We Build Resilient Communities Through Free Educational Workshops
We believe our strength is in our ability to engage our community members in building caring connections by improving resiliency, preventing childhood trauma & understanding how our interactions with others can support those who have experienced trauma through education. Thanks to our partnership with Resilient Georgia, our training division runs Resilient Communities of Southwest Georgia Coalition right here in Thomasville, Georgia. We serve nine SW GA Counties and you can come to our campus for training sessions, or we’ll come to you. View the schedule and book your FREE training today.
Types of Training Offered
Vashti partners with communities and child serving organizations in nine southwest Georgia counties that would benefit from Youth Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Care Trainings. Our training focuses on foster care, youth and teens, grief and suicide prevention.
Foster Care
Youth & Teens
Grief
Suicide Prevention
The Resilient Communities of SW GA Coalition Operates in Partnership With Resilient Georgia
What We Do
Working across our local communities, we create a common language and better understanding about Adversity and Resilience through:
- Awareness Building
- Promotion of Best Practices
- Professional Development
- Advocacy
SW GA Counties We Serve
Brooks County
Colquitt County
Decatur County
Early County
Grady County
Miller County
Mitchell County
Seminole County
Thomas County
Trauma-Informed Courses Offered
Foster Care
Connections Matter
Category: Foster Care
Delivery: In-person or Virtual – 4 Hour Workshop
This training is designed to engage community members in building caring connections to improve resiliency. Interactive, discussion-based training provides participants with a better understanding of trauma, brain developments, resilience, and concrete knowledge about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
Courses Available:
- Becoming a More Resilient Parent
- Connect Now
- Path to Becoming Trauma-Informed
Email us at training@vashti.org to schedule a class for your organization today.
Youth & Teens
Youth Mental Health First Aid
Category: Youth & Teen Training
In-person – 6.5 Hour Workshop
This training program which introduces participants to the unique risk factor and warning signs of mental health problems in adolescents, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention, and teaches individuals how to help an adolescent in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge.
Child Welfare
Category: Youth & Teen Training
Delivery: In-person or Virtual – 3 Hour Workshops
This community training consists of four modules focused on the topic of complex childhood trauma and its impact on the brain and how to build resilience. Each module is 3 hours and the facilitators are certified Georgie State University staff.
Workshop Series:
- Trauma 101
- Brain 101
- Trauma to Resilience: Strategies to Ensure Children’s Well-Being
- Recognizing & Managing Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Psychological Safety: A Pathway to Resilience
- Differences are Good: An Exploration of Cultural Competence
Teen Mental Health First Aid
Category: Youth & Teen
Delivery: In-person – 3 Hour Workshop
Teen Mental Health First Aid teaches high school students how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders among their friends and peers. The training gives students the skills to have supportive conversations with their friends and get a responsible and trusted adult to take over as necessary.
Grief
Kate’s Club Training Workshops
Type: Grief
Delivery: In-person or Virtual
Kate’s Club seeks to empower children and teens, their families, and young adults facing life after the death of a parent, sibling, caregiver or someone important to them.
Training Series:
- Child Bereavement 101: The Grieving Student
- Re-Grief, Resiliency & Post-Traumatic Growth
- The Grieving Parent
- Support After Homicide, Suicide, or Overdose
- Sibling Loss
- It’s Complicated
- Grief in Uncertain Times
- Activity Toolkit
Suicide Prevention
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR)
Category: Suicide Prevention
Delivery: In-person or Virtual – 2 Hour Workshop
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.
Each year thousands of Americans, like you, are saying “YES” to saving the life of a friend, colleague, sibling, or neighbor.
Email us at training@vashti.org to schedule a class for your organization today.