Upcoming Trainings

Abbreviated training descriptions are provided below. To see full-length descriptions, please click here.

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Fentanyl

05/19/2025

9:00-12:00

Virtual

, OH

This training will offer an overview of the drug Fentanyl, and explore the correlation between this substance and the increase in drug overdose deaths. In addition, this training will highlight the strong addictive qualities of this substance and discuss research supported treatment strategies to assist person who present with Substance Use Disorders of opiates/Fentanyl.

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Trauma & Resilience: Identifying children, parents and families at risk (5/21 & 5/22)

05/21/2025

9:00-12:00

Virtual

, OH

By registering for this training you are committing to attend both sessions:
5/21/2025 from 9am-12pm &
5/22/2025 from 9am-12pm
This training includes an overview of the Children's Trauma Assessment Center Trauma Screening Checklist (CTAC). We will also look at how to assess the trauma exposure of their parents, using the Adverse Childhood Experience survey (ACE). This training is required for staff administering the CTAC and/or ACE including: START CW caseworker, FPM, CW supervisors, and BH Supervisors/service coordinators.

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Screening and Intervention of Substance Use Disorders (UNCOPE) (5/29 & 5/30)

05/29/2025

9:00-12:00

Virtual

, OH

By registering for this training you are committing to attend both sessions:
5/29/2025 from 9am-12pm &
5/30/2025 from 9am-12pm
This training will assist participants with how to use the evidence-based screening tool (UNCOPE), interpret the results, provide feedback to the parent and offer recommendations to seek further assessment for treatment services. This training is required for Ohio START caseworkers, family peer mentors, supervisors, non-START CW staff responsible for administering the UNCOPE, suggested for BH supervisors/service coordinators and optional for CW administrators and BH administrators.

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Technical Assistance

Ohio START provides technical assistance to all Ohio START PCSAs through our Ohio technical assistance consultants in collaboration with our national model experts Children and Family Futures (CFF). Technical assistance is delivered by TA consultants who will each cover a region of the state. The Family Peer Mentor TA works to recruit, train and mentor the family peer mentors working within the model. The technical assistance consultants are:

  • Tim Beasley – Southwest Region TA
  • Diana Hoover – Northwest Region TA
  • Pam Meermans – Central Region TA
  • Sheila Shafer – Southeast Region TA
  • Kathi Kurtz – Northeast Region TA/Ohio START Coach
  • Mindy Fehrman – Ohio START Coach
  • Carston Mesnick- Behavioral Health TA
  • Brychelle Mullins- Family Peer Mentor TA