Upcoming Events
The Crisis Systems Response Training and Technical Assistance Center is hosting a series of workshops to promote wellness among the behavioral health crisis workforce. As the demand for behavioral health crisis care increases, it is essential to support the well-being of those providing lifesaving assistance. This workshop series offers evidence-based strategies, practical tools, and insights to help build resilience, manage stress, and prevent burnout.
The fifth workshop in this series focuses on building and maintaining boundaries in crisis work. This workshop is designed for crisis workers and supervisors seeking to support the emotional well-being of the crisis workforce through practical strategies for developing, maintaining, and reinforcing professional boundaries. The workshop also explores the role of healthy boundaries in sustaining long-term effectiveness and well-being.
Learning Objectives:
- Define professional boundaries within crisis work and explain their role in supporting emotional well-being, ethical practice, and long-term workforce sustainability.
- Recognize early warning signs that professional boundaries are eroding or not being maintained in crisis response roles.
- Identify common challenges to establishing and maintaining professional boundaries in crisis response settings and apply practical strategies to address those challenges.
- Identify strategies for developing organizational policies and leadership practices that model professional boundaries and reinforce boundary-setting as a shared organizational norm.
Speakers:
- Courtney Castañeda-Cruz, Assistant Program Director, Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
- Alejandra Vargas, Assistant Program Director, Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
Immediately following the presentation, there will be a Q&A section to address live and previously submitted questions.
Nationally, behavioral health workforce shortages continue to have a significant impact on communities, especially across the crisis continuum. This webinar will identify some resources and partnership opportunities that are available to states, territories, Tribes, and crisis centers within their local and/or regional area. It will highlight information on national workforce training programs, registered apprenticeship programs, and workforce development career opportunities. The goal of this webinar is to strengthen the behavioral health crisis workforce through innovative strategies and leveraging of resources and collaborations to address and/or decrease workforce shortages in communities.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the Area Health Education Center Program, and their role in strengthening the workforce within communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations.
- Describe the Integrated Substance Use Disorder Training Program, Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program, and Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Programs for Paraprofessionals and Professionals, and their roles in strengthening the behavioral health workforce and connecting providers to communities in need.
- Describe Workforce Development Boards and their roles in meeting the needs of businesses, jobseekers, and communities.
- Identify how to leverage the various workforce resources and partnership opportunities within your state, region, and/or community.
Speakers:
- Connie Sharp, CWDP, Director of Membership, National Association of Workforce Boards
- Carrie Dorn, LMSW, MPA, Acting Team Lead, Behavioral Health Division at Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Isabel Gorgoroso, BSN, MPH, Team Lead, Behavioral Health Division at BHW, HRSA
- Tamara Barbee, MPH, Public Health Analyst, Health Career and Financial Support Division at BHW, HRSA