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SUMMARY:Beyond Good Intentions: Addressing Ableism in FCS Service Provision
DESCRIPTION:Beyond Good Intentions: Addressing Ableism in FCS Service Provision\nDate & Time\nMay 19\, 2026 03:00 PM  in\nPacific Time (US and Canada)\nDescription\nDate / Time of Webinar: Tuesday\, May19th 3pm PST to 430pm PST\nLearning Objectives:\n•	Define ableism and distinguish between individual\, structural\, and internalized ableism\n•	Identify how ableism shows up in FCS service delivery\n•	Analyze the impact of ableism on engagement\, outcomes\, and equity\n•	Apply strengths-based\, recovery-oriented\, and person-directed strategies to reduce ableism in practice\n•	Reflect on our own assumptions and service patterns using a practice audit lens\n•	Description of Webinar:\nThis training examines how ableism\, often subtle and systemic\, shows up in our behavioral health services. Participants will build awareness\, identify practice-level impacts\, and develop concrete strategies to promote equity\, autonomy\, and recovery-oriented services for individuals. Participants will explore how ableism can be embedded in everyday decisions\, including goal setting\, service planning\, documentation\, and risk assessment. The session will explore how even well-intentioned practices can unintentionally limit opportunity when expectations are lowered or choice is constrained. Participants will leave with practical tools to recognize and interrupt ableism strengthening engagement and advancing more equitable service delivery across Washington State FCS programs. \nName of Presenter: Amy Banko MS\, LPC\, NCC\, CIPS\, CPRP\nShorter Bio of Presenter:\nMs. Banko is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions at Rutgers\, where she serves as a trainer and implementation consultant at the Integrated Employment Institute. In this role\, she facilitates trauma-informed supported employment (SE) and supported education (SEd) training and provides implementation support to enhance practitioner competencies and program outcomes. She co-developed the first mobile outreach Supported Education program in New Jersey and has since continued this work for over 15 years.   \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/beyond-good-intentions-addressing-ableism-in-fcs-service-provision/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Emotion Regulation Strategies for Sustainable Employment
DESCRIPTION:Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Foundational Community Supports (FCS) team in partnership with Rutgers School of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions eagerly invite you to join our upcoming 4-part Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) guided employment series!  \nSession 3: Emotion Regulation Strategies for Sustainable Employment 5/21 8:30 am to 10 am (Pacific) Description: Learn Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to help individuals understand and regulate emotions that affect motivation\, follow-through\, workplace behavior\, and long-term job retention. Training Objectives: • Learn how managing emotions affects motivation\, follow-through\, and overall work performance. • Explore practi \nOther sessions: \nDates: March 19\, April 16 May 21\, June 18\nTime: 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. (Pacific)   \nPart one: Introduction to DBT & Mindfulness Strategies for Career Readiness \nExplore core DBT mindfulness skills and how they help individuals stay focused\, reduce job-related anxiety\, and make intentional choices throughout the job search and employment process. \nPart two: Distress Tolerance Strategies for Employment Stressors \nLearn how to teach individuals DBT distress tolerance skills to manage crises\, handle job-related stress\, and build emotional resilience during the job search and early stages of employment. \nPart three: Emotion Regulation Strategies for Sustainable Employment\nLearn Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to help individuals understand and regulate emotions that affect motivation\, follow-through\, workplace behavior\, and long-term job retention. \nPart four: Interpersonal Effectiveness Strategies for Workplace Success \nGain Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed tools for teaching individuals how to communicate effectively\, assert needs\, set boundaries\, and navigate workplace relationships with confidence\, from interviews to daily interactions with supervisors and coworkers. \nRegister Here: Webinar Registration – Zoom \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/emotion-regulation-strategies-for-sustainable-employment/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:From Crisis to Stability: Supporting Clients When Law Enforcement Is Involved
DESCRIPTION:Brought to you by HCA: \nDate & Time\nJun 10\, 2026 11:00 AM in\nPacific Time (US and Canada)\nDescription\nObjectives/Takeaways:\n•	Analyze how law enforcement involvement and use-of-force risks impact individuals with serious mental health conditions during behavioral health crises\n•	Assess Washington State crisis response trends\, systemic barriers\, and available community resources to strengthen intervention planning\n•	Demonstrate evidence-based de-escalation\, engagement\, and prevention strategies that promote client safety\, stability\, and improved crisis outcomes\n•	Develop proactive FCS housing and service interventions that reduce crisis escalation and minimize unnecessary law enforcement involvement\nDescription of Webinar:\nThis focused 90-minute training is designed to strengthen your ability to effectively support individuals with serious mental health conditions during high-risk behavioral health crises. This practical session will equip you with concrete strategies to anticipate and reduce crisis escalation\, apply evidence-based de-escalation approaches\, improve collaboration with law enforcement\, and use proactive housing and service interventions to decrease unnecessary police involvement. Participants will leave with stronger skills to enhance client safety\, advocate more effectively during law enforcement interactions\, prevent avoidable crises\, and confidently promote stability-centered outcomes that protect both clients and communities. \nName of Presenter:\nEarle Leitch\, MS \nShort Bio of Presenter:\nEarle is a Senior Training and Consultation Specialist in the Rutgers School of Health Professions\, Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions. In this role\, he facilitates psychiatric rehabilitation-informed Community Support Services training\, consultation\, technical assistance\, and implementation support to enhance practitioner competencies and program outcomes. He developed the first Supervisors’ Learning Community for CSS provider agencies in NJ and facilitates the Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring\, Saving and Hoard \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/from-crisis-to-stability-supporting-clients-when-law-enforcement-is-involved/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Behavioral Health,Webinar
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SUMMARY:2026 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference
DESCRIPTION:2026 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference\nCELEBRATING COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH\nJune 11 – 12\, 2026 (pre-conference day June 10)\nThree Rivers Convention Center\n7016 W Grandridge Blvd\, Kennewick WA 99336 \nWelcome to the 36th annual Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference (WBHC)\, Celebrating Community Behavioral Health!  \nAfter so many years of change and instability\, this theme was intentionally chosen to help uplift the provider community and the people we serve. We aim to honor behavioral health professionals\, peers\, and people in or moving toward recovery. The work you do each and every day is important\, meaningful\, and full of hope. We look forward to providing an opportunity for the behavioral health community to come together\, to share best practices about life-saving treatment and supports\, and to celebrate being the helpers. Our focus remains on the vital importance of expanding access to evidence-based behavioral health care\, including community-based treatment and peer support services. We must continue to address inequities in our systems and include new and diverse voices who are essential to helping shape our path forward and meeting the needs of all Washingtonians. \n We’ll weave these themes together when we meet in Kennewick in June\, hearing from community providers\, regional and national experts\, and people with lived experience to share their wisdom\, knowledge\, and tools. \nWe’re especially excited to introduce the 2026 WBHC keynote speakers:\nRyan Campbell\, a leading speaker on mental health & overcoming burnout\nChamique Holdsclaw\, an Olympic Gold Medalist\, WNBA Hall of Famer & mental health advocate\nShola Richards\, best-selling author of Civil Unity and expert on resilience in organizations & individuals \n This event will highlight 38 sessions; 34 workshops and\, back by popular demand\, 4 TED-style talks! Tracks at the WBHC will focus on recovery & resiliency\, leadership\, management & operations\, innovative care practices\, corrections & mental health\, substance use & co-occurring disorders\, and more. \nVisit one of the tabs at the top of this page to learn more\, or click HERE to download the brochure. If you’re ready to register\, click on the Register Now button to get started! \nRegister Now\nAlready registered?\nQuestions? Email us at wbhc@thewashingtoncouncil.org \nWe gratefully acknowledge support for the WBHC from the Health Care Authority/Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery\, and the Department of Corrections. \nFunding for this conference was made possible (in part) by SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services\, nor does the mention of trade names\, commercial practices\, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/2026-washington-behavioral-healthcare-conference-2/
LOCATION:Three Rivers Convention Center\, 7016 W Grandridge Blvd\, Kennewick\, WA\, 99336\, United States
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Behavioral Health,Conference
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SUMMARY:Emotion Regulation Strategies for Sustainable Employment
DESCRIPTION:Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Foundational Community Supports (FCS) team in partnership with Rutgers School of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions eagerly invite you to join our upcoming 4-part Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) guided employment series!  \nPart four: Interpersonal Effectiveness Strategies for Workplace Success \nGain Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed tools for teaching individuals how to communicate effectively\, assert needs\, set boundaries\, and navigate workplace relationships with confidence\, from interviews to daily interactions with supervisors and coworkers. \nOther sessions: \nDates: March 19\, April 16 May 21\, June 18\nTime: 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. (Pacific)   \nPart one: Introduction to DBT & Mindfulness Strategies for Career Readiness \nExplore core DBT mindfulness skills and how they help individuals stay focused\, reduce job-related anxiety\, and make intentional choices throughout the job search and employment process. \nPart two: Distress Tolerance Strategies for Employment Stressors \nLearn how to teach individuals DBT distress tolerance skills to manage crises\, handle job-related stress\, and build emotional resilience during the job search and early stages of employment. \nPart three: Emotion Regulation Strategies for Sustainable Employment\nLearn Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies to help individuals understand and regulate emotions that affect motivation\, follow-through\, workplace behavior\, and long-term job retention. \nPart four: Interpersonal Effectiveness Strategies for Workplace Success \nGain Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)-informed tools for teaching individuals how to communicate effectively\, assert needs\, set boundaries\, and navigate workplace relationships with confidence\, from interviews to daily interactions with supervisors and coworkers. \nRegister Here: Webinar Registration – Zoom \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/9307/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Advocacy,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Bi-Monthly Golden Thread Documentation Training
DESCRIPTION:Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) Foundational Community Supports (FCS) trainers are inviting you to join them in a six part training series for The Golden Thread Documentation Training. \nJoin us for a six-session training series that provides a comprehensive overview\, with practical applications FCS documentation. Each webinar covers a specific type of documentation and addresses Medicaid requirements and the importance of the connection between assessments\, service plans\, and progress notes\, known as the Golden Thread. The series will be presented with the newly developed Golden Thread Toolkit\, a valuable new resource for FCS staff. It is recommended that participants attend all sessions in the series\, as the information presented is cumulative. \nThis training is recommended for those who: \n\nAre new to providing supportive housing and supported employment services\nAre interested in improving the standards of personnel or agency documentation standards\nAre considering participating in a fidelity review and would like more information on how to prepare for it\n\nObjectives:\n\nTo use Medicaid-compliant documentation of Foundational Community Support services specifically the assessments\, service plan\, and progress notes.\nWhat the Golden Thread is\, and its importance in providing quality services to participants.\n\nWriting documentation in a way that accurately and completely reflects a participant’s story in a person-centered way. \nRegister Here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams \n“Therapeutic Court Association of Washington is sharing this event for informational purposes only and is not affiliated with\, endorsing\, or sponsoring the event.”
URL:https://tcaofwa.org/event/bi-monthly-golden-thread-documentation-training-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Accessibility,Advocacy,Webinar
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