Trainings & Events
Information about upcoming trainings, as well as conferences, events, and continuing education opportunities.
Grow Your Skills
Continue to develop your skills! Below are educational opportunities and events for FPSS, PSS, PRC, and Supervisors in Iowa.
Take advantage of them to increase your marketability, improve your skills, and have a pulse on the mental health landscape in Iowa.
Some of these opportunities could qualify for CEUs. Please visit the Iowa Board of Certification website for more information.
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
SUPERVISOR TRAININGS
Date
Sponsor/
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Two-part training: Thursday, May 5 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Thursday, May 12 from 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative – via Zoom
Training Class for Peer Supervisors – Presented by Todd Noack and Lisa D’Aunno
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
ETHICS TRAININGS
Date
Sponsor/
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Friday, May 20 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative – Via Zoom
Ethics Training for Peer and Family Peer Support Specialists – Presented by Todd Noack of Life Connections Peer Recovery Services
The Iowa Board of Certification features an ongoing calendar of IBC-Approved Continuing Education Courses on its website. Some of these courses may be approved for ethics CEU credit for Peer Support Specialists (PSS), Family Peer Support Specialists (FPSS), or Recovery Peer Coaches (RPC). Please confirm with the IBC, prior to enrolling in a class, to be certain it meets the ethics requirements necessary for PSS/FPSS certification or recertification. Fees may apply. Please contact the Iowa Board of Certification for more information
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAININGS
Date
Sponsor/
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Friday, May 6 from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative – via Zoom
LGBTQ 101 – Presented by One Iowa
Friday, May 13 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative – via Zoom
Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
OTHER TRAININGS & EVENTS
Date
Sponsor/
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Various
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)
Webinars and Videos
Various
Mid-America Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network (MHTTC)
Trainings & Events
Various
National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
Webinars and Events
1st Thursday of each month – 9:00 a.m.
Eastern Iowa Mental Health And Disability Services Region
Adult and Family Peer Support Committee Meeting
4th Thursday of each month – 9:00 a.m. (subject to change)
Mental Health/Disability Services of the East Central Region (ECR)
Adult and Family Peer Support Committee Meeting
1st & 3rd Wednesday of Every Month
9 a.m. or 11 a.m.
Virtual via Zoom
Peer Support for Peer Support is Back!!
Co-Facilitated by Laura Semprini, Nancy A. Teubel, and Amy Ortiz – the PSS 4 PSS group started by Todd Lange and Todd Noack
May 18, 2022
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Peer Recovery Center of Excellence
Community of Practice for Peer Support Recovery Specialists: Growing as Professionals
May 31, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing/The Copeland Center For Wellness & Recovery
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar: Ethics in Peer Support
June 1, 2022
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Virtual – Hosted by Project Recovery Iowa
Anxiety Reduction and Self-Care
June 9-11, 2022
Hybrid Format – Mental Health America (MHA)
MHA’s 2022 Annual Conference
June 14 – 16, 2022
Virtual – NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMICon 2022
June 15, 2022
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Peer Recovery Center of Excellence
Community of Practice for Peer Support Recovery Specialists: Navigating Ethics and Boundaries as Peer Professionals
June 28, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing/The Copeland Center For Wellness & Recovery
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar
July 26, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing/The Copeland Center For Wellness & Recovery
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar