Trainings & Events
Information about upcoming trainings, as well as conferences, events, and continuing education opportunities.
Grow Your Skills
Continue to develop your skills! Below are educational opportunities and events for FPSS, PSS, and Supervisors in Iowa.
Take advantage of them to increase your marketability, improve your skills, and have a pulse on the mental health landscape in Iowa.
Some of these opportunities could qualify for CEUs. Please visit the Iowa Board of Certification website for more information.
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
SUPERVISOR TRAININGS
Date
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Two-Part Training: Thurs. Oct. 28th
1:00 – 4:20 p.m.
and
Thurs. Nov. 4th
1:00 – 4:20 p.m.
Virtual
Supervisor Training:
This two-part training is focused on the supervision or Peer Support Specialists, Family Peer Support Specialists, and Recovery Peer Coaches
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
ETHICS TRAININGS
Ethics Training for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists – Presented by Todd Noack of Life Connections Peer Recovery Services
Virtual training date and time: Friday, October 22, 2021 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (CT)
Click HERE to register
For details about learning objectives and planned agenda, please Click HERE
CEUs pending with Iowa Board of Certification
The Iowa Board of Certification features an ongoing calendar of IBC-Approved Continuing Education Courses on its website. Some of these courses may be approved for ethics CEU credit for Peer Support Specialists (PSS), Family Peer Support Specialists (FPSS), or Recovery Peer Coaches (RPC). Please confirm with the IBC, prior to enrolling in a class, to be certain it meets the ethics requirements necessary for PSS/FPSS certification or recertification. Fees may apply. Please contact the Iowa Board of Certification for more information
OTHER TRAININGS & EVENTS
Date
Location/
Sponsor
Topic
Info/To Register
Various
Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)
Webinars and Events
Various
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Webinars and Events
1st Thursday of each month – 9:00 a.m.
Virtual – Eastern Iowa MHDS Region Adult and Family Peer Support Committee
Eastern Iowa MHDS Region Adult and Family Peer Support Committee Meetings
4th Thursday of each month – 9:00 a.m. (subject to change)
Virtual (until further notice) – Eastern Iowa MHDS Region Adult and Family Peer Support Committee
East Central MHDS Region Adult and Family Peer Support Committee Meetings
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Terra Park – Johnston
& Virtually
NAMIWalks Your Way
Contact Information:
NAMI Iowa
3839 Merle Hay Rd.
Suite 229
Des Moines, IA 50310
September 28, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar – Communication at Work that Promotes Growth and Wellness
September 30, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Webinar – Mental Health America (MHA)
Teachers & Families: Coping with Back-to-School Stress
October 1, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (CT)
Iowa Office of Consumer Affairs – Zoom
Helping Parents and Caregivers Successfully Transition Their Child Back to School During COVID-19
October 13, 2021
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (CT)
Virtual – Child Health Specialty Clinics, Reg. Autism Assistance Prog., U of Iowa
Supporting Sleep in Children with ASD
October 20, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call – Defining the Concept of “Moral Injury”
October 22, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Zoom – Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative
Ethics Trainings for Peer Support Specialists and Family Peer Support Specialists – Presented by Todd Noack
October 26, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar – The Season for Self-Care
October 27, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call for Supervisors – Reflective Supervision
Two-Part Training: Thurs. Oct. 28th
1:00 – 4:20 p.m.
and
Thurs. Nov. 4th
1:00 – 4:20 p.m.
Virtual – Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative
Supervisor Training:
This two-part training is focused on the supervision or Peer Support Specialists, Family Peer Support Specialists, and Recovery Peer Coaches
October 29, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Ethics, Boundaries & Confidentiality – Practices for Clinicians and Peer Specialists by Key Insights, LLC
November 17, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call – Centering Lived Experience in Advocacy Work
November 24, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call for Supervisors – Supervising Staff with Lived Experience
November 30, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar
December 15, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call – Trauma and Peer Support
December 17, 2021
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Ethics, Boundaries & Confidentiality – Practices for Clinicians and Peer Specialists by Key Insights, LLC
December 22, 2021
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call for Supervisors – Supporting Staff in Professional Development
January 19, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call – Mandated Reporting
January 25, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar
January 26, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom
Peer Recovery Center of Excellence Affinity Call for Supervisors – Peer Workers as Supervisors
February 22, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar