Mental Health First Aid

801 Greenwich Avenue,Warwick RI 02886

05 May, 2023

Description

Note: This training is an all day training - participants need to commit to the whole day! Mental Health First Aid is a training that targets staff of all experience levels. It can provide an effective refresher for even the most seasoned clinical staff members. It can also be especially helpful for administrative and back-office staff as well property maintenance teams of social services agencies. A client in crisis is often only a knock or a phone call away, and clinical staff are not always available as first responders. The first door needs to be the right door for clients experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.  Specific topics covered include:  * Depression and mood disorders  * Anxiety disorders  * Trauma  * Psychosis  * Substance Use Disorders  Participants will learn to apply the Mental Health First Aid action plan to a variety of situations including:  * Panic attacks  * Suicidal thoughts and behaviors  * Non-suicidal self-injury  * Acute psychosis  * Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug uses  * Reaction to a traumatic event A certificate of completion will be provided to all participants that complete the session. The certificate can be used to apply for CEUs for various disciples such as social work, peer certification and more. Trainer: Bill Stein of House of Hope CDC.  Bill Stein, LICSW has nearly 20 years of experience in human services, including psychotherapy and differential diagnosis, clinical supervision and training, program development and oversight, and non-profit leadership and administration. Bill is currently the Clinical Director of Operations for House of Hope Community Development Corporation, where he oversees major programming including shelter programs, permanent supportive housing, and federally-funded housing and homeless outreach programs. He developed and oversees a 6-week Peer-Mentor training and internship program for homeless and formerly homeless individuals. Bill earned his B.A. in Sociology from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Social Work from Rhode Island College and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker through the RI Department of Health. He has developed curricula and facilitated trainings for homeless service providers on the topics of Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, and Critical Time Intervention and was a founding member of the RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence Ten Men Project, which created a curriculum for outreach and engagement designed to change male perspectives regarding violence against women. He is a Senior Level Certified Instructor through the Crisis Prevention Institute in Nonviolence Crisis Prevention and Trauma-Informed Care Implications for Crisis Prevention Institute’s Crisis Development Model. Bill is also a Certified Instructor in Mental Health First Aid USA through the National Council for Behavioral Health and is has been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) through Trauma Recovery/HAP.