Training Brochure
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We conduct several in-person training sessions throughout the year in Seattle, Washington. Please check our schedule for future PEARLS Training sessions.The two-day PEARLS Training is designed to equip all members of a PEARLS team – including both counselors and administrators – to implement the PEARLS Program successfully in their organization. To date, over 300 individuals from over 70 community-based agencies around the country have participated in PEARLS Trainings.
The researchers and clinicians who developed the PEARLS Program and have implemented it successfully in real-world settings are the same people who lead the PEARLS Training. Training is taught by an ensemble of trainers and includes a dynamic balance of didactic instruction, demonstration sessions, group discussion and practice exercises. All participants receive the PEARLS Training Workbook and are guided through its contents during the Training. We offer an electronic copy of the PEARLS Toolkit. However, it is only through in-depth conceptual explanations, skill building and in-person constructive feedback from PEARLS experts during the interactive elements of PEARLS Training that individuals can become proficient in conducting the PEARLS Program.
The researchers and clinicians who developed the PEARLS Program and have implemented it successfully in real-world settings are the same people who lead the PEARLS Training.
Individuals who plan to serve as PEARLS counselors receive the greatest degree and depth of training, since they work directly with clients in the home setting. Additional groups that are instrumental to successful implementation within an agency and have benefited from PEARLS training include: an organizational leader (administrator), the PEARLS manager, case managers (who are not also serving as PEARLS counselors) and a data coordinator. See Getting Started: Building the Team for a description of each of these roles.
Professional Credit
PEARLS Training is sponsored by the University of Washington Social Work Continuing Education Department, which will give 13 continuing education contact hours for participation. These contact hours are approved for licensed social workers, psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and chemical dependency counselors in the State of Washington, and are accepted in most states. An application form for contact hours will be available at the training. There is a separate $50 fee per participant.
Sponsorship
The PEARLS Training is currently under the sponsorship of the Center for Healthcare Improvement for Addictions, Mental Illness, and Medically Vulnerable Populations (CHAMMP). CHAMMP is a Center of Emphasis at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Faculty and staff of CHAMMP are in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Washington School of Medicine. CHAMMP provides innovative and practical services in the areas of intervention development, testing, dissemination and implementation, and outcome assessment.
The CHAMMP Training Institute is dedicated to providing practical skills training for evidence-based interventions to clinicians in behavioral, medical, and research programs. The CHAMMP Training Institute uses dynamic teaching methods, ensuring that participants consolidate knowledge and skill building through highly interactive, on-site practice.