The Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families

For Head Start Staff

Join the Conversation

The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety has partnered with Illuminate Colorado to bring the Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children, and Families to Head Start staff nationwide.

The Conversation Guide is a tool that provides ideas and resources to help family services professionals to use strengths-based conversations when working with families.  It focuses on helping professionals to address substance use, safe storage of substances, safe and engaged caregiving, and Protective Factors that promote child and family well-being.

 

Training Features

  • 4-hour virtual training
  • Free training and materials for Head Start Staff
  • Learn how to use the Conversation Guide when talking with families about substance use.
  • Explore stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options.

After the Training

Upon completion of the Conversation Guide training, you will receive:

  • The Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children, & Families as a reference resource.
  • Locking safe-storage bags.
  • Trifold brochures in English & Spanish for distribution to families.
  • Ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.

Upcoming Trainings

When registering, you will be asked if you are one of at least two people from your program who have registered or will be registering for your training date. At least two people from a program must sign up for the same training date.

All training times are listed in ET. To view the training time in your time zone, click “View in my time” next to the training time.

Sign up to get new training notifications via email if there are no available training dates and times that work with your schedule.

05Jun1:00 pm5:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training1:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

15Jun11:00 am3:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training11:00 am - 3:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

14Jul12:00 pm4:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

28Jul1:00 pm5:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training1:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

14Aug12:00 pm4:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

29Aug12:00 pm4:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

12Sept12:00 pm4:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training12:00 pm - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

28Sept1:00 pm5:00 pmThe Conversation Guide for Professionals on Substance Use, Children & Families Training1:00 pm - 5:00 pm(GMT-04:00) View in my timeNo more spaces leftVirtual Event45 Guests are attending

Questions?

Contact Jason Read, Senior Education Program Manager

jread@illuminatecolorado.org

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