Training Delivery Format = Online/On Demand (Asynchronous).  Direct Support Professionals have an essential role as a part of the health care team and care plan. Students will learn how to support and respond to health issues including allergic reaction shock, communicable diseases, universal precautions, and infection control. In the Performance Evaluation the learner will demonstrate their ability to accurately measure and record temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and the first aid procedure for tonic-clonic seizures.  This course is valid for 3 years. Read more

In this comprehensive course on substance use disorders, participants will learn DSM 5 criteria for diagnosing substance use disorders. Overviews on effects, risks, and typical methods of use will be provided for commonly misused substances. Participants will learn about screening and assessment tools that can be used to determine risk of use, level of care, withdrawal potential, and more. An overview of effective evidence-based practices for SUD will be explored. Participants will leave this training with a comprehensive resource guide for working with individuals with substance use disorders.  Joan serves as a substance use prevention specialist at Easterseals MORC where she provides education and support for young people and their families. As part of the Community Team and the SUD Integrated Health Team, Joan also serves as a prevention resource for clinicians and is engaged in community outreach with schools, courts, and other youth-serving organizations. As a former substance use prevention coalition leader and public school educator for more than 25 years, Joan is passionate about helping kids, families, and communities to thrive by preventing addiction and harm through substance misuse. Kelly Treharne is the Team Lead over the Integrated Health Pathway. She works with individuals and their families to support needs related to substance use, eating disorders, and medical concerns. Kelly is certified in Motivational Interviewing. She has worked with Easterseals MORC for 5 years as a case manager and clinician for outpatient family services. Kelly is a fully licensed clinician with an LPC, MA in Mental Health Counseling, and a BA is Psychology and Neuroscience.   Dave is the care coordinator for the Integrated Health Pathway at Easterseals MORC, providing outreach to families by connecting them with Pathway services and screening each participant on a monthly basis to monitor their progress and inform their respective clinicians. He has been working with Easterseals MORC for over 1 year while training at Oakland University to receive his MA in clinical mental health counseling and work towards his LLPC.  Read more

In this 3-part series, you will learn from Trauma Therapists on how trauma can affect your child, as well as how your own trauma may affect your parenting style. This series begins with this course as an introduction to family support and interventions.  Whether you are a new parent, single parent, foster parent or grandparent, this educational series will provide you with the most current literature, tips and resources to help the little people in your life.   In this introduction, you will learn from two Licensed Mental Health Therapists on the different evidence-based interventions for caregivers and their families. Presenters:  Jennifer Thayer, LMSW & Zoe Compton, LMSW Session 1:   Family Based Intervention Models Introduction Outcomes will include: Explain your role in your child’s therapy Recognize the various modalities of family-based interventions Understand the value of evidence-based family groups for providing a safe place for therapy Presenter:  Jenny Hoggatt, LMSW Session 2:   Trauma 101 Objectives: Define and create common language  What trauma does to our body in development Talking about the way this displays throughout the lifespan  Presenter:  Amanda Luteran, LPC Session 3:  Trauma throughout family generations Objectives: How childhood trauma affects us in adulthood. What is Intergenerational trauma and why does it happen. Stopping the cycle; self-care. Read more

This course has been approved for 1 Hour of Social Work CEUs and CDTS/Children's Credit.   In this comprehensive course informed by CBT-E, participants will explore methods to promote setting healthy and kind goals. Including ways to effectively set goals to increased activity levels and reduce negative cognitions related to body image. Participants relationship with food will be explored through mindful eating activities and psychoeducation related to nutrition. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practical exercises, participants will learn how to integrate mindfulness into their daily routines to foster a healthier relationship with food, physical activity, and body image.  Read more

In this 3-part series, you will learn from a Registered Nurse and Licensed Mental Health Therapist how mental health and physical health are connected, how to help your child cope with stress, and ways to become a healthier family. Presenter:  Ebony Redding, LMSW Session 1:  How stress impacts the body Objectives: What is stress How stress physically impacts the body Tips to decrease stress Presenter:  Alicia Petrunak, RN Session 2:   Tips to becoming a healthier family Objectives: How to help your family eat more nutritiously How to live a more active lifestyle Self-care strategies for the family Presenter:  Alicia Petrunak, RN Session 3:  My child and their relationship with food Objectives: Different Types of Eating disorders Warning signs of an eating disorder Tips to build a healthy relationship with food Read more

In these two modules you will learn from a Licensed Behavior Analyst and Licensed Mental Health Therapists to better understand developmental milestones and interventions to help with challenging behaviors. Presenter:  Zoe Compton, LMSW Session 1: Understanding development and behaviors Objectives: Behavior as Communication Development stages What to expect Session 2:  Responding to Challenging Behaviors Presenter:  Larissa Heise, LMSW, BCBA, LBA Objectives: Learn 3 – 5 strategies to create a supportive environment in your home Identify 2 support strategies in each part of the behavior escalation cycle Name 3 services Easterseals Morc provides that can support me and my child Read more