Training Catalog

CANS is a collaboratively completed measure of youth strengths and needs. This evidence-based, standardized assessment was developed to support decision-making, including level of care and intervention planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to allow for the monitoring of clinical and functional outcomes. As a communication tool, it facilitates the linkage between the assessment process and the design of individualized service plans. This training provides an overview of the CANS overall framework, key concepts and how its multilevel approach directly benefits children and families. The principles and best practices in using the CANS as an assessment strategy, a communication framework, and tools to monitor outcomes and inform care plans will also be addressed. Using mock vignettes and small group activities, this 6-hour, interactive session will prepare users for certification and use of the CANs.

6.25 Social Work CEU

This training will prepare trainers to use CANS, a collaboratively completed measure of youth strengths and needs. This evidence-based, standardized assessment was developed to support decision-making, including level of care and intervention planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to allow for the monitoring of clinical and functional outcomes. As a communication tool, it facilitates the linkage between the assessment process and the design of individualized service plans. This training provides an overview of the CANS overall framework, key concepts and how its multilevel approach directly benefits children and families. The principles and best practices in using the CANS as an assessment strategy, a communication framework, and tools to monitor outcomes and inform care plans will also be addressed. Using mock vignettes and small group activities, this 6-hour, interactive session will prepare users for certification and use of the CANS.

11 Social Work CEU

In this training, participants will learn to advance the awareness and skills necessary for effectively providing person-centered practice by developing reasoning and logic skills. They will learn to recognize the differences between facts/data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.

12 Social Work CEUs

In this training, participants will learn to advance the awareness and skills necessary for effectively providing person-centered supervision by developing reasoning and logic skills in clinical practice. They will learn to recognize the differences between facts/data, information, knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.

6 Social Work CEUs

WestCoast’s Commercial Sexual Exploitation-Identification Tool (CSE-IT, pronounced “see it”), is designed to improve early identification of children who are commercially sexually exploited. This training will certify professionals to use the CSE-Identification Tool to identify and possibly prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of youth and young adults in New Mexico. The CSE-IT is appropriate for use by any provider serving youth, including child welfare workers, probation officers, mental health clinicians, and first responders.

We’ve all seen the headlines about New Mexico being at the bottom of the child wellbeing list in the United States.  Despite every financial investment, every hour of professional and volunteer time devoted to supporting children and families, we seem to still be in the same place.  Why do you believe this to be true?  What is your role in participating in the work that can generate more positive results for the communities we serve?  What role do you think greater cultural and linguistic humility will play in our quest to create better outcomes and generate new headlines?  If you’d like to know more and you’re ready to engage in a courageous conversation and critical analysis of our personal and professional responsibility for creating a vibrant community where all of our children and families thrive, please attend this 3 hour training offered by the New Mexico Black Leadership Council. The training will include specific assessments and experiential analysis related to understanding cultural and linguistic humility and how it applies to our role as behavioral health professionals.

3.5 Cultural Social Work CEUs

Family Engagement Training includes instruction and tools designed to enhance the capacity of individuals who work with children and youth and their families to effectively engage those families. Training focuses on developing the knowledge and skills of workers in juvenile justice, protective services, and early childhood settings as well as community partners, youth, advocates, and families themselves. The overall purpose is to expand family engagement in all aspects of service planning and delivery for children and young people engaged in CYFD services. The goal is to increase the number of workers, providers, and advocates who can effectively engage families. The training is focused on participants learning why engaging families is important; understanding the five core values of genuineness, respect, empathy, active listening and trust; learning basic skills to effectively engage families including three applied techniques; recognizing challenges and barriers to family engagement; and using strengths-based techniques and language.

3.5 Social Work CEUs

Supervision is a key component in the success of Family Peer Support Providers. Supervisors must employ a developmental approach that promotes the unique lived experience of the FPSW and encourages ongoing professional development. This companion curriculum to the FPSW training addresses supervisory skills that will support the work of the FPSW, including creating a supportive environment, maintaining fidelity and accountability to the FPSW role, workplace wellness, and opportunities for growth and advancement. Suggested strategies and tools are provided for use in individual supervision.

16.5 Social Work CEUs 

This 40-hour training prepares caregivers with lived experience parenting a child, youth or young adult with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges for certification as Family Peer Support Workers (FPSWs). It takes and in-depth look at the Parent Peer Support Practice (PPSP) Model, exploring the roles of FPSWs and the phases of the model. Confidentiality, professional boundaries, ethics and working effectively with child serving systems are discussed.

1.5 Social Work CEUs

The Nurtured Heart Approach is a relationship-based model that consists of 3 Stands™: Absolute No, Absolute Yes, and Absolute Clarity. The approach aims to build Inner Wealth ™ and resiliency by emphasizing an individual’s agency to choose to give less energy and relationship to negative emotions, thought patterns, and circumstances, while investing more energy and relationship into their own strengths and success and the strengths and success of others. The third stand of Absolute Clarity guides this process by encouraging reflection and communication around perceptions, expectations and limits. As a result, the Nurtured Heart Approach empowers children and adults to direct their emotional and intellectual intensity towards achievement and self-actualization. During this six hour training, participants will learn to use the Nurtured Heart Approach to grow connection and clarity in their personal and professional relationships.

6 Social Work CEUs

In this training, participants will learn to differentiate the QSR and Auditing processes, explain how QSR measures practice expectations, and distinguish components of the review process.

4 Social Work CEUs.

This training builds off the foundational information given in the Introduction to QSR, and further teaches participants planning to be QSR Reviewers or seeking to understand the review process more in-depth. Participants will learn how to apply QSR measures and demonstrate scoring of QSR measures.

12 Social Work CEUs

This training introduces High-Fidelity Wraparound to individuals who are not familiar with it. This training defines Wraparound, explains its place in the continuum of care and presents Wraparound’s supporting evidence and outcomes. Participants will learn the set of values that guide the Wraparound philosophy and the core elements that structure the process.

2.5 Social Work CEUs.

Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths-CANS is a collaboratively completed measure of youth strengths and needs. This evidence-based, standardized assessment was developed to support decision-making, including level of care and intervention planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to allow for the monitoring of clinical and functional outcomes. As a communication tool, it facilitates the linkage between the assessment process and the design of individualized service plans. This training provides an overview of the CANS overall framework, key concepts and how its multilevel approach directly benefits children and families. The principles and best practices in using the CANS as an assessment strategy, a communication framework, and tools to monitor outcomes and inform care plans will also be addressed. Using mock vignettes and small group activities, this 6-hour, interactive session will prepare users for certification and use of the CANS.

6 Social Work CEUs

NM High-Fidelity Wraparound uses instruments to evaluate fidelity and outcome measures: The WFI EZ, the TOM, the DART are tools developed with the High-Fidelity Wraparound Evidence Research Team (WERT) from the University of Washington. This training is designed to orient Wraparound Coaches on the domains these tools measure and how to utilize the results to improve practice.

4 Social Work CEUs

NM High-Fidelity Wraparound uses instruments to evaluate fidelity and outcome measures: The WFI EZ, the TOM, the DART are tools developed with the High-Fidelity Wraparound Evidence Research Team (WERT) from the University of Washington. This training is designed to orient Wraparound Facilitators on the domains these tools measure and how to utilize the results to improve practice.

4 Social Work CEUs

This training provides overview of CYFD Behavior Health Services flex fund policy and procedure.

Participants will learn how to use the High-Fidelity Wraparound model to create a strength-based Crisis and Stability plan that is built around the elements of Predict, Prevent, Protect and Recover. Participants will also learn how to integrate this into the Action plan and tie safety and stability issues to unmet needs. The documentation training will review all of the tools used in the New Mexico High-Fidelity Wraparound process and instruct on the processes, protocols and documentation expectations that guide the NM High-Fidelity Wraparound process.

6 Social Work CEUs

In this training, a Wraparound Facilitator will learn key skills to enhance the practice of engagement, drawing strongly on models such as the Nurtured Heart Approach and Motivational Interviewing. Facilitator will learn to identify the signs of strong or weak engagement, and creative strategies for when engagement is faltering. Participants will also learn about teaming and the process of moving from teams that rely on formal supports to teams that are primarily composed of natural and informal supports. Participants will explore how to manage conflict in the context of the High-Fidelity Wraparound approach and how to use conflict creatively to build an effective Action Plan.

6 Social Work CEUs

The High-Fidelity Wraparound elements of Vision and Needs are often grasped well when explained, but can be challenging to meaningfully incorporate when working with families. Goals are often mistaken for Vision and services are often mistaken for Needs. The intent of this training is to teach skills to discover Vision and Needs, to differentiate them from other items, and to effectively apply them in an Action Plan. Building on these skills, the training will explore how to utilize Benchmarks to gauge the effectiveness of an Action Plan and honor the outcome-based value of High-Fidelity Wraparound.

6 Social Work CEUs

Differentiate amongst ethics, values, morals, and laws, and describe why these distinctions are important to everyday practice. Explain the relationship between privacy laws and ethical practice. Describe the purpose of professional boundaries for both providers and youth & families and how they support ethical practice. Summarize how cultural humility is relevant to ethical everyday practice. Discuss and describe professional scope and how this varies by professional title and credentials. Identify first steps for addressing colleagues’ possible ethics violations. Demonstrate ethical concepts covered by applying them to case studies. Summarize best ethical practices and the role of supervision to this practice

5.5 Social Work CEUs

This training describes the value based philosophy that differentiates High-Fidelity Wraparound from other practices. The High-Fidelity Wraparound process according to its core elements and their implementation towards practice is explored and participants will have an opportunity to practice. Wraparound Facilitators will be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to begin working with youth and families.

24.5 Social Work CEUs

This Youth Co-Facilitated Training is designed to educate systems partners on how to build trust, and authentically engage with Young People. The first half of the training is geared towards imparting Youth-Driven values to those who participate in the training. The second part of the training is designed to educate participants on how to use Social Media as a tool to engage with Young People.

This training will prepare trainers to educate systems partners on how to build trust, and authentically engage with Young People. The first half of the training is geared towards imparting Youth-Driven values to those who participate in the training. The second part of the training is designed to educate participants on how to use Social Media as a tool to engage with Young People.

Youth Peer Support presents an exciting opportunity to leverage the expertise and commitment of young adults who are successfully entering adulthood after navigating experiences related to juvenile justice, child welfare, behavioral health, and trauma and substance use recovery. Certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist requires 40 hours of worksite exposure with a youth serving agency and completion of a 40 hour certification training. Youth Peer Support also requires youth serving agencies to become a professional home where Youth Peer Support Specialists can grow, thrive, and offer their gifts to the community. This training helps agency staff become familiar with what YPS is and what it is not and encourages participants to reflect on their part in contributing to the success of YPS as a service. 

This 40-hour training is required for certification as a Youth Peer Support Specialist and covers important topics such as professionalism, ethics, diversity, personal wellness, adolescent development, and mental health. Youth who participate will gain experience in how to use their own lived experience as a guide for others while maintaining personal boundaries and encouraging self-sufficiency and independence.

In order to build Youth Peer Support as a peer-led service from beginning to end, the Center of Innovation and the Children Youth and Families Department are seeking Youth Peer Support Specialists who are interested in facilitating the 40 hour YPS Certification training. The YPS Certification Train the Trainer will provide an overview of trainer skills, training content and opportunities to practice facilitation. 

Over a period of 10 hours, this training drills down to the heart of what Youth Peer Support is and what it is not. The training also covers how YPSS Supervisors can create a safe and supportive environment where Specialists can effectively utilize their expertise and develop professionally.

This training experience will address the vital importance of individuals being well-regulated and trauma attuned in the way they interact with and manage the treatment environment of the milieu. With this knowledge individuals are empowered to create and maintain a trauma attuned culture optimizing the staff and youth feeling safe, supported, and the youth better able to begin the process of trauma recovery.

2.75 Social Work CEUs

This training focuses on understanding of the impact of chronic stress on brain function and behavior of youth impacted by trauma.

1 Social Work CEUs

This training provides an overview of 10 types of self-care for staff working with families experiencing trauma. Participants will assess each of the 10 recommended self-care strategies to identifying areas of self-care where they are strong and where they want to improve.

1 Social Work CEUs

Our response to escalated children or adults will either help them calm or escalate them further. This training will share 12 effective ways to interact with escalated youth and adults that will have a calming and de-escalating impact.

1.5 Social Work CEUs

Borrowing from the work of Stephen Covey, John Kotter, Howard Glasser and Marcus Buckingham, this training provides an overview of the seven foundational intentions for formal and informal leaders to adopt that contribute to positive and motivating work cultures for all staff in the clinical environment.

2.75 Social Work CEUs

Trauma responsive care and the Attuned Workforce Approach takes time, attention, and practice. Bring your specific questions, challenges, and success stories to the consultation and collaboration call where Frank Picone is available to answer questions and talk through the needs and potential strategies related to agency-specific concerns. 

1.5 Social Work CEUs

Join Frank Picone, of the Institute of the Center for Great Expectations, for a quick overview of the Nurtured Heart Approach, stress management and emotional regulation, and organizational culture change.

2.75 Social Work CEUs

New Mexico is a “majority- minority” state, meaning more than half the population self-identifies as what is considered a minority in the United States. Yet, the same unequitable health outcomes and systemic racism exists for minority populations in New Mexico as nationwide, meaning that more than half the people in the state have been historically excluded from equal opportunities to meet their full potential through equal access and fair treatment of services that have been set up to serve them.

In this 4- hour workshop, participants will learn why culturally, and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) are needed, what the CLAS standards are, common barriers, and implementation strategies within complex systems.

This is an introduction course to set the stage for this challenging yet rewarding work. There is no quick fix to end the hundreds of years of systemic racism that has caused the dire need to teach and prioritize cultural humility, and the success of this effort will depend on leadership’s commitment to make this work a priority in the organization’s strategic planning.

3.5 Cultural Social Work CEUs

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is “a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own commitment to change” (Miller & Rollnick, 2013) and is recognized as an evidence-based practice. Providers who are trained in MI learn how to effectively communicate with others to both evoke wisdom and share their own expertise effectively. Participants of this virtual workshop will learn the methods to engage, focus, evoke, and plan in an MI session. Furthermore, attendees will learn about the fundamentals of MI practice: understanding ambivalence, practicing with MI spirit, reflective listening, and learning the core MI skills of recognizing, evoking, and responding to a person’s “change talk”. Role plays, videos, and participant small group practice will be incorporated to help understand concepts.

12 Social Work CEUs

This 8-week course will offer participants an opportunity to discover and practice fundamental concepts of mindfulness practice as presented by Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program. Mindfulness-based stress reduction invites participants to participate in formal and informal meditation practices including sitting and laying meditation, gentle movement practice, and eating and walking meditation. Course time will also include didactic components and reflective dialogue centered on contemplative practices taking place during and outside of class.

 27.5 Social Work CEUs

Join us for a Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training: 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. QPR is not a form of counseling or treatment; QPR is intended to offer hope through positive action.

2 Social Work CEUs