Trainings

Online Trainings

The CMHP offers some online synchronous and asynchronous trainings. These trainings focus on either increasing mental health literacy (MHAA adaptations) or on improving mental health and well-being through evidence-based practices from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The trainings below are currently available in a virtual, asynchronous format. 

MHAA Mental Health Literacy Trainings

1. Becoming a Mental Health Advocate Webinar Series

This live webinar series consists of 3 1-hour webinars. Each webinar will cover one of the three processes of becoming a mental health advocate: 1) recognize warning signs of mental health concerns, 2) find high-quality mental health resources and 3) respond to those that have expressed they are struggling. Through engaging and interactive activities, the training will help attendees notice and respond to warning signs of mental health concerns. Attendees will also practice having referral conversations to learn to respond in an empathetic way and refer those that are struggling to high-quality resources. The primary purpose of the training is to help educate and increase the confidence of community members to help prevent mental health concerns from occurring or worsening in those they interact with. 

2. Supporting Our Youth

As a youth leader, you have the potential to positively impact youth at an age where they may be most at risk for developing mental health concerns. Half of chronic mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and eating disorders, begin by age 14, making this developmental window important to be able to prevent mental health concerns from occurring or worsening. As a youth leader, you can develop the skills to help support the mental health of youth that you serve. By doing so, we can help create healthier communities and develop better supports for youth to live successful lives. 

This course will help you learn three skills to help support youths’ mental health: 1) identifying mental health concerns; 2) locating high-quality mental health resources; 3) responding to mental health concerns and crises. 

3. Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy for Employment Support Professionals 

This online course is designed for employment support professionals, including job coaches and employment specialists, who work with individuals who have co-occurring mental health concerns and intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.  

This course is self-guided, meaning that you can complete it on your own at a pace that works for you. There are four modules that are approximately 30-45 minutes each. Modules teach specific skills and include interactive activities.  

4. Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy for Ag 

This course is designed to help individuals working in the agricultural industry who regularly come into contact with farmers/ranchers/agricultural workers, to have the skills to know when someone’s stress might benefit from additional help and resources. To do this, we’ve developed a toolbox of evidence-based skills that can help prevent mental health concerns from occurring or worsening (Jorm, 2012; Aller et al., 2021). We’ve broken these skills down to mini-lessons that can be completed independently or as an entire course. While we believe that the course works best by completing every module, each module is developed as a stand-alone product so that if you are on time constraints you can work on one skill at a time and add them to your toolbox. 

Our toolbox is divided into three main skillsets that will help you respond more effectively in your communities as an advocate: identifying mental health concerns, locating effective resources, and responding to mental health concerns.  

Psychological Flexibility - ACT-based Trainings to Support Mental Health and Well-being 

Ag Wellness 

This course provides tools and techniques to help you manage stress more effectively. We use some concepts from an approach called Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), as well as other activities. We mention this because we want you to know that the course activities are validated in research (See evidence on ACT here, if you are interested). 

This course is self-guided, meaning that you can complete it on your own at a pace that works for you. You can stop and save your place at any time. There are four modules that are approximately one hour each. Modules teach specific skills, and you will work through them in order. To get the most from this course, we recommend that you complete one module every 2-4 days in order to give you enough time to apply the skills that you are learning in between lessons. 

After you have completed each of the modules, we invite you to revisit modules over time to get a 'booster' on your skills to continue managing your stress. As you apply these skills in your life, we hope that you will be able to handle the difficulties you encounter more flexibly while persisting towards what matters most to you.

Request a Custom Training 

The CMHP provides training to a variety of groups including practitioners, self-advocates, and family members and caregivers. Trainings can be delivered in person, in a hybrid format, and/or via online platforms as needed. If your group is interested in receiving training tailored to their needs, including trainings eligible for Continuing Education credits, submit the request form below. 

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