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August 31, 20202020 IBC C.A.R.E. ConferenceMany of you had trouble completing your evaluations following the conference. If you were unable to complete the evaluations for either or both days, please find them here: The completed evaluations need to be emailed to Iowabc.org or faxed to 515-965-5540 by Sept. 4 in order to get your name in a drawing for an Amazon gift card. Gift cards will be mailed by the end of September. Your certificate of completion will be emailed to you by Sep. 18 – if you don’t receive yours by then, first check your junk/spam folders, then call the IBC office at 515-965-5509. The speaker materials and exhibits will be on the All in the Loop site for one year if you would like to access that information. Thank you for attending this year’s conference! |
June 1, 2020IBC 5th Annual C.A.R.E. Conference - Registration for Conference now closedIBC's 5th Annual C.A.R.E. Conference held VIRTUALLY on August 27-28, 2020. We have an amazing line-up of 21 speakers this year! ONCE YOU'VE REGISTERED FOR THE CONFERENCE: you will receive an email from invite@allintheloop.com with your password. You are welcome to log onto the All in the Loop conference platform at https://www.allintheloop.net/App/iowabc/iowabcCAREConference2020 – be sure to use the email address that was used when registering and the password that was sent to you. Feel free to look around the site, check out the exhibitors, use the social media function to chat with other attendees and exhibitors, take a look at your sessions, etc. This is how you will access the conference on the 27th and 28th. If you have any difficulties logging in, contact All in the Loop at support@allintheloop.com or give John at call there at 580-609-4601 or email him at john.davison@allintheloop.com Download Agenda, Session Information and Speaker Biographies
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July 2, 2020Introduction to Diversity and Race in the U.S - July 14Introduction to Diversity and Race in the U.S. – July 14, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – trainer: LaSheila Yates, SHRM-CP, CPM, MA This training will provide an overview of the various cultures in the U.S. and the role they play when people of different cultures interact. 1.0 hour Racial/Ethnic LaSheila Yates is the President and founder of Cultural Perspectives, LLC. LaSheila served as the Executive Director for the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission and the Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Cedar Rapids. Prior to being hired as the Commission’s Executive Director, LaSheila worked as a Civil Rights investigator in 2008 before being promoted in 2010 to the position of Housing Programs Manager in the City of Cedar Rapids Community Development Dept. LaSheila received her BS in Sociology in 2004 and MA in Social Science from Southern University A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) in 2005, while also serving as Heavy Construction Engineer in the Louisiana Army National Guard. LaSheila completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 2005. She then received a MA in Sociology from Southern Illinois University. |
July 2, 2020Cross Cultural and Racial Relationships in the U.S - July 21Cross Cultural and Racial Relationships in the U.S. – July 21, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m. via ZOOM – trainer: LaSheila Yates, SHRM-CP, CPM, MA This training will examine the relationship between groups in the U.S. and the context in which to study their experiences. 1.0 hour-Racial/Ethnic LaSheila Yates is the President and founder of Cultural Perspectives, LLC. LaSheila served as the Executive Director for the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission and the Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Cedar Rapids. Prior to being hired as the Commission’s Executive Director, LaSheila worked as a Civil Rights investigator in 2008 before being promoted in 2010 to the position of Housing Programs Manager in the City of Cedar Rapids Community Development Dept. LaSheila received her BS in Sociology in 2004 and MA in Social Science from Southern University A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) in 2005, while also serving as Heavy Construction Engineer in the Louisiana Army National Guard. LaSheila completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 2005. She then received a MA in Sociology from Southern Illinois University. |
July 2, 2020Impact of Social Structure - July 28Impact of Social Structure – July 28, 2020, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Trainer: LaSheila Yates, SHRM-CP, CPM, MA This training will provide an understanding of how social structure affects race and cross-cultural relations in the U.S. 1.0 hour Racial/Ethnic LaSheila Yates is the President and founder of Cultural Perspectives, LLC. LaSheila served as the Executive Director for the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission and the Chief Diversity Officer for the City of Cedar Rapids. Prior to being hired as the Commission’s Executive Director, LaSheila worked as a Civil Rights investigator in 2008 before being promoted in 2010 to the position of Housing Programs Manager in the City of Cedar Rapids Community Development Dept. LaSheila received her BS in Sociology in 2004 and MA in Social Science from Southern University A&M College (Baton Rouge, LA) in 2005, while also serving as Heavy Construction Engineer in the Louisiana Army National Guard. LaSheila completed Officer Candidate School and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in 2005. She then received a MA in Sociology from Southern Illinois University. |
July 1, 2020IBC Presents a Counselor Training Series:THIS TRAINING IS FULL - "ETHICS - THE BASICS", Friday, July 24, 2020, 9 am - 12:15 pm, presented by Sharaine Conner, LMSW, IADC, will be delivered via Zoom (not at the IBC office). In order to participate in our Zoom training and receive full credit, your video and microphone must be working – we will need to see and hear you throughout the entire training. Training Description: This training will generate discussion on common ethical dilemmas, address clinical and therapeutic relationships, and offer guidance to avoid unethical situations. One specific area of concentration in this training is providing services in rural areas, answering: what is a dual relationship, and how can professionals maintain both their identity in the community as well as professional boundaries? |
May 12, 2020ASAM Workshop/Stages of Change - July 31THIS TRAINING IS FULL - ASAM Workshop/Stages of Change – July 31, 2020, 9:00-12:15 – Trainer: Sharaine Conner NOTE: THIS TRAINING WILL BE HELD AT THE IBC OFFICE AT 225 NW SCHOOL ST. IN ANKENY In this training you will work on case examples of ASAMs. You will build assessments, update continuing care and complete discharge examples of ASAMs and feel free to ask questions. Also as part of this training, there will be a review of the parts of the ASAM and specifics on Stage of Change, and how to use them properly in an ASAM or overall assessment of a client. |
April 28, 2020IMPORTANT UPDATESThose of you due to recertify between now and January 1, 2021 may have unlimited online hours in order to obtain your required hours for recertification. The CEU approval fee still needs to be paid for each online or non-approved training you submit for recertification. PLEASE NOTE: Test sites are now open in several locations around Iowa! See the Latest News page for information on the new Zoom trainings we're sponsoring: |
November 22, 2018Pay Your Fees OnlineYou can now pay your fees online using either your PayPal account, or a debit or credit card. Go to the Pay Fees Online page and click on the service you wish to use to pay your fee. Fill in the form, and be sure to fill in the “Purpose of Payment” section to indicate which items you are paying for. If you are making payment for someone other than yourself or your agency, be sure to also indicate that person’s name. Please note that a 3.5% surcharge will be added to the total to cover processing fees. |
November 21, 2018IBC Training Series: Essentials in CounselingIBC is offering a training series designed for new (and more seasoned) professionals. The series will cover a wide variety of topics. The series is offered in its entirety or as individual sessions, so you are not obligated to attend all of the sessions. This series can benefit a wide variety of helping professionals and is not just for counselors focused on substance use disorders. In attendance at previous sessions were: substance, developmental disability, and MH counselors; patient support staff, peer supports, criminal justice professionals, nursing staff, physicians, social workers, and teachers. Although the content is aimed toward professionals just starting out, any and all professionals are welcome who may want to brush up, expand, or explore their skills in a certain area. Click Read more for details. Each session will be offered in the IBC office as well as through Zoom. Registration forms and payments will be accepted until noon the day prior to each training. Both the completed registration form and payment is required, as well as an email from IBC, before registration is complete. Sessions offered:
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