Cross Cultural and Racial Relationships in the U.S - July 21

Cross 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
Zoom Training - $20 - 1.0 hour Racial/Ethnic
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.
Registrations will be accepted until noon the day prior to the training.

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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 2^nd Lieutenant in 2005.  She then received a MA in Sociology from Southern Illinois University.

IBC Presents a Counselor Training Series:

"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).
Zoom training, $40

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.

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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?

IMPORTANT UPDATES

Those 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!

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IBC Training Series: Essentials in Counseling

IBC 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:

1. Assessment and Evaluation: Training completed.
2. ASAM Guidelines and Treatment Planning: Training completed.
3. Professional Boundaries: Establishing the professional relationship and avoiding dual relationships: Training completed
4. Group Facilitation: Skills to lead, facilitate, and manage group conditions in different treatment environments. Training completed
5. Documentation: Information sharing, storage, and maintenance.Training completed.
6. Helping Individuals with Substance Use Disorders: Exploring the culture, progression, and evolution of substance use disorders and treatment.Training completed.