The Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

Illume

Past Trainings & Events

Recent & Selected Events

Illume has hosted several internationally recognized experts to discuss the positive impact of evidence-based practices.

Seeking Safety Training
November 18, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco

QPR Training 
November 8, 2022
Presented by Caren Franke

Community Reinforcement Approach Training
November 1-2, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco

Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD in Serious Mental Illness
October 27 – 28, 2022
Presented by Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D.

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness in Youth and Adults 
October 20, 2022
Presented by Emily Dreher

Working with Grieving Persons Served
October 14, 2022
Presented by Caren Franke

Motivational Interviewing
October 12, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco

IMR Training 
October 7, 2022
Presented by Colleen Doyle

Prolonged Exposure 
October 4, 2022
Presented by Emily Dreher

Working with Grieving Persons Served
September 16, 2022
Presented by Caren Franke

Ethics Training 
September 15, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco & Allison Murphy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Workshop
Starting August 31, 2022
Presented by Emily Dreher

Trauma Informed Care 
August 25, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco

Motivational Interviewing (Subscription Model Training)
August 10, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco

Age is Only a Number: Evidence-Based Interventions Designed for Older People with Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
August 9, 2022
Keynote by Sarah Pratt, Ph.D.

Introduction to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Helping Persons Served Build a Life Worth Living
July 26, 2022
Keynote by Emily Dreher, LPC, NCC, DBT-LC

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness in Youth and Adults (Subscription Model Training)
July 14, 2022
Keynote by Emily Dreher, LPC, NCC, DBT-LC

De-Escalation Training (Subscription Model Training)
July 13, 2022
Presented by Julie Blanco and Kizzy Hammonds

Summer Subscription Model Trainings
Various Dates

Collaborative Decision-Making with Your Clients: Practical Strategies for Clinicians
June 16, 2022
Keynote by Emily Triechler, Ph.D

BREATHE Trauma Treatment
June 16, 2022
Keynote by Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D.

Ethics Training
March 31, 2022
Keynote by Barb Zawier and Julie Blanco

CRA Training
March 29-30, 2022
Keynote by Julie Blanco

Engaging Challenging to Serve Persons
February 22, 2022
Keynote by Don Shipp, Leon Farrar, and Brittany Barbour

Wellness Coaching
January 31, 2022-February 3, 2022
Keynote by Greg Seymour & Kristen Gramann

Introduction of Skill Building Interventions into Community-Based Services
January 25, 2022
Keynote by Sam McCullough and Tim McKay

Mental Health Recovery: What Helps and What Hinders
December 10, 2021
Keynote by Nanette Larson

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD in SMI
December 2-3, 2021
Keynote by Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D.

Thinking Skills for Work (TSW): An Evidence Based Practice to Improve Cognitive and Work Functioning
November 4, 2021
Keynote by Drs. Susan McGurk and Kim Mueser

Mental Health First Aide
October 6, 2021
Presented by Anton Jefferson and Jamie Holmes

Black Girl Bleu
September 30, 2021
Film with Director’s Panel

Mental Health First Aide
September 29, 2021
Presented by Anton Jefferson and Jamie Holmes

Trauma and PTSD in Serious Mental Illness
September 24, 2021
Keynote by Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D. with Julie Blanco

Grief & Loss: Understanding and Supporting a Grieving Community
August 26, 2021
Keynote by Caren Franke, MS

Erasing the Stigma of Substance Use
August 17, 2021
Keynote by Craig Miner

Covid in Community: Suicide Prevention through a new Lens 
August 10, 2021
Keynote by Bart Andrews, Ph.D.

Emerging from the Pandemic:  How to be Your Best while Transitioning from Surviving to Thriving 
July 7, 2021
Keynote by Dr. Gary Morse, Ph.D.

TREM/M-TREM
June 29 – July 1, 2021
Julie Blanco

An Update on the Clinical and Research Practices on the IMR Program
May 12, 2021
Keynote by Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D.

Evidence-Based Substance Use Treatment
February 11, 2021
Keynote by Robert J. Meyers, PhD

Current Trends in ACT Research & Practice
January 19, 2021
Keynote by Maria Monroe-DeVita, PhD

Can a Recovery-Oriented System be Evidence-Based? Mental Health Practices, Processes, and Services
December 4, 2020
Keynote by Robert Drake, M.D, PH.D.

Parenting in Today’s World
September 17, 2020
Kevin Wells, MSW

Pursuit of Happiness Program
August-September 2020
Gary Morse, Ph.D.

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness Training for Central Baptist Church
July 30, 2020
By Meagan Doty, LCSW

Recognizing Acute Stress Risks During COVID-19
July 27, 2020
Julie Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC, CCDP-D and Pallavi Nishith, Ph.D.

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Illness Training
May 19, 2020
By Meagan Doty, LCSW

Parenting in Today’s World
May 29, 2020
Kevin Wells, MSW