Course Description:

Mental Health First Aid is an interactive 8-hour course that presents an overview of mental illness and disorders in the United States. Participants will learn about risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, as well as understand their impact and common treatments. Participants who certify as Mental Health First Aiders learn a 5-step action plan encompassing the skills, resources and knowledge to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional, peer, social, and self- help care.

THIS TRAINING IS RECOMMENDED FOR:

Sheriff Departments, State Police, Corrections Officer and Local Law Enforcement, State and Local Policy Makers, School Personnel and Educators, Employers and Business Leaders, Support Staff, Nursing Home Staff, Emergency Response Personnel, Faith Community Members and Volunteers.

Registration is required and participants must complete both or one days to earn their certificate(some classes are held over two days 4 hours each day). Please do not sign up for a date session that you can not fully commit to.

The Placer County Office of Education, in a unique collaboration with Placer County Health and Human Services, Roseville Joint Union High School District,and the Latino Leadership Council, are working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and our community. These trainings are facilitated by a collaborative training team made up of these partners and with funding, in part, by the County of Placer Mental Health Service Act.

PBIS Tier III Prevent Teach Reinforce training consists of four days of team training and provides Student Centered Teams a process for identifying students needing Tier III individualized supports, assessing students’strengths and needs, and developing a team based plan involving Prevention, Teaching, and Reinforcement strategies. PTR works best with elementary schools, or schools where students have 1-2 teachers through the day. 

Thinking Systematically about Alternatives to Exclusionary Discipline Practices:

The implementation of effective student discipline practices has become a leading concern of public school administrators and educational personnel. Traditionally, districts have chosen to address student challenging behavior by applying exclusionary discipline practices (e.g., detention, suspension, and expulsion). However, there is no research demonstrating that these practices reduce the rate of student discipline. In fact, studies have found relatively high rates of disciplinary recidivism among those who are suspended. Research surrounding alternatives to reactive exclusionary discipline practices have identified proactive and positive strategies that show great promise for reducing school violence and disruptive behaviors.
In this session, participants will receive:

• an explanation of evidence-based practices proven to reduce challenging behavior,
• steps for creating equitable disciplinary policies and procedures, and
• suggestions for using data to make disciplinary decisions.

Ambra L. Green, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Special Education within the College of Education at The University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Green is a national special education scholar with particular expertise and publications focused on behavior disorders, positive behavioral interventions and supports, teacher use of evidence-based practices, and disproportionality in special education referrals and exclusionary practices. In addition to providing technical assistance at the school, district, and regional levels, she has provided professional special education consultation in a number of capacities, including for United States Senators. She has experience working within the U.S. Department of Education Office for Special Education Programs (OSEP) and serves on the OSEP Center for PBIS equity workgroup. She is a national special education scholar with publications and a research focus on diverse learners with disabilities and issues of inequity for vulnerable populations.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The ASIST workshop is for caregivers who want to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. Just as"CPR" skills make physical first aid possible, training in suicide intervention develops the skills needed for suicide first aid. ASIST is a two-day (15 hours) intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize risk and learn how to intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By utilizing the above training processes throughout the ASIST workshop, participants are able to see, hear, and learn the information and skills needed to provide suicide first aid. They have the opportunity to practice these skills in both large group and small work group formats by the end of the course.

RECOMMENDED PARTICIPANTS

Administrators, Teachers, Counselors, Psychologists, Chaplains, Social Workers, Nurses, Law Enforcement, Foster Family Agencies, Community-Based Agencies, Secretaries, School Support Staff, and Faith Based Communities.

Registration is required and participants must complete both days to earn their certificate. Please do not sign up for a date session that you can not fully commit to.

$50.00 per person is due prior to the start of the training: Material, Certificate, and Lunch included.Scholarships available on a limited and demonstrated hardship basis. Email Tammy Cherry with a written justification for your request and needs.(Most communities charge over $300 for this same training!)

CEU Information for participants can be found at: https://www.livingworks.net/resources-and-support/continuing-education/ceu-information-for-participants/ 

Full refund if cancellation is complete 7 days prior to start of course.

The Placer County Office of Education, in a unique collaboration with Placer County Health and Human Services, Roseville Joint Union High School District,and the Latino Leadership Council, are working to improve mental health outcomes for individuals, families and our community. These trainings are facilitated by a collaborative training team made up of these partners and with funding, in part, by the County of Placer Mental Health Service Act.