Onsite & Virtual Trainings
The clinicians at High Mountain Counseling and Training Institute do not just see clients, they empower systems. They train entire organizations and school districts on some of the most innovative clinical treatment and programming ideas found anywhere in the country.
If there is a training you feel addresses a need you have, we encourage you to contact us even if certain criteria such as length do not seem to apply. Often times we can adjust the training’s to meet time and budget constraints and tailor the training so it more effectively addresses the specific needs of your organization or group.
How are our training’s different?
Many trainers at those conferences you may attend are basically trying to sell you something. They focus on giving you a few good strategies, grab your interest, and then hook you in with the book you need to buy and so on. Yes, some of us at High Mountain Counseling and Training Institute are published authors; but you do not need to buy any of our products to become more effective with the children or families you serve.
We focus on providing a solid foundation upon which you can become the most effective clinician or teacher that you can be. We fill our training’s with practical strategies you can use right away and we take a straight forward approach that feels authentic and real. Do we believe in the products and publications we have created? Absolutely! Do you absolutely need to use those to make a difference? Absolutely not! We center our training’s off of one central motto which is most definitely true in all contexts and situations:​“If you give a person a fish, they will eat for a day. If you teach them how to fish, they will eat forever!
Available Trainings
01
The Mental Health Crisis in Education
(Multiple versions from 1 hour to all day to 2 day) - Educators are working in a more stressful work environment with increasing demands, decreasing support and expected to teach more difficult students all while being expected to achieve similar or higher academic objectives. It will provide interventions and strategies as well as increased awareness of the reasons why this is occurring and begin to outline a step by step process, for both individual teachers, counselors as well as administrators, by which they can start to work within this changing educational landscape in a healthier, less stressed out manner.
03
10 Steps to a Trauma Empowered School
(3 hours) - From Trauma- Informed to Trauma Empowered. Learn the 10 most effective steps towards changing the very foundation of your class or school. From passive to active, this training is filled with practical insights, strategies and hope that can be easily implemented on day 1.
05
10 Keys to Improving Behavior & Academic Success by Boosting EQ
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07
Understanding Attachment Disorder: A Systemic Approach to Treatment
(2-3 hours) - Discusses attachment disorder in the context of systemic treatment and some of the systemic inefficiencies that exacerbate diagnostic symptomatology and impede a more positive prognosis.
09
Best Discipline Practices for the Traumatized Student
Learn the strategies employed by Aaron, as the Dean of Students at a K-8 charter school, to revamp the entire disciplinary system to incorporate mental health awareness and practicality.
02
Engaging the Traumatized Student
(3 hours) - Discusses the latest research on the brain as affected by trauma and integrates this information into the behavior as typically seen in at-risk children. Practical application and interventions for behavior in the home are discussed.
04
the TEACHER therapist: A Guide to Becoming the Teacher You Were Never Trained to Be
(1 Hour) - The title speaks for itself! This training will validate, inspire, empower and encourage educators to feell more equiped to do what they are being asked to do.
06
Child Development & Trauma
(3 hours) - Overview of some of the major developmental milestones in children ages 0 months-18 years as related to the impact trauma may have on development and its subsequent connection to at risk behavior. Emphasis on practical interventions is discussed.
08
The Fearless Therapist: Strategies for Working With Challenging Clients
(3 hours) - Creates a new lens from which to view to most difficult child and adolescent clients and students, and through multiple case examples coupled with humorous interactive dialogue, gives 60 creative practical strategies you can use right away to increase your effectiveness with these types of clients.