This introductory course provides staff new to the Ohio START program with the basics necessary to begin working with families. It includes a brief review of key aspects of START including eligibility, timelines, roles and responsibilities, and engaging clients and family serving agencies. Staff will also need to complete the full day Foundations 4 training when next available. This is not intended for anyone that has already attended Foundations 4.

This half-day refresher deeply reviews and then expands on the Core skills introduced in the prerequisite all-day training. This expansion begins with a more complex exploration of the four Core Skills outlined by OARS, and introduces the fifth Core Skill, Informing and Advising. These five Core Skills are then considered within the acknowledged power imbalance inherent to child protective work that is, blending the person-centered foundation of Motivational Interviewing transparently with the authority and responsibilities of the caseworker. The central message about incorporating Motivational Interviewing into child protective work that this collaborative and guided style of communication offers the opportunity to both support real change for parents and families while also lessening the directive burden for the caseworker is supported throughout.

Join us to explore what it means to be trauma informed in our engagement of families. Together we will explore the cultural and historical context of trauma, learn about structural racism and our own implicit bias. We will unpack the potential impact of those issues on our engagement with families. Participants will identify the six guiding principles to trauma informed care, the importance of authentic family engagement as well as strategies for the implementation of trauma informed family engagement practices.

This training provides an opportunity to learn information regarding substance use, definitions and classes of different substances and medications utilized for stabilization and support recovery. It will provide an overview of the impact on the brain, family roles and recovery process.

This is the newly updated self-care session for So Done! Polyvagal Strategies When It Just Won't End. In this highly interactive and practical program participants will learn how the autonomic system works through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. We will learn about the qualities of each of the states of the nervous system. You will also be asked to complete the ProQOL and bring it along for small groupwork. Once you have worked through this material related to yourself, it will inform you of your engagement with both your co-workers and your clients.

This training includes an overview of the Childrens 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.

One of the key ingredients in the Ohio START program is Family Team Meetings (FTM). This training will describe the core principles, components, and skills needed to successfully facilitate FTMs. This training is required for staff that will take active role in FTMs including: START CW supervisors, START CW caseworkers, FPM, and BH Supervisors/service coordinators.

This introductory course provides staff new to the Ohio START program with the basics necessary to begin working with families. It includes a brief review of key aspects of START including eligibility, timelines, roles and responsibilities, and engaging clients and family serving agencies. Staff will also need to complete the full day Foundations 4 training when next available. This is not intended for anyone that has already attended Foundations 4.

SUPERVISORS ONLY: This 1-hour Professional Learning Community (PLC) for supervisors will meet monthly. Supervisors who attend will be asked to practice the new skills and return to future sessions to learn, share and continue to hone their skills. This is open to both PCSA and BH supervisors participating in Ohio START.

Participants will revisit the philosophy, values and constructs of the Nurturing Parenting Programs. This training is recommended for PCSA caseworkers, family peer mentors, behavioral health providers and anyone else in the county that may be working with Ohio START families. Must have completed the three day training to participate.

Motivational Interviewing is a guided style of communication child welfare professionals can utilize to assist parents or caregivers in identifying reasons to and pathways toward change. Motivational Interviewing attends closely to engagement and is well-matched to working with families involved with the child welfare system. This six-hour training is an introductory course to Motivational Interviewing. This course is a requirement for Ohio START caseworkers, family peer mentors and supervisors.

Participants will obtain useful information in terms of assessment tools and techniques that promote engagement, build rapport, and gather information critical to understanding of both individual and familial experience within the family system and as part of the larger culture. Participants will learn how to effectively engage individuals and families with experiential activities using genograms, ecomaps and other tools.

By registering for this training you are committing to attend both sessions:
6/3/2024 from 9am-12pm &
6/4/2024 from 9am-12pm
This is the first in a series of START foundational trainings. Through participating in this training, staff will gain foundational knowledge on the history and evolution of the National START Model. Additionally, the Essential Components and Fidelity Standards of the National START Model will be introduced. This training is designed and required for local child welfare leadership (e.g., director, administrator, START supervisor, etc.). Leadership from Behavioral Health providers that have already been identified as a local START partner should also attend. This is a required training for new cohorts and local leadership who have not attended.

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral or environmental slights or insults directed towards others. Whether said intentionally or unintentionally, microaggressions communicate an underlying hostility or negative attitude based upon a dimension of the person's diversity. Even those of us who are committed to diversity and equality can unknowingly say or do something that communicates a microaggression, even to people we know and like. Often referred to as death by a thousand cuts, the research is clear: adults are deeply affected by experiencing microaggressions. When done to a child, however, a microaggression can have an impact that reverberates throughout their life and can forever change the way that child sees themself and their world.

This workshop examines microaggressions in the social service setting, outlines its root cause and discusses its impact on both coworkers and the children we serve. Social work staff will also learn strategies to reduce the use of microaggressions, as well as how to effectively respond if they become the witness or victim to them.

By registering for this training you are committing to attend both sessions:
6/5/2024 from 9am-12pm &
6/6/2024 from 9am-12pm
ALL COHORTS: This final foundational training supports front-line practice of the START model with the purpose of building on knowledge and supporting the daily work. This training is required for PCSA Ohio START Supervisors, Caseworkers, Family Peer Mentors and BH Supervisors and Service Coordinators. This is intended for Cohort 5 and Cohorts 1-4 for anyone that is new to START and has not yet attended this session or anyone that wants a refresher.

These 90-minute skill-refresher and support learning communities begin with a review of the core skills introduced in the all-day training. The greatest emphasis, though, is given to hearing from participants about experiences using Motivational Interviewing skills in the field. These experiences, both successes and challenges, are discussed as a group and then explored with any skill-based adaptations expected to provide immediate practical use in work supporting parents, caregivers and families. Must have taken full day Introduction to Motivational Interviewing to attend this session.

Research continues to show what we believe impacts how we speak and what we say matters! Language has a profound impact in substance use disorder related work and this session will focus on utilizing strength-base, person first recovery language and the impact language has on those we serve.

This workshop 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.