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
Future Trainings to be announced
Iowa Peer Workforce Collaborative
Supervisor Training – For Family Peer Support Specialist, Peer Support Specialist, and Peer Recovery Coach Supervisors
IOWA PEER WORKFORCE COLLABORATIVE
ETHICS TRAININGS
Date
Sponsor/
Location
Topic
Info/To Register
Friday, September 30 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Registration opens August 15th
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
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
9:30 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
August 16, 2022
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Eastern (5:00 p.m. Central)
Zoom – SMI Adviser
Rural Peer Support Learning Community
August 27 – 28, 2022
Iowa Peer Network
ISU Extension Office
3109 Old Highway 218 South
Iowa City, IA 52246
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
August 30, 2022
1:00 p.m. (CT)
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing/The Copeland Center For Wellness & Recovery
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar – Building Culturally & Linguistically Specific Recovery Community Organizations For Latinos
September 8-9, 2022
Iowa Board of Certification (IBC) –
In-Person at the Courtyard by Marriott, Ankeny
IBC 2022 C.A.R.E. Conference
September 20, 2022
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Eastern (5:00 p.m. Central)
Zoom – SMI Adviser
Rural Peer Support Learning Community
September 27, 2022
1:00 p.m.
Zoom – Doors To Wellbeing/The Copeland Center For Wellness & Recovery
Doors to Wellbeing Monthly Webinar
October 18, 2022
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. Eastern (5:00 p.m. Central)
Zoom – SMI Adviser
Rural Peer Support Learning Community