Training Institute

Evidence-based trainings for organizations, designed to enhance skills and professional development within a cooperative learning environment.

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Sample Trainings Offered

Supportive Crisis Response Training: Learn compassionate, effective methods to address crisis while minimizing law enforcement involvement. Practice responses to support community members, staff, or visitors during distress.
Cultural Humility Training: Emphasizes the understanding of cultural contexts and personal biases to build meaningful, inclusive connections in community settings. Centers on self-reflection and empathetic communication to foster trust and equitable support.
Wellness and Resilience Training: Explores strategies for preventing compassion fatigue and burnout through self-care techniques. Focuses on understanding vicarious trauma and developing daily practices to sustain personal and professional well-being.
Supporting Indivudals with Hoarding Challenges 101 Training: Explores Hoarding Disorder's definitions, impacts, and stigma. Provides strategies for supportive, compassionate intervention for individuals experiencing hoarding challenges.
Language Matters Training: Examines how using strengths-based language promotes environments of recovery and wellness.
Managing Boundaries Training: Learn to identify and set appropriate boundaries in community relationships. Practice techniques to communicate and maintain boundaries for healthier interactions.
Trauma Informed Care to Healing Centered Strategies Training: This overview highlights trauma-informed care's role in advancing healing-centered engagement. Trauma-informed care helps us understand trauma experiences, while healing-centered engagement promotes recovery of identity beyond trauma in culturally affirming ways, supporting healing within the community.
Motivational Interviewing Training: Utilizes peer-centered techniques to guide positive change. Teaches principles and skills for supporting individuals in achieving their goals through collaborative, empathetic communication.

Training Institute Instructors

Fallon Twyman

Katie Lau

Natasha L. Simpson

Sunee Lewitzky

Training Institute Testimonials

Redefining Care Alumni

"I really enjoyed learning the differences between trauma informed care and healing centered engagement. I also liked that they tailored the examples to our specific to our program and services."

Supportive Crisis Response Alumni

"Simple and relatable language , scenario. It was just the right balance of peer learning and presenter education."

Managing Boundaries Alumni

“I thought the presenters were informative and personable. The material was informative and the presentation was interactive."

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