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.
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Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access
Event Description
The training focuses on how to use the Conversation Guide, and explores stigma, bias, boundaries, screening tools, and resource/referral options. Following training, participants will have access to all materials and ongoing consultation and support from Illuminate Colorado.
Please remember that all training times are listed in ET.
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Virtual Office Hours
Please join us for upcoming Virtual Office Hours to discuss any questions you may have, and hear from peers on how they have been utilizing the materials. This is a welcoming space to share, explore and learn from each other. We can’t wait to see you again.
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Please join us for upcoming Virtual Office Hours to discuss any questions you may have, and hear from peers on how they have been utilizing
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Please join us for upcoming Virtual Office Hours to discuss any questions you may have, and hear from peers on how they have been utilizing the materials. This is a welcoming space to share, explore and learn from each other. We can’t wait to see you again.
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Please join us for upcoming Virtual Office Hours to discuss any questions you may have, and hear from peers on how they have been utilizing the materials. This is a welcoming space to share, explore and learn from each other. We can’t wait to see you again.
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Questions?
Contact Jason Read, Senior Education Program Manager
