Training and Conferences
Specialized Trainings
RADACT Training - RADACT strives to increase the educational level of individuals entering, or working in, the substance abuse counseling field.
Akeela Training- Akeela, Inc. is a leading statewide provider of alcohol and drug abuse prevention, education, training, intervention and treatment services in Alaska. Akeela is dedicated to assisting Alaskans in developing and sustaining healthy communities by working to reduce and eliminate the incidence and prevalence of alcohol, and other drug abuse and related problems. Other prevention programs and services available at Akeela include: Training & Technical Assistance.
- The CoDI team accesses current research, models and training while creating assessment and intervention strategies for the co-occurring disorder population. Provision of topical workshops, skill trainings and publication of materials addressing co-occurring disorders is available to behavioral health care providers, medical providers, teaching professionals, parents, and interested community members. CoDI provides training, consultation and/or supervision to agencies in the Mat-Su Borough (currently working toward expanding throughout the State of Alaska) that serve adolescents, chronically mentally ill, elderly and disabled individuals struggling with co-occurring disorders.
Center for Human Development UAA - If you provide community, familial, workplace, educational, or respite support to children or adults with disabilities, you can enroll in their distance delivered courses, taught using video and print instructional materials, homework activities completed in your community, and audio conferences. You can enroll for either professional development or University of Alaska credit.
Learn as you earn program
The Alaska Boards for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Professional Counselors and Licensed Psychologists recognize Continuing Education programs sponsored by the NASW Alaska Chapter. They also have a Video Lending Library which offers CE credits for videos of trainings they have hosted or other approved offerings, including Ethics.
Many of the national associations provide continuing education and training during annual conferences or throughout the year.
American Counseling Association
American Psychiatric Association
Am. Assn. for Marriage & Family Therapy
Alaska Mental Health Board
Disclaimer
The DBH Training & Conferences webpage is a communication tool to convey events that meet Division training priorities. It is also a public service to provide a forum for other training and conference events, which do not necessarily meet those priorities. Therefore, the reader is not to construe that all events listed are necessarily supported or authorized by the Division of Behavioral Health. The Division accepts no liability for their curriculum content, presentation material, or statements of presenters, nor for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided. DBH reserves the right to exercise discretion in the placement of any and all training / conference events on this website.