Provider Training Opportunities

These workshops are designed to be additional opportunities for providers to increase caregiving skills for specific populations.

Who should attend: adult family home providers and resident managers, caregivers, Medicaid personal care/respite providers and other residential providers.

2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

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Location:

Spokane DDCS Office
1611 W. Indiana Ave
Spokane, WA 99205
United States

Speaker/Presenter: Kenzie Bush, MS

Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is limited to 30 participants. Please email Erica Hernandez at Erica.Hernandez@dshs.wa.gov. 
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.

 

Flyers/Documents: 2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

Data Collection Training for Direct Support Professionals

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Location:

United States

Speaker/Presenter: Stephen Smith, Psychology Associate

Training Description: Data collection is about much more than compliance forms or checking boxes.  Rather, it is the foundation for understanding the people we support. This interactive, 3-hour session shifts data tracking into a meaningful, person-centered tool. Designed specifically for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), this session uses practical residential scenarios, visual exercises, and collaborative discussions to turn staff into confident behavioral "detectives."

  • Target Audience: Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).
  • Core Focus: Person-Centered Care, Positive Behavior Support, Dimensions of Behavior, Data Collection Methods, Understanding the Function of Behavior and Data Integrity.
  • Total Runtime/Continuing Education (CE): 3 Hours/3 CEs (Including interactive exercises and discussions).
Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is not limited in participants. Please email Stephen Smith at stephen.smith1@dshs.wa.gov
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.
 

2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

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Location:

Kennewick DDCS Office
500 N. Morain St., Suite 2210
Kennewick, WA 99336
United States

Speaker/Presenter: Lee Ferguson, MSW & LICSW

Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is limited to 24 participants. Please email Erica Hernandez at Erica.Hernandez@dshs.wa.gov.
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.

 

Flyers/Documents: Nov. DDCS Setting Up for Success Training Flyer

2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

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Location:

Kennewick DDCS Office
500 N. Morain St., Suite 2210
Kennewick, WA 99336
United States

Speaker/Presenter: Lee Ferguson, MSW & LICSW

Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is limited to 24 participants. Please email Erica Hernandez at Erica.Hernandez@dshs.wa.gov.
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.

 

Flyers/Documents: Nov. DDCS Setting Up for Success Training Flyer

2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

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Location:

Spokane DDCS Office
1611 W. Indiana Ave
Spokane, WA 99205
United States

Speaker/Presenter: Kenzie Bush, MS

Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is limited to 30 participants. Please email Erica Hernandez at Erica.Hernandez@dshs.wa.gov. 
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.

 

Flyers/Documents: 2-Day Setting Up for Success for Community Agencies

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Location:

Online via Microsoft Teams WA
WA
United States

Speaker/Presenter: Kenzie Bush, MS, Christine Gomes, Psy.D. & Lee Ferguson MSW, LICSW

Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is limited to 30 participants. Please email Erica Hernandez at Erica.Hernandez@dshs.wa.gov.
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.

 

Flyers/Documents: December 15

Data Collection Training for Direct Support Professionals

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Location:

United States

Speaker/Presenter: Stephen Smith, Psychology Associate

Training Description: Data collection is about much more than compliance forms or checking boxes.  Rather, it is the foundation for understanding the people we support. This interactive, 3-hour session shifts data tracking into a meaningful, person-centered tool. Designed specifically for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), this session uses practical residential scenarios, visual exercises, and collaborative discussions to turn staff into confident behavioral "detectives."

  • Target Audience: Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).
  • Core Focus: Person-Centered Care, Positive Behavior Support, Dimensions of Behavior, Data Collection Methods, Understanding the Function of Behavior and Data Integrity.
  • Total Runtime/Continuing Education (CE): 3 Hours/3 CEs (Including interactive exercises and discussions).
Contact Information: REGISTRATION:
Class size is not limited in participants. Please email Stephen Smith at stephen.smith1@dshs.wa.gov
Participant registration email must include:

Training session name and training dates.
Participants’ names and email addresses. 
Participants’ position titles and agency affiliations.