About WRAP Training

WRAP Training is for anyone who wants to learn about WRAP® and begin to incorporate it into their life to improve personal wellness and achieve an improved quality of life. The course is designed to be highly interactive and encourage participation and sharing from all present. The course also lays a broad foundation for building a peer workforce. Successful completion of this course fulfills the prerequisites for being trained as a WRAP Facilitator.

Learning Objectives

Following successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Apply the Five Key Concepts of Recovery to their everyday life to improve their quality of life.
• Identify tools and action plans to counter the negative effects of life challenges and improve responses to disturbing thoughts and feelings to achieve improved states of wellness.
• Describe the history, foundations and structure of the Wellness Recovery Action Plan®.

For questions, please contact:

• Elisha Gumataotao: elisha.gumataotao@lsfnet.org
• Renee Morrissette: renee.morrissette@lsfnet.org

This is an in-person training in Jacksonville, FL. The specific location is to be determined.

Welcome to LSF's Health System's Behavioral Health ECHO Initiative focusing on High Fidelity Wraparound Case Management. This program is funded by LSF Health Systems and the Department of Children and Family Services. ECHO is a tele-mentoring program that uses videoconferencing technology to combine brief expert presentations with interactive and practical case presentations from participants. This clinic includes an opportunity to engage in expert-led didactic presentations, present cases, receive real-time case consultation and recommendations from specialists, and become part of a safe, collaborative learning community of practice.

This 8 session ECHO series will build the skills and knowledge of participants by covering topics such as:

1. What is Wraparound ECHO
2. Building Natural Supports with Families and Communities
3. System Partnerships and Collaboration of Wraparound
4. Supporting Families to Guide the Process
5. Financing Wraparound in Florida
6. Behavioral Health Equity in Service Delivery
7. How to Remain Strengths Based in a Deficit World
8. Overcoming Challenges with Fidelity to the Wraparound Model

Benefits of participation include:

• No cost to you or your facility
• Share and learn with other facilities and a multidisciplinary team of specialists
• Open access to all references and resources

Sessions will occur the third Tuesday of each month from 10am - 11:30am beginning May 16th, 2023 through November 23rd, 2023. Please email training@lsfnet.org if you or others from your organization are interested in participating. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you are would like to submit a case presentation, please submit using the the attached form. General Case Presentation Form (LSFHS)

Who should attend: Case managers, wraparound facilitators, team leads, multidisciplinary teams, therapists, counselors, peer specialists, and other professionals providing/supervisiong direct services to families and children.

Note: Registrants will recieve Zoom Meeting Link by May 12th, 2023 before end of day. 

LSF is proud to partner with the 2nd Alarm Project to provide trainings for the First Responder Community. This training is offered by Michelle Rehbein, LMHC, MCAP, and Dr. Kellie O'Dare, PhD.

We hope you will join us! We ask participants to have cameras on. This is an interactive training; please come prepared to participate!

A Zoom link will be sent 48 hours prior to the training. Please e-mail Robert Hersey at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org with any questions.

About "Evidence Based Treatment for First Responders":

First responders may have prior counseling experiences that are rooted in interpersonal, social and professional “problems”. They may have received therapy to address prior personal traumatic or adverse experiences. More often however, first responders are introduced to counseling out of a necessity related to interpersonal conflicts that can include relationships issues, recognized substance abuse problems, anger management, and other work or legal problems. First responders may believe that treatments will be “touchy feely” or focused on medications. They may have concerns with the cost or confidentiality of therapy-and may struggle to find time in their already demanding schedules. Due to these and other factors, it is imperative that clinicians utilize evidence-based therapies when working with first responders.

What works with first responders is somewhat different than the general population. This training will cover the basics of evidence-based clinical approaches for working with first responders.

About Michelle Rehbein, LMHC, MCAP:

Michelle is the Lead Clinician for the 2nd Alarm Project. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Master’s Level Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP). Michelle is one of just a few endorsed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) providers in the state. She has focused her clinical efforts on treating responders struggling with compound issues, including PTSD, trauma, anxiety, substance use, and other mood disturbances. She has significant experience providing clinical oversight to peer support teams, delivers mental health awareness in service and peer support trainings, and has served on many critical incident/clinician response team deployments. Michelle is passionate about serving our first responders and provides high-quality, evidence-based trauma treatment to our community members in need.

About Dr. Kellie O'Dare, PhD:

Dr. Kellie O’Dare is a faculty member at Florida A & M University and the Founder/Director of the 2nd Alarm Project. Dr. O’Dare has actively worked with Florida based first responder agencies to conduct needs assessments, provide capacity building for peer support teams, and develop BHAP programs. She has conducted mental health training with over 1,000 first responders, family members, and leadership teams and functioned as a behavioral health navigator and clinical advisor to peer support teams. She has also served on local and statewide critical incident activations and deployments, including being embedded with Florida Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force 7 at Surfside, FL in July 2021. While deployed to Surfside, Dr O’Dare and colleagues developed the first statewide plan for first responder mental health services post disaster deployment. She has earned well in excess of 100 hours of continuing education in first responder behavioral health and substance use. She currently has several peer reviewed manuscripts on developing comprehensive resiliency and BHAP programs. She frequently provides consultation and technical assistance to first responder organizations across the country on best practices in building mental wellness programs. Dr. O’Dare also serves as a subject matter expert and non-voting member of the Florida First Responder Suicide Deterrence Task Force.

Dr. O’Dare is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management with the Institute of Public Health at Florida A&M University. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Florida State University, where she also earned both Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master in Public Administration (MPA) degrees. She is an active researcher with over 50 publications, technical reports, and conference presentations, and has significant experience conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and evaluating large scale quantitative, geospatial, and mixed method research projects in both academic and applied settings.

Dr. O’Dare has meaningful personal linkages to the first responder culture. She is the niece of Shawn T. O’Dare, firefighter/paramedic killed in the Line of Duty in Miami-Dade County, and the spouse of a current professional Florida panhandle firefighter/paramedic.

LivingWorks ASIST is a two-day face-to-face workshop featuring powerful audiovisuals, discussions, and simulations.

Participants will learn the skills to provide a suicide first-aid intervention, work with someone to develop a personalized safety plan to keep safe-for-now, and connect with further help.

Participants will also learn a 6-task suicide first-aid model through presentations, interactive discussion, and feature videos. Includes extensive opportunities for skills practice through trainer facilitated workgroups.

For questions, please contact:

• Elisha Gumataotao: elisha.gumataotao@lsfnet.org
• Renee Morrissette: renee.morrissette@lsfnet.org

This is an in-person training in Jacksonville, FL. The specific location is to be determined.

**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:

https://lsfnet-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIudeqqrDkuE9yx6n6CHCxkgC7tBUwb_H4A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

LSF is proud to partner with the 2nd Alarm Project to provide trainings for the First Responder Community. This training is offered by Michelle Rehbein, LMHC, MCAP, and Dr. Kellie O'Dare, PhD.

We hope you will join us! We ask participants to have cameras on. This is an interactive training; please come prepared to participate!

A Zoom link will be sent 48 hours prior to the training. Please e-mail Robert Hersey at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org with any questions.

About "Creating a First Responder Community Treatment Network":

Behavioral Health Access Programs, or BHAPs for short, include the development of behavioral health clinical services for first responders, retirees, and their families. Most departments have employee assistance programs, which is part of the BHAP. However, many departments have found the need to improve or expand on employee assistance program services provided by to their members. This module will discuss the development of these outpatient behavioral health resources and networks in partnership with trusted clinicians that are trained to work specifically with first responders and their family members.

About Michelle Rehbein, LMHC, MCAP:

Michelle is the Lead Clinician for the 2nd Alarm Project. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Master’s Level Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP). Michelle is one of just a few endorsed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) providers in the state. She has focused her clinical efforts on treating responders struggling with compound issues, including PTSD, trauma, anxiety, substance use, and other mood disturbances. She has significant experience providing clinical oversight to peer support teams, delivers mental health awareness in service and peer support trainings, and has served on many critical incident/clinician response team deployments. Michelle is passionate about serving our first responders and provides high-quality, evidence-based trauma treatment to our community members in need.

About Dr. Kellie O'Dare, PhD:

Dr. Kellie O’Dare is a faculty member at Florida A & M University and the Founder/Director of the 2nd Alarm Project. Dr. O’Dare has actively worked with Florida based first responder agencies to conduct needs assessments, provide capacity building for peer support teams, and develop BHAP programs. She has conducted mental health training with over 1,000 first responders, family members, and leadership teams and functioned as a behavioral health navigator and clinical advisor to peer support teams. She has also served on local and statewide critical incident activations and deployments, including being embedded with Florida Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Force 7 at Surfside, FL in July 2021. While deployed to Surfside, Dr O’Dare and colleagues developed the first statewide plan for first responder mental health services post disaster deployment. She has earned well in excess of 100 hours of continuing education in first responder behavioral health and substance use. She currently has several peer reviewed manuscripts on developing comprehensive resiliency and BHAP programs. She frequently provides consultation and technical assistance to first responder organizations across the country on best practices in building mental wellness programs. Dr. O’Dare also serves as a subject matter expert and non-voting member of the Florida First Responder Suicide Deterrence Task Force.

Dr. O’Dare is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management with the Institute of Public Health at Florida A&M University. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Florida State University, where she also earned both Master of Social Work (MSW) and Master in Public Administration (MPA) degrees. She is an active researcher with over 50 publications, technical reports, and conference presentations, and has significant experience conceptualizing, designing, implementing, and evaluating large scale quantitative, geospatial, and mixed method research projects in both academic and applied settings.

Dr. O’Dare has meaningful personal linkages to the first responder culture. She is the niece of Shawn T. O’Dare, firefighter/paramedic killed in the Line of Duty in Miami-Dade County, and the spouse of a current professional Florida panhandle firefighter/paramedic.

If you've attended DBT Core Training Part 1 and/or Part 2 (or any other foundational DBT training and are currently implementing DBT into your practice, these sessions are for you!

Nancy Gordon is offering 10 sessions for participants to join a consultation where they will be able to discuss their implementation of DBT and ask any questions they might have.

If you have any questions, please e-mail Robert Hersey at robert.hersey@lsfnet.org.

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!