Health & Human Services Skills Lab

Skills Lab: Client Interviewing and Therapeutic Communication

Instructor: Patrick Griswold

Learning objectives:

• Identify goals of interviewing
• Define components of communication
• Differentiate factors that support and impede effective communication
• Implement communication skills such as active listening, reflecting, affirming and summarizing
• Examine non-therapeutic interventions
• Identify elements for a successful ‘difficult’ conversation

Skills Lab: Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Instructor: Patrick Griswold

Learning objectives:

• Identify the basic principles of Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Describe the “Stages of Change” and appropriate therapeutic interventions for each stage
• Implement MI techniques when working with clients in health settings
• Develop a new concept of resistance that will minimize the effect of ambivalence

Skills Lab: Understanding and Treating Addictive Disorders

Instructor: Patrick Griswold

Learning objectives:

• Describe the continuum of substance use
• Compare and contrast etiological models of substance use disorders
• Identify diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders
• Evaluate interventions for addressing substance use disorders and make appropriate referrals
• Implement screening tools for assessing potential substance use disorders

Skills Lab: Introduction to the Pharmacology of Addiction and Mental Health

Instructor: Patrick Griswold

Learning objectives:

• Define key pharmacology terms (e.g. withdrawal, tolerance, half-life, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics)
• Identify the routes of transmission of substances
• Explain the impact of substances on brain anatomy and chemistry
• Discuss the role of neurotransmitters in the development and maintenance of addictive and mental health disorders
• Evaluate the effectiveness of medications for the treatment of substance use and mental health disorders

Skills Lab: Understanding and Working Within HIPAA

Instructor: Mari Foster

Learning objectives:

• Understand the purpose and scope of HIPAA
• Be familiar with the shared language when discussing HIPAA and patient privacy
• Give concrete examples of how to protect patient privacy in a workplace setting

Skills Lab: Patient Navigation and Care Coordination

Instructor: Mari Foster

Learning objectives:

• Describe the primary role of a Patient Navigator, and how it differs from other members of a care team
• Learn the basic skills around Motivational Interviewing & effective patient engagement strategies
• Create a self-care plan to avoid compassion fatigue in the workplace

Skills Lab: Mental Health First Aid

Instructor: Mari Foster

Learning objectives:

• Identify signs of common mental health concerns in individuals
• Use the Mental Health First Aid Action Plan to determine appropriate supportive action

The History of Public Health by Johns Hopkins University

Provides a broad outline of the historical context and development of public health. Assesses the various challenging hazards to health throughout history.

Introduction Online Course for Patient Safety and Research

A series of free online courses were broadcasted for health care professionals and researchers interested in learning the basic components of patient safety research.

Becoming a Safe Injection Champion

The training is designed to increase knowledge and enhance competency of injection safety practices in healthcare settings. Content is derived from research, best practice literature and documented outbreaks. After completion of the program, the participant is expected to educate and monitor other personnel at their health care facility of injection safety best practices.

Good Decision Making in Real Time: Public Health Ethics for Local Health Officials

This training on the basics of public health ethics and the process of ethical analysis, describes tools and resources for addressing ethical challenges that commonly arise in the practice of public health. The course also explores the complementary nature of public health law and public health ethics, reviews approaches to implementing public health ethics in health departments, and presents a case study to illustrate the steps of applying an ethical analysis to a real-life case scenario.

Lead Exposure Pathways and Mitigation of its Effects

This training presentation is designed to increase primary care providers’ and other health professional’s knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients.