The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards
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The Michigan Department of Community HealthPresent:
Trauma-Informed Services: Changes in Understanding and Changes in Practices
June 5 & 6, 2008 ~ Comfor Inn & Suites Hotel & Conference Center
August 11 & 12, 2008 ~ Holiday Inn of Marquette, Marquette
FEATURING: Roger D. Fallot, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and Director of Research and Evaluation at Community Connections, a private, not-for-profit agency providing a full range of human services in the District of Columbia. A graduate of Yale University (B.A., M.S., and Ph.D.), his professional areas of specialization include the development and evaluation of services for trauma survivors and the role of spirituality in recovery. The author of numerous clinical and research articles, he is a contributing author and co-editor (with Maxine Harris) of Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems (Jossey-Bass, 2001) and consults widely on the implementation of trauma-informed services. A founding Board Member of the National Trauma Consortium, Dr. Fallot was Principal Investigator on the District of Columbia Trauma Collaboration Study, a federally-funded research project examining the effectiveness of integrated services for women trauma survivors with mental health and substance abuse problems (1998-2004). He and a group of clinicians at Community Connections have developed a men’s version (M-TREM) of the Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM), a manualized group intervention for working with survivors of physical and sexual abuse. The effectiveness of both TREM and M-TREM is currently being examined in separate NIMH-funded projects. Dr. Fallot is also interested in the relationships between spirituality, recovery, and well-being; he edited and contributed chapters to Spirituality and Religion in Recovery from Mental Illness (Jossey-Bass, 1998).
Human service systems become trauma-informed by thoroughly incorporating, in all aspects of service delivery and the physical setting, an understanding of the prevalence and impact of trauma and the complex paths to healing and recovery. Building on key principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment, trauma-informed services are designed specifically to be welcoming and hospitable for all individuals. They simultaneously avoid trauma-related dynamics that may be re-traumatizing for those seeking assistance. The SAMHSA-funded Women, Co-Occurring Disorders, and Violence Study (1998-2003) has provided evidence that trauma-informed approaches can enhance the effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse services.
This 2-day conference is designed to offer an overview of the central conceptual and practical changes that attend trauma-informed modifications in services. The presenter engages participants in small group discussions and exercises, following an approach that may be adopted in a variety of programs and agencies to plan and implement trauma-informed systems change.
Who is invited to attend? Program teams consisting of administrators, case managers, clinicians, peer support specialists, and consumers.
As a result of this training/consultation, participants will be able to:
- Identify key differences between a traditional human services paradigm and a trauma-informed paradigm.
- Specify the core principles of a trauma-informed approach to care.
- Describe specific ways in which trauma-informed services have been implemented in mental health and substance abuse programs.
- Describe the experiences of consumers, staff, and administrators who have participated in a trauma-informed change process.
- Assess the extent to which current service approaches in their agency or program are trauma-informed.
- Plan and prioritize trauma-informed change efforts—at both the systems and services level—in their agency or program.
- Evaluate the progress of their agency or program in meeting the goals of trauma-informed change.
Resources for follow-up consultation on trauma will be provided.
Cost: $89 for administrators, case managers, clinicians, other staff
No charge: for consumers and peer support specialists
Credit Hours: “The Substance Abuse Training Project [SATP] of the Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards [MACMHB] is approved by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals to sponsor substance abuse trainings. The Substance Abuse Training Project maintains responsibility for the suitability of the program and content. Substance Abuse Professionals participating in this training will receive 10 Contact Hours”
Licensed Social Worker: The Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards (MACMHB), provider #1140, is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. MACMHB maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers participating in this course will receive 10.0 continuing education clock hours*.
*You must attend the entire session to receive credit. Participants arriving late or departing early will not receive credit. NO PARTIAL CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN. THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS.
Evaluation: There will be an opportunity for each participant to complete an evaluation of the course and the instructor. If you have any issues with the way in which this training was conducted or other problems, you may note that on your evaluation of the training or you may contact MACMHB at 517-374-6848 or through our webpage at www.macmhb.org for resolution.
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