Behavioral Health Sciences Institute Professional Development
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Behavioral Health Sciences Institute-Professional Development (BHSI-formerly known as TACE) provides services for individuals with special needs by developing and delivering training and consultation to public school administrators, teaching staff and mental health agency personnel. Training covers many pertinent topics and is customized to meet the needs of specific audiences. In its first four years, BHSI has provided training in over 100 schools, addressing the needs of over 2000 participants. BHSI provides all participants with contact hours or CEU certificates.
Separately, or in conjunction with training, BHSI provides consultation and technical assistance services in a variety of areas important to educational and mental health service providers. These services are conducted in a collaborative manner, working with clients to establish what questions or problems are to be addressed and to develop a plan of action. BHSI then provides individuals with the best educational and experiential backgrounds to meet those identified needs.
BHSI offers training in many topics. These include:
- Positive Behavioral Supports
- Positive Behavioral Supports for Early Care (Coming Soon!)
- Positive Behavioral Supports Train-the-Trainer
- Behavior Management for Bus Drivers
- Creating a Respectful Community – Bullying & Teasing Prevention
- Building Resiliency
- Educational Technicians’ Training
- Supervision
- Abuse and Mandatory Reporting
Call any of the contact persons listed at the bottom to answer questions and/or set up a workshop for you.
Additionally, the following regional trainings are available:
Positive Behavioral Supports
IDEA requires that we assess students’ challenging behaviors and develop positive behavioral interventions to address them. Positive Behavioral Supports is an approach to working with these students. It is individualized and focuses on three main components: PREVENTION – changing the circumstances that usually lead to challenging behaviors, INTERVENTION – replacing the challenging behaviors with new skills, and RESOLUTION – planning and implementing effective and safe responses to challenging behaviors. The subject matter is divided into 8 modules: Understanding Behavior, Understanding the Needs of Children and Youth, Building Self-Awareness, Communication Skills, Prevention Strategies, Behavioral Intervention, Conflict Resolution, and Managing Aggressive Behaviors.
Where a school, district or region has 10 or more participants identified, this training can be done at a location and time of your choosing. Please call for more information.
Accommodations & Modifications:
Individuals needing adaptations or accommodations because of a disability are asked to make an appointment with Torrey Harrison, LCSW, Director of BHSI as soon as possible. Participants can experience difficulty for a variety of reasons. Anyone encountering difficulty with the training or who feels he/she could be performing at a higher level is encouraged to consult with Torrey Harrison and/or the instructor(s). Torrey Harrison can be contacted at 207-688-4589 ext. 163 or tharrison@bhsi.net.
Attendance Policy:
Individuals who wish to receive 1.2 CEUs for this training must attend all sessions in their entirety. Those who do not wish to receive CEUs and/or who do not attend all of the training will receive certificates with contact hours.
Target Audience:
This training is appropriate for all persons working with students.
Outcomes & Assessment:
Learning outcomes and assessments are identified in the module descriptions (and in more detail in the curriculum). Anyone not meeting the assessment criteria will be notified of this before the conclusion of the training.
Positive Behavioral Supports Train-the-Trainer:
The PBS Train-the-Trainer is a four-day training based on the PBS curriculum described above, but emphasizing the inter-connected nature of the topic areas, the themes that run throughout the curriculum, and principles of working with adult learners.
Where a school, district or region has 6 or more participants identified, this training can be done at a location and time of your choosing. Please call for more information.
Accommodations & Modifications:
Individuals needing adaptations or accommodations because of a disability are asked to make an appointment with Torrey Harrison, Director of BHSI as soon as possible. Participants can experience difficulty for a variety of reasons. Anyone encountering difficulty with the training or who feels he/she could be performing at a higher level is encouraged to consult with Torrey Harrison and/or the instructor(s). Torrey Harrison can be contacted at 207-688-4589 ext. 163 or tharrison@bhsi.net.
Attendance Policy:
All sessions must be attended in their entirety to be eligible for certification as a Trainer. Additionally, 2.8 CEUs are available upon request ($10 fee).
Target Audience:
Professional staff working with student-age individuals.
Outcomes & Assessment:
Learning outcomes and assessments (including satisfactory performance on a written quiz and demonstration of skills) are identified for each module. Anyone not meeting the assessment criteria will be notified of this before the conclusion of the training.
Consultation Services:
Available upon request—please contact Bob Carroll for more information.
Please contact us for more information.
BHSI Program Coordinator:
Faith Hauger at 688-4589 x 165 or fhauger@spurwink.org
BHSI Training Specialist:
Bob Carroll, LMSW-cc at 688-4573, x 164 or bcarroll@bhsi.net
BHSI Projects Manager:
David Kinsella, LMSW-cc at 688-4589 x 160 or dkinsella@bhsi.net
BHSI Director:
Torrey Harrison, LCSW at 688-4589 x 163 or tharrison@bhsi.net
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