Project Harmony Professional Training

This course prepares mandatory reporters with the knowledge and skills to recognize and report child abuse and neglect along with an overview of the different types of abuse and their prevalence in Iowa.  In this training, participants will discuss challenges associated with reporting abuse and neglect, practice asking minimal facts questions, and receive resources that will help with knowing how and when to report.   Location: Atlantic High School Auditorium 1201 E. 14th Street Atlantic, IA 50022 Read more

This training helps participants develop an understanding of Empathic Strain and how certain factors can increase this risk. In this course, participants will discuss how accountability and supports can mitigate this. Participants will also learn strategies and develop ideas on how to limit the strain that can be experienced on a daily basis.   Location: Boys & Girls Club - Carter Lake 4101 N 17th St, Carter Lake, IA 51510 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.     Read more

Working with People in Poverty: This training equips attendees with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively work with youth and families who live in poverty.  Attendees will assess the internal bias they may have related to this population.  Through the training, compare and contrast poverty in diverse communities.  Activities will help participants understand the dilemmas that drive the behaviors of those in poverty. This session introduces strategies to more effectively engage clients in poverty.  Bring your smart phone to participate in one of our new activities. Sextortion Screening: The film Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion -- a present-day reality for one in seven children online.  By unsealing the federal case of a top-gun pilot with hundreds of victims, and interviewing survivors and their parents, this true-crime piece exposes an often-overlooked crime against children, the tactics of online predators, and the voices of parents and law enforcement poised to stop online child exploitation in its tracks. Location: Midwest Mental Health 523 W. Sheridan Shenandoah, IA 51601 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

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.     Read more