The Walden Institute of Training (WIT) develops and delivers quality behavioral health and professional development training to Walden House agency staff and community-based providers throughout the state of California. An integral part of Walden House, the WIT keeps staff and community participants informed and continuously trained in a rich variety of evidence-based best practices and other behavioral health, mental health and substance abuse treatment interventions.
WIT program offerings include: basic and advanced courses in Motivational Interviewing (MI); Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Seeking Safety; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); co-occurring disorders; tobacco cessation education; harm reduction; stages of change; recovery education; alcohol and other drug (AOD) education; HIV, hepatitis and STD education and prevention; health and safety; case management; quality management; treatment planning; individual and group interventions; cultural competence; specific populations education; train-the-trainer topics; and gender-responsive treatment interventions. The WIT also teaches and develops manualized client curriculum in areas such as relapse prevention, anger management, treatment readiness, parenting, grief and loss, and post-prison shock syndrome for use in correctional/in-custody, post-release/after-care, adolescent and community-based settings. WIT faculty is comprised of both in-house experts and community-based leaders in behavioral health education.
The WIT is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The WIT maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Continuing education is also offered for substance abuse counselors through CAADE and CAADAC, as well as for LCSWs, MFTs, and counselors through the Board of Behavioral Sciences, and for nurses through the Board of Registered Nursing. If you are interested in participating in WIT training, becoming a WIT trainer, inviting a WIT faculty member to develop and/or deliver training, or if you want more information, please contact Melba Smith, WIT Coordinator, at 415.355.2535 or e-mail at msmith@waldenhouse.org.
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