Our staff of experts provides professional development trainings in four subject areas:

• Suicide prevention and crisis intervention (two-hour, half-day, and two-day trainings)
• Grief and loss (two-hour, half-day, and full-day trainings)
• Youth violence prevention (two-hour, half-day, and full-day trainings)
• Cultural competency (two-hour, half-day, and full-day trainings)

Trainings are designed for professionals—clinicians, social workers, law enforcement, clergy, teachers, staff at community-based organizations, etc. Two members of our staff are certified to conduct ASIST trainings (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). These trainings are two full days and include a large binder with a variety of materials.

Fees

Below is a table with our training fees. Fees include preparation, travel to and from the training site, and printed materials. We’re certified to provide continuing education units (CEUs) if requested.

Trainers

Judi Hampshire, Crisis Line / 211 Director
Licensed marriage and family therapist. Certified ASIST trainer (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training). Certified crisis worker by the American Association of Suicidology. Certified death educator by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. M.A. from John F. Kennedy University, B.A. from U.C. Berkeley.

Susan Moore, Grief Counseling Director
Certified death educator by the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Trainer for the California State SIDS Program. Core faculty and lecturer at U.C. Extension. Member of the Northern California SIDS Advisory Council and the Contra Costa County Child Death Review Team, Fetal Infant Mortality Review Team, and the Domestic Violence Death Review Team. M.A. from St. Mary's College; B.A. from University of Michigan.

Roberto Almanzán, Cultural Competency Coordinator
Featured in the award-winning documentary films The Color of Fear and Walking Each Other Home. Consultant to the producer/director of films Making Peace: Facing Racism and Boys Will Be Men. Narrator of documentary film Unheard Voices. Also has appeared on the Oprah and Phil Donahue shows to discuss cultural competency issues. M.A. from Cal State East Bay; B.A. from Stanford University.

LaShonda Taylor, Youth Services Coordinator
Credentialed teacher who formerly taught at elementary, middle, and high schools in the Bay Area. Member of the Safe Schools Coalition. B.A. from U.C. Berkeley.

Sample Invoice

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