Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative Training Courses
The Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative offers a variety of educational modules to support community agencies in meeting the unique needs of this growing population.
Questions about trainings? Contact us through our OABHI Training Interest Form
Courses We Offer:
2024 List of Training and Education Available
GOBHI’s OABHI team provides a variety of workforce training and community education. Several sample topics and programs are listed below.
Audience
Workforce and Community
Details
If you are interested in one of these or another topic not listed, please fill out the OABHI Training Interest Form .
Scheduled training events are also listed on this page below.
Workforce Training:
Advance Directives
Crisis Intervention Training
Getting to Know Dementia and other Positive Approaches to Care (PAC) Training
Oregon Project Visibility (LGBTQIA2S+ competency training)
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
Substance Misuse and Problem Gambling Trainings
Other Geriatric Competency Trainings available per request
Community Education:
Chronic Disease Self-Management (CDSMP)
Grief and Caregiver Support Groups
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives (PEARLS)
Senior Planet (AARP Senior Technology Lectures and Workshops)
Wellness Initiative for Senior Education (WISE)
Age, Memory and Death Cafes
Oregon Advance Directive
Getting to Know Dementia and other Dementia Caregiver Topics
In-person | Virtual |
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Yes | Yes |
2024 Older Adult Behavioral Health Workforce Training Series
Build your knowledge and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of older adults. Join the GOBHI OABHI team for a series of two-hour trainings.
Audience
Workforce
Details
Six trainings will be held on a variety of topics, listed below. Use this link to register for one, some, or all sessions.
These two-hour trainings are led by Nirmala Dhar, LCSW, ACSW, unless otherwise noted. All trainings are 10am - 12pm unless otherwise noted.
FREE NASW CEUS.
February 27, 9am - 11am: Understanding Anxiety in Older Adults
March 12: Dementia and Serious Mental Illness (SMI) *led by Dr. Vimal Aga*
May 21: Lewy Body Syndrome *led by Dr. Vimal Aga*
July 16: Depression in Older Adults
Sept. 17: Substance Use in Older Adults *led by Kai Nichols, MS CADCIII, QMHP*
Nov. 19: Behavioral Activation
In-person | Virtual |
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No | Yes |
EOCCO Oregon Advance Directive
Thinking about advance healthcare wishes for yourself, a loved one or someone you are providing care for?
EOCCO's Advance Directive online training teaches you how to talk with loved one and/or a person you are providing care for about health care wishes and choosing a person to make healthcare decisions when the person in question is unable to.
Audience
Oregon Residents and Healthcare Care Providers
Details
This free online training will help you to:
Share with loved ones your health care wishes
Remove the burden of making difficult health care decisions from loved ones
Provide guidance for loved one(s) and health care providers in honoring to your wishes
You will also learn about Oregon's Declaration for Mental Health Treatment; a tool for sharing your mental health wishes in a time of crisis.
When:
Feb 12th @ 1-2 pm (PST)
April 23rd @ 1-2 pm (PST)
Aug 27th @ 1-2 pm (PST)
Nov 19th @ 1-2 pm (PST)
For questions or to get help registering for one of these sessions contact - Rod Harwood at rharwood@gobhi.org
In-person | Virtual |
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No | Yes |
Eastern Oregon Caregiver Support Group
Build a support system with people who. understand. Alzheimer’s Association® support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for people living with dementia and their care partners to:
• Develop a support system. • Exchange practical information on challenges and possible solutions. • Talk through issues and ways of coping. • Share feelings, needs and concerns. • Learn about community resources.
Audience
Care Partners of those Living with Dementia
Details
Third Monday of the month
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
In-person | Virtual |
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No | Yes |
Helping Yourself Heal - Grief Support Series
You find yourself facing a major loss, adrift from what was your life and feeling unprepared navigate the difficult path. Yet you must face it and learn to adjust. Whether your loss is a loved one, a job, a role or a place. Grieving is an essential part of how you process your loss.
Supporting your grief needs the series will cover:
Understanding grief and the necessity of mourning
Common myths about grief and mourning
How your grief is unique
What you might expect on your grief journey
The six central needs of mourning
The 12 freedoms of healing in grief
Knowing when you need additional help – signs of complicated grief
Where you can find help in your community
Audience
Adults who are experiencing grief and loss in their lives
Details
When: Weekly , 6- Weeks, Wednesday, October 16th through Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 5:00-6:30pm
Location: Provided virtually via Zoom
To Register click on link below
In-person | Virtual |
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No | Yes |
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Powerful Tools for Caregivers gives you the skills to take care of yourself while caring for someone else. By taking care of your own health and well-being, you become a better caregiver. Six class sessions held once a week are led by experienced class leaders. Class participants are given The Caregiver Helpbook to accompany the class and provide additional caregiver resources.
Audience
Caregivers for older adults, including spouses, adult children, and friends.
Details
6 week course facilitated by trained class leaders. To get the most out of this program, attendance at all sessions is encouraged.
These classes are sponsored by CAPECO Area Agency on Aging and are open to residents of the following counties: Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco & Wheeler.
This is an in-person class held at Providence Down Manor in Hood River and will meet:
Wednesday afternoons, 3pm - 4:30pm Pacific starting on June 19 , 2024
Please contact Roni at rhyde@gobhi.org or (541) 705-4870 for additional information.
In-person | Virtual |
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Yes | No |
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training
Build your confidence and capability to help someone in crisis with this three-step, evidence-based training.
Audience
Professionals, volunteers and community members
Details
Two hour course for the workforce and community members. Participants will learn to recognize the warning signs of suicide, talk with someone in crisis and persuade them to get help, and refer them to resources. This training will including information specific to older adult and veteran populations.
Click here to register for a virtual QPR training in 2024.
Please use the training request form above or contact us at oabhi@gobhi.org regarding opportunities for in-person training.
In-person | Virtual |
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Yes | Yes |
What is Dementia Really?
This workshop is designed to help attendees develop a basic appreciation for what happens in the brain due to some form of dementia. Specifically, attendees will discover the value in what remains as the condition progresses, as well as an introduction of supportive responses. The goal is to see that the person living with dementia is doing the best they can, rather than assuming they are simply not trying, or doing something on purpose. Finally, attendees will learn to identify for themselves when it is time to pause their agenda, such as a care task, and seek support for themselves or the person living with dementia.
Audience
Family Caregivers/Community Members
Details
6 Sessions
In-person | Virtual |
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Yes | No |