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Do you sense your job seekers’ mental health needs are beyond your training? Are you unsure how to find resources? Through this training, learn about common mental health issues and myths; when and where to refer job seekers who need mental health services; strategies for de-escalation.
After attending this training, you will be able to:
Identify when a job seeker needs mental health services
Find available mental health resources
Make a “warm” referral to a needed service
Facilitator:
Dr. Venoncia M. Baté-Ambrus has over 20 years of experience working in nonprofits, faith-based organizations, health and human services, academia, and workforce development. Her work has focused on promoting diversity, equity and inclusion for marginalized communities including African Americans, Latinx, and LGBTQI peoples. Her interests are behavioral and community health, healthcare diversification, policy, training, and leadership development. She is an experienced curriculum designer and has taught courses in Health Disparities, Race & Ethnicity, and CHW Leadership, among others. Dr. V is trained in restorative justice, circle keeping and Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) practices. Her pronouns are she/her/hers/ella. Dr. V has earned a BA in multicultural psychology via the University Without Walls at Northeastern Illinois University, a MS in Organizational Leadership from Dominican University, a MA in Pastoral Counseling from Loyola University, PhD in Community Psychology from National Louis University and graduate certificates in healthcare administration, health psychology, health mission leadership, marketing management, fundraising management, mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution.
Cost:
$30 members / $40 non-members
*To access the member price, you must log in to your CJC account when registering.
Date:
December 7, 2022
Time:
10:30am-12:00pm CST
Location:
**Zoom
**The link will be emailed 24 hours in advance. Please confirm your email address is spelled correctly when registering.