Trainings not affiliated with Western Highlands

Choice Communications - Danielle Coleman, MSW, LCSW, ACSW
Danielle Coleman, the CEO of Choice Communications, offers a variety of trainings for providers, family members, and the community in general.  Visit http://www.daniellecoleman.com/ for more information. You can also contact Choice Communications by phone at (980) 230-2144, or by email. 

Continuing Education Opportunity (sponsored by Medscape Continuing Education Provider Unit
Emergency Department Assessment of Psychiatric Patients: Reducing Inappropriate Inpatient Admissions - For more info, please visit http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5768.

DBT 'Lite' Skills for Better Living Group
This group works as an adjunct to whatever ongoing therapy the patient is receiving. Intended audience is patients not actively suicidal and without multiple hospitalizationswho may meet some or all of the BPD criteria. Axis II patients with repetitive problem behaviors despite ongoing treatment for the same and patients with and without insurance are eligible; both are charged on a sliding scale.

Meetings: Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30pm at All Souls Counseling Center. For more information contact Rhea Cravens, Ph.D. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 828-216-6429.

Developmental Disabilities Training Institute (DDTI)
Visit the website www.unc.edu/depts/ddti for information on upcoming trainings.

Families Together, Inc. Training Institute  
Families Together, Inc. offers a variety of trainings for providers. Click here for more information or contactFamilies Together This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (828)258-0031 ext. 435.

Helping You to Help Your Patients: An Introduction to Medication for Alcohol Dependence
This online activity presents an overview of the latest developments in alcohol dependence, focusing on its epidemiology and the effects of alcohol on the brain. It explores the available pharmacotherapeutic options, explaining how they work with the brain mechanisms involved in alcohol dependence.
Access the free, online course.

MAHEC - Mountain Area Health Education Center
MAHEC offers ongoing education on mental health, substance abuse and intellectual/developmental disabilities.  Topics vary widely and range from tips on how to testify in court to the therapeutic use of yoga techniques, and from ethical considerations for supervisors to the diagnosis of early psychosis. 

MAHEC also provides free access to their extensive lending and online libraries.   For more information about services and resources, visit http://www.mahec.net/ or call (828) 257-4400.  To view the current calendar of events, click here, scroll to the bottom of the page, then click “All Courses.”

NC Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies announces its summer schedule. Please visit www.ncfads.org for more information.

NC-SNAP Training Schedule:  http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/ncsnap/index.htm

Registration with WHN is also required. Please email Kim Kuhn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you plan to attend.

October Road, Inc.:   
http://octoberroadinc.com/training.html - October Road Inc. provides high quality and cost effective training to the front-line staff who most impact the outcome of the organization's mission! They offer competency driven curriculums designed to improve clinicians effectiveness; wellness programs to assist in stress management; employee wellness and holistic growth expertise.

System of Care/Child & Family Team Web-based training:
www.nccti.org - On-line System of Care/Child & Family Team (SoC/CFT) training is live! This training provides 11 required contact hours for the SoC trainings for Day Treatment and Intensive In-home services credentialing. The training is free, but if you want the certificate, it is $45.00/module.

Online training may be an easier way to get your folks trained at their convenience. If you use the online training for your SoC credentialing, pleasesend feedback to Angie Garner ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) on how this typeof training delivery works for your staff.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Web Based Training 
www.nctbitraining.org - This free online orientation and training program about traumatic brain injury (TBI) was specifically designed for LME/MCO staff, health care professionals, and service providers. It could also be helpful for individuals and their families living with the effects of a brain injury. Link from ND MH/DD/SAS website: www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/tbi

www.BIANC.net - TBI Project STAR at Carolina Rehabilitation and the Brain Injury Association of NC (BAINC) continue to offer the TBI 101 Workshops as a more comprehensive training option. Contact: TBI Project STAR, 704-355-1502.

WRAP One-on-One
WRAP One-on-One is the first of many online WRAP® courses that will be offered at www.mentalhealthrecovery.com. This three hour course provides an overview of WRAP® and will help teach people how to support and facilitate another person's effort in developing their WRAP® Plan.
 

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