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QPR Gatekeeper Training
with Robert Hersey

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 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. Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying "Yes" to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
Learners will learn to:
- Recognize the warning signs of suicide
- Know how to offer hope
- Know how to get help and save a life
Participants will receive a Zoom link 48 hours prior to the start of the training.
For questions regarding this course, please e-mail Robert Hersey at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org.
Wraparound 101
with Samantha Lawson

**A note on pricing: Please be advised when registering that this course is only free for Lutheran Services Florida Health Systems contracted providers and is $250 for non-contracted organizations. We are unable to list both prices above.**
High Fidelity Wraparound is an evidence-informed practice we use to operationalize System of Care values, typically when providing case management to youth and families. Wraparound is a three day training that will help provide additional tools to implement a team-based, highly individualized planning process to assist youth in reaching their goals. This 101 training is specially designed for case managers, supervisors, and others who plan to move forward with becoming certified in Wraparound. Training cost includes additional hours for remote technical assistance and coaching in order to achieve certification. Agency teams are encouraged to attend.
The training curriculum is AHCA approved for 24 hours of the case management. Participants will receive one copy of the facilitator manual, CEU's (if purchased).
After registering for the course via Coursestorm, please visit the Zoom link below to register for a link:
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://lsfnet-org.zoom.us/j/83698359363?pwd=czIzaWJVSDAxMUlNeGVYanRpckFydz09
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response - NARCAN Training (For DCF Staff Only)
with Shelley Luter

**This training is for DCF staff only**
Overdose is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United states – surpassing car accidents. According to the CDC, this past year had the highest number of overdoses ever recorded, and opioids -- primarily fentanyl -- is at the heart of the problem. Now, it is more important than ever to know how to recognize and respond to an overdose. Attendees will:
- Learn signs of an Overdose
- How to administer Narcan
NOTE that Narcan is not provided as part of the training, but it will be addressed how and where to obtain it.
You will receive a Zoom link to this training at least 48 hours prior to the event. Class begins at 10 a.m.
For questions, contact shelley.luter@lsfnet.org
Verbal De-escalation
with Robert Hersey

This training will provide attendees with verbal de-escalation and conflict resolution tactics and strategies to utilize with someone who is in crisis. The training will include techniques to handle crisis’ and understanding mental health crisis.
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define a crisis and goals of crisis intervention
- Explain and use successful strategies in de-escalation.
- Explain and use various techniques and facets of crisis de-escalation
- Effectively communicate with people in a crisis to reduce the possibility of physical intervention.
Participants will be able to interact on our Zoom platform through online discussions.
*Registrants will receive a link via email 48 hours prior to the upcoming Zoom training.*
If you have any questions, please contact Robert Hersey via e-mail at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org.
Cultural Competency
with Robert Hersey

This course provides participants a foundation for applying a culturally competent framework to both their professional and personal lives. Our training includes three modules: an introductory module, one on learning to understand our own culture and how we see the world, and finally a module learning how culture impacts our communication styles.
At the conclusion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define cultural and linguistic competency and related terms.
- List three compelling reasons why cultural and linguistic competency is important to behavioral health and primary care in reducing health disparities and advancing health equity.
- Describe the intersection among culture, world views, social determinants of health.
- Develop cultural self-awareness and examine our own mental models about people who may experience life in ways that differ from their own.
- Discuss various multicultural groups and power differentials such as racism, classism, sexism, ableism, adultism and heterosexism.
- Describe various models specific to identity and cultural competency development and its application to various contexts.
- Explore their own communication style and understand how culture influences communication.
- Identify various communication styles and communication barriers.
Particpants will receive a Zoom link 48 hours prior to the start of the training.
For questions, please e-mail Robert Hersey at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org.
Opioid Overdose Recognition and Response - NARCAN Training
with Shelley Luter

Overdose is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United states – surpassing car accidents. According to the CDC, this past year had the highest number of overdoses ever recorded, and opioids -- primarily fentanyl -- is at the heart of the problem. Now, it is more important than ever to know how to recognize and respond to an overdose. Attendees will:
-learn about opioids
-signs of an overdose
-how to adminster Narcan
- Florida Laws
NOTE that Narcan is not provided as part of the training, but it will address how and where to obtain it.
This live, interactive training occurs from 10am - 11:30am. You will receive a Zoom link to this training at least 48 hours prior to the event.
For questions, contact shelley.luter@lsfnet.org
First Responder Cultural Competency
with Tracy Hejmanowski

Are you a First Responder? Do you work with First Responders, or wish to expand your knowledge and experience to work with their community?
This training is for you!
This course provides a working knowledge base to establish cultural competency for clinical treatment with first responder communities. Attendees will learn how to maximize therapeutic effectiveness through rapport building, reconceptualization of trauma, and targeted interventions for occupationally-induced exposure, with associated relationship issues.
Participants will:
- Recognize unique features of first responders that impact their access to care and willingness to engage in and remain in treatment and to utilize resources.
- Learn effective ways of building rapport and I will never one or early end establishing treatment goals.
- Gain understanding of various occupational exposures, involving threat, tragedy, and transgression.
- Identify effective therapeutic approaches and protocols for treating cumulative stress.
- Appreciate the value of engaging with loved ones of first responders through conjoint sessions and psychoeducation.
IMPORTANT:
- The session on Thursday, April 20th, from 1:00-5:00 P.M., will be virtual. The Zoom link will be sent to participants 48 hours prior to the training.
- The session on Friday, April 21st, from 9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M., will be in-person at LSF Health Systems' offices: 9428 Baymeadows Rd., Bldg. III, Ste 320, Jacksonville, FL, 32256. Specific instructions will be e-mailed to participants 48 hours prior to the training.
Family Service Planning Teams (FSPT) Panel Discussion
with Meghan Riley-Reynolds

Join LSF for a panel discussion on Family Service Planning Teams (FSPT)!
FSPT is a community-based, family-focused, multi-disciplinary team of professionals whose goal is to identify social supports and plan services on behalf of the families in the communities we serve. Using traditional and non-traditional therapeutic services and a variety of approaches, FSPT aims to meet the mental health and social needs of children and families. FSPT seeks to establish care coordination, streamlining the process for families who require services from more than one agency, and to keep children in the community and prevent long-term, residential treatment.
We will be joined by representatives from Camelot Community Care, Children's Home Society, and SEDNET.
We hope you will join us to learn more about this exciting initiative!