 18 and over. The evidence behind the program demonstrates that it builds mental health literacy, providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge.
    AUDIENCE: Alameda County Behavioral Health staff and contracted providers who are interested in learning how to recognize signs and assist adults in mental health or substance use crisis and non-crisis situations. Most appropriate for NON-CLINICIAL staff. No CEs provided.
    View FLYER for more details including REGISTRATION information.
  • Friday, October 22, 2021; 9am-2:30pm
    African American Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Program
    A message brought to you by African American Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Program
    LOCATION: Virtual/Online
    AUDIENCE: Clinical staff who provide services for African American Youth
    TRAINERS: Delane Casiano, MD, Karriem Salaam, MD
    DESCRIPTION: Training to enhance overall professional growth and improve clinical skills to help support mental health in African American youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
    CE CREDIT: 4.5 Hours for County and contracted Provider staff.
    See FLYER for details and REGISTRATION information.