Human Services Network of Colorado upcoming events

Healing (Trauma)-Informed Care (08/26/2026)

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

This two-day workshop provides a foundation of knowledge and skill in providing Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) to clients of all walks of life. This training focuses on enhancement of knowledge, skill and confidence of direct care providers in work with those stressed and/or traumatized. Information regarding stress and trauma will include common terms (e.g. secondary trauma, burn-out, compassion fatigue, etc), and will create an understanding of the holistic effects of stress and trauma on individuals, as well as the effects on direct service providers. This content will also provide an understanding of the impact of trauma on the brain, planning, processing, learning, relating and more. Motivational Interviewing and other approaches will be utilized to apply TIC and other concepts to client scenarios.

By the end of the training series, you will be able to...

Explain TIC to a colleague;
Understand the ways stress/trauma might impact clients or you;
Explore ways you can be more healing-informed in your work;
Identify at least one thing you could do for effective self-care
Apply TIC approaches to client scenarios; and
Develop a plan for utilizing TIC strategies on the job.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Front-line workers and supervisors across mental health and human services sectors. Includes (but is not limited to) those working in assisted living, homelessness, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, community and family services, juvenile justice, corrections.

Testimonials

• For someone new to the field, this was extremely helpful!

• This training really improved my interactions and gave me the push I needed.

• Use information on a daily basis. Helps structure meetings and address critical issues.

• Loved this training! So applicable and valuable in our positions

Eligible for 8 hours Certificate of Completion

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PRESENTER: Melinda Marasch, LCSW
Aspire Training & Consulting

It is my honor to do exciting work with the amazing, compassionate people in the nonprofit world! It has been my life’s passion to help others, first as a psycho-therapist and now as a consultant. I specialize in clinical supervision in the form of training (in-person and online), as well as individual and group sessions. We serve licensed and unlicensed individuals, as well as programs and organizations. I have expertise in many areas, including HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, mental illnesses and much more. I also provide coaching to clients who are motivated to maximize their assets.

Healing (Trauma)-Informed Care (08/27/2026)

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT

By the end of the training series, you will be able to...

Explain TIC to a colleague;
Understand the ways stress/trauma might impact clients or you;
Explore ways you can be more healing-informed in your work;
Identify at least one thing you could do for effective self-care
Apply TIC approaches to client scenarios; and
Develop a plan for utilizing TIC strategies on the job.

__________

Testimonials

• For someone new to the field, this was extremely helpful!

• This training really improved my interactions and gave me the push I needed.

• Use information on a daily basis. Helps structure meetings and address critical issues.

• Loved this training! So applicable and valuable in our positions

Eligible for 8 hours Certificate of Completion

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PRESENTER: Melinda Marasch, LCSW
Aspire Training & Consulting

Mandatory Reporting and Child/Elder Abuse (09/02/2026)

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT

Human service providers, therapists and many other professionals are mandatory reporters. This presentation will provide an overview of mandatory reporting, and go into detail regarding concerns about child abuse and neglect, as well as the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of at-risk elders and adults. This workshop will also include information about emergency procedures and mandates that lead to breaking confidentiality to report individuals who express a serious threat to themselves, others, or target entities.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to define mandatory reporting, and have additional understanding of who is required to report and what situations must be reported.
Participants will have an understanding of the Colorado Revised Statutes that are relevant to reporting child abuse and neglect, as well as abuse, neglect, and exploitation of at-risk elders and adults. An understanding of Colorado Revised Statutes that are relevant to danger to self or others and grave disability, as well as duty to warn.
Participants will be able to define physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, caretaker neglect, and exploitation, and be able to identify signs of each.
Participants will have an understanding of the consequences of failure to report.
There will be several case presentations, during which participants will apply their new knowledge about mandatory reporting to particular cases, utilizing a discussion format.

Presenter: Ashley Charbonneau, LCSW, LAC

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Addiction Counselor, and Colorado Sex Offender Management Board (SOMB) Full Operating Treatment Provider and Evaluator. I started Enso Counseling in 2016. I specialize in providing individual therapy to address substance abuse, healthy relationships, unhealthy sexual behavior, and trauma. Read more about Ashley HERE.

Eligible for 3 hours Certificate of Completion

Motivational Interviewing - Sep 29-Oct 1, 6, 8 (09/29/2026)

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT

This evidence-based approach has consistently shown positive outcomes in dealing with resistance and defensiveness. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person's own motivation and commitment to change. It has been successfully used with populations where resistance is prevalent, including adults and adolescents who deal with legal problems, substance abuse and mental health issues.

Motivational Interviewing provides a “tool box” of techniques and strategies which will help you to be more effective in working with clients who bring a wide range of challenges. This is a four-day online training with a four-hour session each day. A broadband Internet connection and working webcam are required for participation. You must be on-camera during the event to receive a certificate of completion.

Attendees will:

• Understand the basic principles and skills of Motivational Interviewing

• Experience a collaborative versus an authoritarian communication style and see how you can effectively decrease defensiveness in clients;

• Learn and practice resistance skills;

• Learn and practice directive skills that help move a client towards positive behavior change;

• Be able to elicit commitment language from a client that is correlated to positive outcomes;

• Explore proven implementation strategies that help improve your Motivational Interviewing skills in the field.

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Presenter: Avani G. Dilger, LPC, CAS, ADS, AAT
Avani specializes in substance abuse prevention and treatment with adults, teens and their families. She is the founder and director of the “Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs & Alcohol” nonprofit program. Avani has been training professionals in in Motivational Interviewing and other evidence-based practices worldwide for over 20 years. Find out more about Avani HERE.

Eligible for 16 hours MINT Certificate of Completion, valid worldwide.

Motivational Interviewing - Sep 29-Oct 1, 6, 8 (10/01/2026)

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Attendees will:

• Understand the basic principles and skills of Motivational Interviewing

• Experience a collaborative versus an authoritarian communication style and see how you can effectively decrease defensiveness in clients;

• Learn and practice resistance skills;

• Learn and practice directive skills that help move a client towards positive behavior change;

• Be able to elicit commitment language from a client that is correlated to positive outcomes;

• Explore proven implementation strategies that help improve your Motivational Interviewing skills in the field.

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Eligible for 16 hours MINT Certificate of Completion, valid worldwide.

Motivational Interviewing - Sep 29-Oct 1, 6, 8 (10/06/2026)

Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Attendees will:

• Understand the basic principles and skills of Motivational Interviewing

• Experience a collaborative versus an authoritarian communication style and see how you can effectively decrease defensiveness in clients;

• Learn and practice resistance skills;

• Learn and practice directive skills that help move a client towards positive behavior change;

• Be able to elicit commitment language from a client that is correlated to positive outcomes;

• Explore proven implementation strategies that help improve your Motivational Interviewing skills in the field.

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Eligible for 16 hours MINT Certificate of Completion, valid worldwide.

Motivational Interviewing - Sep 29-Oct 1, 6, 8 (10/08/2026)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Attendees will:

• Understand the basic principles and skills of Motivational Interviewing

• Experience a collaborative versus an authoritarian communication style and see how you can effectively decrease defensiveness in clients;

• Learn and practice resistance skills;

• Learn and practice directive skills that help move a client towards positive behavior change;

• Be able to elicit commitment language from a client that is correlated to positive outcomes;

• Explore proven implementation strategies that help improve your Motivational Interviewing skills in the field.

_____

Eligible for 16 hours MINT Certificate of Completion, valid worldwide.