Training Schedule - The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc.

The Center for Rehabilitation and RecoveryTraining ScheduleThe Center for Rehabilitation is committed to developing a highly skilled workforce in thecommunity mental health sector of New York City. Each year we speak to consumers, staff,administrators, and government partners to determine critical learning needs. This helps us design anddeliver innovative trainings that focus on relevant topics and learning methods. The driving purposeof all these trainings is to promote best practices that foster consumer rehabilitation and recovery.Trainings Location: 90 Broad Street, 8th floor, Conference Room.Trauma-Informed Care: Trauma has become a behavioral health buzzword, and perhaps themost bandied-about term is trauma-informed care. But what is trauma-informed care? How is itoperationalized? Facilitator: Naomi Weinstein, MPH, Date: April 3, 2013, Time: 1:30pm. - 4:30pmIntroduction to Benefits Management: This introductory training is intended for staff new tothe subject of Benefits. Co-Facilitators: Margie Staker, CQSW & Patricia Feinberg, MS, CertifiedBenefits Planner, Date: April 4, 2013, Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pmMaximizing IR Services in PROS Programs: This training is intended to help managersand line staff maximize the Intensive Rehabilitation component of the PROS program model fromboth a service delivery and a reimbursement perspective. Facilitator: Amanda Saake, LMSWDate: April 17, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pmIntegrating Peer Specialists into your Mental Health Program: Peer specialists can bea vital resource for mental health programs. This training focuses on how to best utilize peers in away that takes advantage of their lived experience. Facilitator: Amanda Saake, LMSWDate: April 24, 2013, Time: 9:30am - 12:30pmCurriculum Development - for PROS Programs: In PROS programs, groups aresupposed to incorporate skill development, have goals, and be guided by curriculum. But the staffresponsible for running groups is social workers, group facilitators, and mental health professionals,not curriculum developers. This four-part training series will help prepare PROS program staff intocurriculum developers. Facilitator: Naomi Weinstein, MPH, Dates: May 1, 8, 15, and 22, 2013Time: 1:30pm. - 4:30pm (Participants must commit to attending all 4 sessions)Psychiatric Rehabilitation 10: Recovery is the goal and Psychiatric Rehabilitation is a vehicleto achieve this objective. But what is it and how do you do it? Facilitator: Amanda Saake, LMSW,Date: May 21, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

The Center for Rehabilitation and RecoveryTraining Schedule Cont’d.Working with People Coming out of Nursing, Adult Homes, and otherInstitutional Settings: NYS has embarked on a new round of de-institutionalization, bringingpeople back from nursing and adult homes, and other institutional settings. For the first time, manypeople are hearing that they need to focus on recovery, to have goals, and to live more independently.It is up to the mental health programs to work with these consumers to foster a belief that this ispossible. But how? Facilitator: Amanda Saake, LMS, Date: May 29, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pmCognitive Behavioral Techniques & Skills Development in Group Work: Groupsare an important clinical tool in mental health services. With an increasing emphasis on recovery,understanding of cognitive behavioral approaches and skill based. Facilitator: Amanda Saake,LMSW, Date: June 3, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pmPreparing PROS for Managed Care and Health Homes: (This is a special seminarseries for PROS Directors and senior managers) To remain fiscally viable in this new health carelandscape, it is vital to understand the world of managed care, health homes, and other structures.Facilitator: Naomi Weinstein, MPH, Dates: June 5, 12, & 19, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pmDylan's Law: Service Dogs Can Be Critical to Wellbeing: A survey of 1,000 people hasshown that 50% of people view a pet "as much a part of the family as any other person in thehousehold”. Thirty-five percent include the pet in a family portrait, and 25% of married people reportthat their pet is "a better listener than their spouse”. Similarly, people with disabilities of all kinds arefinding that a service or emotional support animal helps them in all sorts of concrete and emotionalways. Co-Facilitators: Pat Feinberg and Jody Silver, Date: June 24, 2013, Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm