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81 complete AHEC training
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Posted on Mar 27 2006
Eighty-one CNMI service providers recently finished a systemwide training on Interviewing, Counseling, and Case Management Skills.
Dr. Crystal Mills of the Eastern Michigan University College of Health and Human Services Department of Social Work Continuing Education and Lisa Natividad, a Guam-based private practitioner, led the workshop, which was also facilitated by the Area Health Education Center Department of Health.
Dr. Faye Untalan, AHEC director, said the training aimed to develop the skills of CNMI personnel who provide direct services to the community members.
“These skills cut across systems of care, sharing common concepts and principles for better services delivery and improve the competencies of our staff to deliver effective service,” Untalan said.
She said the training will hopefully improve human service practices in the CNMI.
Among the government and non-government organizations that participated were the Public School System, Department of Public Health, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, Karidat, Workforce Investment Agency, and Northern Marianas College.
The training was held at the Aqua Resort Club’s Rey Lounge and ended last Thursday.
“We are proud to have 81 participants who completed this training at varying levels of participation in two to nine days,” said Untalan.
The participants were from Saipan and Tinian. Untalan said the same training would be held on Rota in the future.
The training consisted of lectures and laboratory exercises. Participants had to learn theory and practice interventions in a classroom situation. The participants also had a role-playing segment where they learned how to apply the theories discussed during the workshop.
“Both lectures and the labs dealt with the communication skills social workers utilize in working with different sized systems for different purposes,” reads part of the training syllabus.
Untalan said the AHEC training was a collaborative effort with the Division of Public Health, Division of Youth Services, and PSS.
