Cambria County HealthChoices

Working with LGBTQ Clients - Focusing on Addiction
2019-07-26 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home

Advisory Board Meeting
2019-07-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Detroit), 2019-04-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Detroit), 2019-01-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Home
Our Advisory Board Meetings are held at the Central Park Complex building, 2nd floor, 10am-11am. If interested in attending, please contact Rebecca (Reba) Valle at rvalle@bhocc.org or 534-4436 ext 4.

Orientation to Medicaid Funded Peer Support Service Documentation
2019-05-17 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home

Clinicians and Social Media Workshop
2019-04-29 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
*Note location change. Now being held at the Holiday Inn Downtown, 250 Market St. Johnstown, 15901

Report to the Community
2018-12-14 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Detroit) | Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center, 301 Napoleon St, Johnstown, PA, 15901, United States
Presented by: Tanya Kvarta, Executive Director
Lunch will be provided

Trauma-Informed Care Workshop
2018-10-10 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
Learning Goals and Objectives:

Gain clear understanding of what constitutes trauma, as well as sources of trauma
Increase understanding of how trauma effects both body and brain
Recognize the widespread effects of trauma in a person’s life
Gain specific information about the kinds of things we are likely to see from a person who has been traumatized – behaviors, symptoms, mental health diagnoses
Understand trauma-informed care principles
Learn about the kinds of things that have been shown to help people heal from trauma, including some new treatments and activities on the horizon of care
Consider the widespread nature of prevention – individual efforts, community efforts and practices, public policy
Recognize clearly “what’s in it for us”, collectively, to promote a trauma-informed professional and public environment

Presented by: Barbara Orr, M.A.
This workshop will review and explain how significant trauma effects the brains and bodies of persons – both short and long-term – and the ramifications for emotional stability, learning, relationship building and maintenance, worldview, self-view, and overall mental and physical health.
We will apply what science and experience has taught us about the grave difficulties posed by trauma to the ways in which we can approach and interact with traumatized individuals – as well as what to avoid – so that we can form an effective rapport, offer the support and trust necessary, and lead our clients toward resources that can provide the deep healing that is needed for them to lead more centered, peaceful, and successful lives.
Application will be made both to clients we’ve had and to ourselves – a recognition of how the vestiges of trauma effect people in myriad but recognizable ways, building empathy and understanding about how we can both hold people accountable for behaviors but do so in ways that does not further traumatize or augment symptoms of prior trauma. The workshop will include didactic presentation, exercises, and practice.
This program is offered for 6 hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school and therefore, a PA pre-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LCP and LMFT biennial license renewal. For information on social work continuing education call (412) 624-6902. This program is offered for 6 PCB (Pennsylvania Certification Board) training hours.
RSVP by September 25 to Rebecca Valle – rvalle@bhocc.org

Conflict Resolution and Professional Communication Training
2018-09-14 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | PA
Learning Goals and Objectives:

Be able to be calm, use active listening, and be emphatically mindful of matters of importance to self and others.
Be able to exercise tolerance and forgiveness of others’ divergent feelings and opinions, and to tolerate distress more effectively.
Be able to manage own emotions, and to balance rational thinking with emotional thinking, to act assertively and respectfully.
Use effective interpersonal skills to improve relationships and end unhealthy relationships.
Use conflict management skills effectively, to improve professional and personal relationships.

Presented by: Andrew Nocita, Ph.D.
This training will include exploration of communication patterns; how conflict can arise; and how to resolve conflicts peacefully. It is natural for people with diverse values, opinions, and interpersonal styles to have differences and to come into conflict with one another, and there are various paths to addressing conflict. In this training, participants will learn to identify and be mindful of their own feelings, values, and opinions, as well as those of others, and to choose assertive strategies to resolve conflict. The training brings together conflict resolution theory, Dialectical Behavior Therapy concepts and techniques, and Person-Centered theory and techniques. This training is oriented toward behavioral health professionals, and can be applied to conflicts in all interpersonal situations.
This program is offered for 3 hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school and therefore, a PA pre-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LCP and LMFT biennial license renewal. For information on social work continuing education call (412) 624-6902. This program is offered for 3 PCB (Pennsylvania Certification Board) training hours.
Training is FREE from Cambrian County Provider Agencies, Schools, Human Services Agencies, and Community Organizations.
RSVP by September 3rd – Register Here
Any questions, please contact Rebecca Valle

Ethics and Communications
2018-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit) | PA
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Hearing Distressing Voices
2018-08-10 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
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LGBTQ 101 Training
2018-07-20 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
This is a 6-hour training designed to increase knowledge of the sexual identity and gender identity continuums beyond the binary. The training is structured to assist the participant in learning a set of definitions that are appropriate for assessing and interacting with the LGBTQ client, and the importance of using preferred name and pronoun. Participants in the training are also asked to confront myths and prejudices regarding gender and orientation and gain an understanding regarding how issues of homophobia, gender phobia and heterosexism affect the LGBTQ person and the worker trying to assist them. Participants will consider strategies to improve LGBTQ consumer experiences in receiving services.

Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse for Mandated Reporters
2018-06-27 12:30 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
This training will review the elements of child abuse, including the legal definitions of a child, perpetrator, and categories and indicators of abuse. The training provides an overview of mandated reporting obligations, including how to make a report, protections for those who report, and the liability for failing to report.
Participants receive resources and reference material to take with them after training. This training meets requirements under Act 126 (Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse requirement) and Act 31 for required training of mandated reporters, including continuing education for health-related licenses under the Department of State.
Training is FREE for Cambria County Magellan Healthcare Provider Agencies, Schools, Human Service Agencies, and Community Organizations.
The following Continuing Education Credits are available and free of charge:
PC6
Social Work CE Credits
Seating is limited. Registrations will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis.

NAHQ CPHQ Review Course
2018-05-25 08:00 - 16:00, 2018-05-24 08:00 - 16:00 (America/Detroit) | Home
Preparing to sit for the CPHQ Exam? BHoCC (Behavioral Health of Cambria County) is here to support you as you prepare for the exam. Step up your study efforts by attending a CPHQ Review Course at the Holiday Inn Downtown, Johnstown, PA on May 24th and 25th, 2018.
The course is based on the exam content outline, and will cover the following areas:

Organizational Leadership
Patient Safety
Performance and Process Improvement
Health Data Analytics
