Community Training Events

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Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers

Life Experience Counts, Helping Others Can Be a Career.

The Alaska Alliance for Direct Service Careers is a member based organization for people who provide direct service to people with disabilities, mental illness, substance abuse/alcoholism, brain injuries, and/or elder care services.

For more information, please contact Heidi Frost at 907-269-8999 or by email.

Frontline Leadership Institute

If you are supervising direct support staff providing services for Trust beneficiaries (people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance abuse, traumatic brain injury or aging individuals), this Leadership Institute is designed for you. Many social service agencies have also found this to be a valuable leadership training tool for their supervisors working with support staff in a variety of fields.

For more information, please contact Lisa Cauble at 907-264-6276 or by email.

Alaska Geriatric Education Center

The mission of the AKGEC is to advance access to quality health care for older Alaskans by promoting multicultural and interdisciplinary geriatric education for health professions faculty, health care providers and current and aspiring health care professionals.

For more information, please contact Sheila Wright at 907-264-6228 or by email.

Trust Training Cooperative (TTC)

The Trust Training Cooperative coordinates and provides training, education and career development opportunities for the current and future workforce engaged with Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries including: People with Mental Illness, Developmental Disabilities, Chronic Alcoholism, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, and Traumatic Head Injury Resulting in Permanent Brain Injury.

For more information, please contact Beverly Tallman at 907-264-6224 or by email.

Conferences

Full Lives Direct Support Staff Conference

Full Lives is a statewide motivational, educational, and networking opportunity for direct service staff providing support in developmental disabilities, behavioral health, traumatic brain injuries, substance abuse/alcoholism, and senior services. This event is the only comprehensive conference celebrating the Alaskan direct support professionals.

For more information, please contact Raelynn Smith at 907-264-6244 or by email.

Promoting Best Practices in Aging

This conference is a highlight of the Summer Institute in Aging at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The Summer Institute includes summer courses as well as talks on aging for students, family members, older persons, care providers and professionals.

For more information, please contact Geri Heiner at 907-264-6256 or by email.

Serving Offenders with Cognitive Impairments Conference

This event is a great opportunity to learn from nationally recognized guest speakers about current techniques and tools used to provide support to offenders with cognitive impairments.

For more information, please contact Christine King at 907-264-6241 or by email or Kathy Rudolph at 907-264-6274 or by email.