Free training for staff and peers in Brooklyn and on Long Island: OASAS-Funded State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant-Funded Training. All courses provide continuing education hours for CASAC, SW, MHC, and MFT!
Training for staff and peers working in OASAS-certified programs on Long Island and in Brooklyn is available at no charge under the OASAS SOR grant. All courses provide CASAC, social work, MHC, and MFT continuing education hours. To be eligible, you must work on Long Island or in Brooklyn in an OASAS-certified program. Trainings have been scheduled for September, with more to come soon. Check back regularly!
To apply for any (or all) courses, please complete this brief, separate application form. You will receive a response in a few weeks to confirm your enrollment.
December
Suicide Assessment and Intervention (3 hours)
This presentation will cover risk and protective factors as well as a four-step process in the identification and responding to suicidality.
- Date: December 10, 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Trainer: Kevin Wadalavage, MA, LMHC, CASAC, MAC, NCAC II Training & Quality Consultant, Outreach Development Corporation
Registration Deadline: December 3, 2024
Burnout Prevention and Self-Care (3 hours)
This training on self-care, compassion fatigue, and burnout prevention will equip behavioral health professionals with strategies to identify the signs of burnout and implement effective self-care practices, ensuring sustained well-being and professional longevity.
- Date: December 11, 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Trainer: Kalisha Smith, DSW, LCSW, CASAC Master Counselor, Director, Outreach Training Institute, Outreach Development Corporation
Registration Deadline: December 4, 2024
Writing a Billable Note (3 hours)
This course will teach participants the elements of a good progress note that includes the criteria required by Medicaid and other payers. Participants will learn to write exactly what is needed for reimbursement and to be more efficient in their documentation by eliminating unnecessary verbiage.
- Date: December 18, 2024
- Time: 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Trainer: Dolores Jewell. J.D., Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor, OTI
Registration Deadline: December 11, 2024