Project Harmony Professional Training

On May 14th, Liz Bartels from Project Harmony will come to the Charles Drew Health Center to conduct two training sessions for your group. From 10-12, learn about the basics of child abuse and neglect and mandatory reporting. Then, take a lunch break. Then, from 1-3, discover best practices and things to consider when visiting client homes. Signing up will enroll you in both courses. We look forward to seeing you there. Read more

This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma related behaviors. This course is meant to provide foundational information on trauma for anyone that is new to the topic or would like a refresher on trauma basics. Trainees will also learn about the impact of trauma on their clients, themselves, and in the working relationship between child welfare professionals and clients.  Specific skills in how to apply trauma-informed practices in working with clients will be provided. Read more

Join us for a special workshop covering "Trauma and Resilience" and a Hope focus group. Trauma and Resilience This training helps participants recognize trauma, understand its impact on the brain and body, and identify and apply interventions to trauma related behaviors. This course is meant to provide foundational information on trauma for anyone that is new to the topic or would like a refresher on trauma basics. 8-Week Hope Group Experience The 8 Week Hope Group Experience is designed to teach elementary age students the basic skills associated with being hopeful. Research is clear that hope is the #1 predictor of future well-being. When our kids experience hope, they are more likely to experience outcomes such as better grades, better attendance, better health, and better engagement in school and other activities. In each weekly lesson a new skill is introduced along with strategies for practice and repetition.   Note: This will take place at the ESU-4 Learning Center 1109 R Street, Auburn, NE 68305 Read more

The skills and thought processes coached through this series of trainings will allow you to work with clients and coworkers in an uplifting way, regardless of where they're coming from. You'll see strategies on de-escalation and change talk through a lens of compassion. Challenge your assumptions and reflexes.   In order to obtain credit for the Interpersonal Skills for Effective Interviewing Series, participants must attend all three trainings (Engaging through Empathy; Navigating Discord; Motivating Change). Partial credit will not be given for this cohort. Read more

Project Harmony operates multiple programs that refer to mental health practitioners. Mental health professionals who accept our referrals must anticipate and be able to respond appropriately to ethical issues that may arise during therapy. In this training, professionals from our various programs, will discuss the most common ethical issues we encounter. The information and strategies provided will inform your practice to ensure you are responding to these ethical issues in effective ways. Read more

The Family Acceptance Project® (FAP) launched the field of family acceptance and support for LGBTQ children and youth. Over the past two decades, FAP conducted the first research on LGBTQ youth and families, developed the first evidence-based family support model to help diverse families to decrease rejection and increase acceptance and support for their LGBTQ children and developed the first “Best Practice” resources for suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth and multilingual family education materials to decrease rejection and increase support for LGBTQ children and youth. This is the first training provided by FAP to teach practitioners how to apply FAP’s trauma-informed family support model. During three 3-hour sessions participants will learn how to use FAP’s culturally grounded assessment measures, how to provide organizational safety and support for LGBTQ children and youth, how to develop and implement a family support plan and how to provide psychoeducation for racially and religiously diverse families, including families that reject their LGBTQ children provided by the developers of this work. The Project Harmony Training Institute is pleased to organize this training designed to build new knowledge and skills for therapists who participate in our various provider networks. This training is generously funded by a community benefactor. It represents a significant financial investment in our providers. It is essential that anyone who registers is fully committed to attending the entire training: initial sessions in July as well as the follow up case consultation calls. We hope to secure the funding needed to offer this training again in the future, so if you are unable to fully commit to the scheduled sessions, please wait for a future session. In light of the cost of providing you with this training, there will be no additional financial incentives for providers to attend this training.   Presented by: Dr. Caitlin Ryan and Antonia Barba Intended audience: Behavioral health providers Read more