Free Training Alert: Engage or Enrage - De-escalation Strategies for Mental Health Crisis

Whenever we ask our CoC partners what trainings everyone would like, the topic of crisis de-escalation is at the top of your wish list!

Our partners at DCMH have advised us that there is a FREE online training available through February 2023 by SMI Adviser (a SAMHSA-funded training & public education project.) This training is open to all and is divided into two parts. Each part is roughly one hour long. A participation certification is available and there are credits offered to those holding certain professional credentials.

Please use the links below to navigate to the training. Since these trainings are not offered by the CoC directly, we ask that all questions and inquiries be directed to SMI Adviser through their website.

Engage or Enrage: De-escalation Strategies for Mental Health Crisis - Part One

Engage or Enrage: De-escalation Strategies for Mental Health Crisis - Part Two

NYS: OTDA Offering FREE Training for Homeless Service Providers

Sponsored by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance and offered to staff providing direct homeless services in upstate NY and Long Island by the Professional Development Program, Rockefeller College, University at Albany. 

January, February & March 2022 Trainings 

Apply for all upcoming trainings offered January, February and March with the click of a button. By clicking the link below, you will find descriptions for each training and the dates and times they will be offered. This link will be updated every six to eight weeks, and when it is we will send you a reminder to check out the new offerings. 

There is no charge to participants. 

Click on or type the link below into a browser for descriptions and class application information. 

Homeless Services Training Resource System

https://bit.ly/3kZngNL 

Once application is accepted, you will receive a link with registration or additional information in a separate email. 

You can apply for any or all of the following classes:

·    Case Management Essentials for Shelter Workers Part 1: Interviewing & Goal Setting

·    Case Management Essentials for Shelter Workers Part 2: Documentation

·    Coming Together: Leveraging Diversity to Enhance Shelter Services

·    Hoarding Disorder and Homelessness

·    Substance Use and Its Impact on Shelter Residents

·    Trauma and Homelessness Part 1

·    Understanding Opioid Use and Effective Shelter Staff Response

·    Working Effectively with LGBT Residents

Please note:

*This training is exclusively for staff providing direct services to homeless individuals and families in shelter settings. Each date and time is limited to five people per organization, however we will offer the same topic multiple times each quarter to provide all staff from larger organizations an opportunity to attend. If a class is filled, you will receive information about dates and times for upcoming classes.

* If you are unable to register on-line for some reason, please first send an email to pdp-hst@albany.edu with the trainee name/s, agency, job title, and specific program site/address. Also, please inform us of what problems you encounter with on-line registration. For further assistance, please call (518) 442-6500.

 

 

 

Narcan Training - December 6, 2021 at 6pm

The Office of State Senator Shelley B. Mayer will be offering a Narcan training at Central Park Recovery located at 2176 Central Park Ave in Yonkers, NY 10710 on December 6, 2021 at 6pm.

This training is recommended for anyone at risk of an opioid overdose, friends, family, community organizations and agencies who wish to be trained.

Naloxone (Narcan kits) and resources will be provided after the training is completed.

Advanced registration is required by November 22, 2021. To register contact:

Nicole Intervallo - nintervallo@centralparkrecovery.com - 914-619-5242

Office of Shelley B. Mayer - smayer@nysenate.gov - 914-934-5250

Please click on the image below to download the flyer. This training is not offered by the Westchester Continuum of Care Partnership to End Homelessness, please direct all inquiries to the contacts above.