While our response to COVID-19 has changed the way we are doing things, our services to West Virginia families will continue via telehealth. All interactions will be conducted remotely via phone, email, or video conferencing. In person trainings are being revised and some will be offered remotely with prior registration. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience and flexibility.
Phone: 855-558-4296
Email: pbs@hsc.wvu.edu
PBS Trainings
Upcoming Trainings
PBS provides trainings to build the skills and capacity to better serve individuals with challenging behaviors and improve their quality of life.
Sign Up for Training Announcements
Please find the table below for information on all of our upcoming trainings for the year.
| Training | Description | Length | Frequency and Dates | Target Audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implementing Trauma Informed Positive Behavior Support | Participants will learn about how to create interventions by writing a trauma informed PBS plan for themselves. | 1 day | Monthly - in various locations throughout WV | Everyone; First Responders; Direct service providers; Wraparound providers; Safe at Home Providers; Children’s Mobile Crisis; SED Waiver Providers |
| Trauma 101 | An overview of trauma and how it affects the brain, our survival reactions and how to build resiliency. 3.5 Social Work CEUs available |
4 hours | 6x/year May - Southern WV July - Northern WV September - Southern WV November - Northern WV |
First Responders and other providers |
| De-Escalation Techniques for First Responders | A discussion on how to interact with someone when they are angry to help de-escalate them. | 2 hours | 8x/year April - Southern WV June - Northern WV July - Southern WV August - Southern WV October - Northern WV December - Southern WV |
First Responders |
| MAPs for WRAP | An interactive course on facilitating a MAP and embed it into the wraparound plan. A MAP is a person-centered process is used to help people create an action plan to help reach their dreams. | 1 day | 6x/year April - Northern WV June- Southern WV Aug - Northern WV October - Southern WV December - Northern WV |
Wraparound providers; Safe at Home Providers; Children’s Mobile Crisis; SED Waiver Providers |
| Increasing Quality of Life | An interactive training incorporating the 8 dimensions of wellness and finding internal motivators to help others improve their quality of life. | 3 hours | 2x/year March - Northern WV July - Southern WV |
Foster Parents; Socially Necessary Services Providers |
| PBS for Parents – webinar format | An overview of positive behavior support philosophies, including ways to encourage good behavior. | 1 hour | Monthly webinars coming soon | Foster Parents; Caregivers of children with serious emotional disporders (SED) |
| MAPs and PATHs | An interactive course on facilitating a MAP (Making Action Plan) and a PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope). These are person-centered planning tools to help people create an action plan to help reach their dreams. | 2 days | 2x/year June - Northern WV September - Southern WV |
Providers of services |
| Children’s Mental Health First Aid | Youth Mental Health First Aid is primarily designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations. | 1 day | 2x/year November - in WV Next Training: Morgantown - Feb 20th |
Foster Parents; Caregivers of children with SED; Wraparound providers; Safe at Home Providers; Children’s Mobile Crisis; SED Waiver Providers |
| PBS Overview | A facilitators guide including activities to give an overview of positive behavior support. | 2-3 hours | As needed Material provided for self-study upon request |
Direct service providers |
