Anixter Center offers various services, including daily support in both individual and group settings through its community mental health services and 40-hour DHS-approved QIDP training facilitated by Anixter Center instructors.
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Mental Health Services
QIDP Training
Training & eTracking Solutions thrives on providing highly effective online training programs to nonprofit and social service communities across the United States. Realizing that employee training is vital to the success of individuals, agencies, and associations within the human services field, Training & eTracking Solutions prides itself on creating content-rich online training. They’ve built training programs to focus on employees retaining more knowledge through interactive exercises, real-world situations, and engaging simulations.
See the Training tab for their learning categories, including training for DSPs, CEs for LMSW/LCSW, professional development, as well as on safety, senior care, mental health, and more. Schedule a free consultation to learn more about their programs and custom eLearning services.
The LGBTQ+ Ally Training is designed to create dialogue around being an adult ally for LGBTQ+ youth by informing participants about common terminology, the “coming out” process, and challenges at home, in school, and in the community. Through activities in this course, participants are encouraged to explore their biases, build knowledge, and develop empathy. The Trevor Project also offers training for youth-serving professionals like foster parents, teachers, and social workers.
The Trevor Project is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. They provide information and support to LGBTQ+ young people 24/7, all year round. In addition to the Ally Training, their Resource page offers free articles, resources, and guides on sexual orientation, LGBTQ+ mental health, gender identity, community resources, talking about suicide, a coming out handbook, and more.
Dale Carnegie offers a wide range of in-person and online training and professional development courses. Their mission is to help you develop the skills to become a better, more confident, and more effective version of yourself. Their professional development programs empower you to cultivate leadership abilities, activate your organization, deliver compelling presentations, master powerful people skills, and refine customer service expertise.
Explore the professional development topics at the link above, or head to the Courses tab to see the upcoming session schedule.
According to their website, Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. In the course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies to help someone in both crisis and noncrisis situations, and where to turn for help.
When you take a course, you learn how to apply the Mental Health First Aid action plan in a variety of situations, including when someone is experiencing:
Panic attacks
Suicidal thoughts or behaviors
Nonsuicidal self-injury
Acute psychosis (e.g., hallucinations or delusions)
Overdose or withdrawal from alcohol or drug use
Reaction to a traumatic event
Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack — we’d start CPR or call 911. But too few of us would know how to respond if we see someone have a panic attack or if we are concerned that a friend or coworker is showing signs of alcohol use disorder. Mental Health First Aid takes the fear and hesitation out of starting these conversations by improving understanding and providing an action plan that teaches people to safely and responsibly identify and address a potential mental health or substance use challenge. The opportunity to practice — through role plays, scenarios, and activities — makes it easier to apply these skills in a real-life situation.