Certificates and CEUs

Adult Mental Health First Aid, Youth Mental Health First Aid, Recovery Support Specialist Certificate (with high honors) from College of DuPage, and Certified Recovery Support Specialist credential.

Storytelling for Recovery Professionals: Exploring Culture and Impact, 2024 CRSS Competency Training: Sessions 1-6, Expanding Horizons: The Role of Social Media in Wellness and Recovery, Prioritizing Mental Health: Working with the Young Adult Population, Understanding Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, and Resiliency, Supporting Children and Youth Experiencing Trauma, Illinois Trauma Informed Recovery Oriented Systems of Care., QPR Gatekeeper Training, Motivational Interviewing, Medication Adherence Training, Enhancing Client's Physical Health and Wellness Through Shared Decision Making, and CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention

I have attended several trainings on both harm reduction and Narcan usage. These were provided by Live4Lali and Dupage Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC).

While an intern, I attended trainings by the education department at NAMI Metro Suburban on: DEI (LGBTQIA+, Personal and Social Identity, Intersectionality), Historical awareness for Supporting Multigenerational talks about Mental Illness, Active and Empathetic listening, Compassion fatigue, Tolerating Emotional Dysregulation, Language matters, and Ending The Silence.

Group Facilitation, Mentoring, One-to-one support, Group Development.