The Great Lakes MHTTC offers this training for mental health professionals in HHS Region 5:
IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI.
Being trauma-informed means adapting practices, policies, organizational structures, and even physical spaces to make it more comfortable for people who have lived experiences of trauma to be helped. For services to be effective, helping organizations must figure out how to provide their expertise in a way that does not inadvertently re-traumatize people receiving support. This problem is especially acute when providing services to marginalized populations. This class helps learners conceptualize the nature of this problem and offers strategies for how workers, their facilities, and the larger organization can minimize exposure to triggers for re-traumatization in their programming.
Russ Turner, MA, MS, is the Director of the People Incorporated Training Institute. During his 14-year tenure he has developed and taught a curriculum of training classes and workshops in a wide variety of subjects related to behavioral health from crisis de-escalation to motivational interviewing. His audience includes mental health professionals, social workers, case managers, addiction professionals, law enforcement, healthcare professionals, and organizational leaders. He trains trainers, works with management, and has consulted and coached on numerous mental health related training projects. He has worked as a teacher or trainer for over 25 years in a variety of countries and settings including Japan, the Czech Republic and the UK. His teaching philosophy is that adults learn best when they are challenged, the material is applicable to work situations, and sessions are interactive and engaging.
This training is co-sponsored by Great Lakes MHTTC and People Incorporated Training Institute
