Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

Save the Date for Advanced Motivational Interviewing (MI) Skills Training! Already familiar with Motivational Interviewing (MI) and looking to polish your skillset? Look no further! Join us for an Advanced MI Skills Training presented by Julia Blanco, LCSW, CRAADC! Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is hosting an Advanced Motivational Interviewing Skills Training, where you’ll deepen your understanding of MI’s Spirit, skills, and tasks—along with practice opportunities to refine your abilities. What you'll learn: ✔️ How MI skills differ from task to task ✔️ Advanced techniques for supporting positive change in health-related goals ✔️ Hands-on practice in applying MI strategies effectively 🗓 Date: Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 ⏰ Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) 📍 Location: 1310 Papin Street, St. Louis, 63103 This training is ideal for those looking to expand their MI expertise and enhance their ability to support behavior change. Behavioral Health Professionals can earn up to 5.5 Continuing Education credits For more details or to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/gryTRu5h Stay tuned for more from our MI training series! #motivationalinterviewing #advancedtraining #behavioralhealth #ProfessionalDevelopment #continuingeducation #BehaviorChange #traumainformed #positivechange

🚨 FREE Mental Health First Aid Certification! 🚨 Join us for a FREE Adult Mental Health First Aid training on Monday, January 27th from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Thomas Dunn Learning Center, 3113 Gasconade Street, St. Louis, MO 63118. 💡 This certification is a valuable addition to your resume and equips you with essential skills to support mental health in your community. 🔑 Topics Covered: - Depression and mood disorders - Anxiety disorders - Trauma - Psychosis - Substance use disorders 🔑 Important Details: - FREE 3-year certification you can add to your resume! - Limited spots available - The course is blended: 2 hours of self-paced pre-work required before attending. Reserve your spot today! 🔗 Sign up now via the QR code or click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gTxAhyPn Let’s work together to make mental health support more accessible! 🌟 #MentalHealthFirstAid #MentalHealthMatters #IllumeCOE #StLouis #FreeCertification #CommunitySupport #ResumeBooster #MentalHealthAwareness

#TBT to our post last year on this day: “This week we are officially moving into our new location on 1310 Papin Street!! We can’t wait to show you our new home in 2024!” Fast forward to today – we’re loving our new space and so grateful for all of you who’ve supported us along the way. Stay tuned for more exciting updates as we continue to grow and thrive in our new home! #tbt #ThrowbackThursday #GrowingTogether

🌟 Exciting New Training Announcement! 🌟 Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is proud to present "Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder" – a 90-minute virtual training presented by Emily Dreher, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC. 🗓 Date & Time: Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 | 10:00 am - 11:30 am (Central Standard Time) 🔍 What You’ll Learn: - Symptoms and behaviors of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) - Theories on what causes BPD - Effective treatments and strategies - Increasing compassion and understanding for individuals with BPD Join us to deepen your knowledge, challenge stigmas, and enhance your ability to support those affected by BPD. For more information or to register, go to: https://lnkd.in/gYYCPcta #mentalhealthmatters #BPD #BPDawareness #BehavioralHealth #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #VirtualTrainings #CompassionateCare #MentalHealthEducation

Seats still available for Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence's ~free~ Suicide Prevention (QPR) training next week! Reserve your spot today! QPR is an emergency mental health intervention for suicidal persons. It stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis, and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. Presented by Charvonne Long, MPH and Abby Brackenridge on Monday, December 16th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Central Standard Time), this is a ~free~ Suicide Prevention training. This training will be in person at Illume's training spaces at 1310 Papin Street, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, or to sign up, use the QR code in the flyer or go to: https://lnkd.in/gezuWYRh #mondaysformentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #QPRTraining #BehavioralHealth #suicideprevention #freetraining #freeeventstl

Happy Thanksgiving! Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence will be closed tomorrow, November 28th to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen on November 29th.

Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is excited to be teaming up with Thomas Dunn Learning Center to present a FREE Mental Health First Aid training on Monday, December 2nd at TDLC. Come learn about how to recognize and respond to signs of mental health challenges, whether it be a customer, client, coworker or loved one. Additionally, it is a great certification to add to your resume! Registration is open for just a few more days. Click here and sign up today: https://lnkd.in/g-gtpCgy

Join Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence on Thursday, December 12th and Friday, December 13th, from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. for our Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Workshop. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidenced based treatment that has been shown to be effective in treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder, suicidal behaviors, self-injurious behaviors, and pervasive emotional dysregulation. This 2-day workshop will teach DBT skills using hands on activities that can easily be applied in a variety of therapeutic settings. For more information or to register, go to: https://lnkd.in/gmFzr-cK #DBT #dbtskills #EBP #behavioralhealth #mentalhealth #trainingsforclinicians

Frontline staff in many organizations deal with volatile situations. Illume - Behavioral Health Center of Excellence offers a De-Escalation Techniques training which is ideal for staff looking to maintaining safety in unstable situations. This training can help your staff understand how to prevent situations from escalating and becoming volatile. Come and learn how to best work with individuals who are agitated or aggressive. Join us for a keynote presentation by Emily Dreher, LPC, NCC, DBT-LBC, on Friday, December 6th, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This training will be in-person at 1001 Lynch Street, St. Louis, MO. For more information, or to register, use the QR code in the image or go to: https://lnkd.in/ghh8YWHe #workplacesafety #WorkplaceMentalHealth #Deescalation #deescalationtechniques #mentalhealthawareness #behavioralhealth #stlouismo

Last Friday, a dedicated group of our amazing coworkers, including Illume's Director, Cara Zitko, rolled up their sleeves and volunteered at the St. Louis Area Foodbank for a day of service. Together, they helped bag several tons of potatoes that will be distributed in food baskets to families in need this Thanksgiving. 🥔❤️ We’re proud of the difference our teams made, working side by side to support our community. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and helped make this effort a success and thank you to Sedrick Williams for organizing such an amazing event. #DayOfService #Teamwork #ThanksgivingGiving #CommunitySupport #StLouisAreaFoodbank #Grateful #GivingBack