PHBH 001 CRISIS COUNSELING TRAINING
In this course, the participants will acquire basic crisis counseling skills. Crisis counseling is psycho education in nature vs. the more traditional model of counseling which is psychotherapeutic. The Participants
will learn to utilize their natural talents to develop counseling skills through lecture and role plays. Trained participants will be able to provide crisis intervention and referrals in the community. (Contact Hours: 40)
PHBH 002 CRITICAL STRESS INCIDENT DEBRIEFING
In this course, the participants will acquire basic skills in debriefing crisis first responders. Lecture on psycho Education and critical stress is offered along with individual and group debriefing techniques which are taught through role-plays. Trained participants can debrief first responders such as nurses, police officers, fire fighters who are stressed due to a disaster. (Contact Hours: 40)
PHBH 003 CRISIS VOLUNTEERS TELEPHONE SPECIALIST
In this course, participants will learn the nature and facts of issues affecting individuals, families, and the community. Telephone listening and referral skills are taught to participants who are interested in volunteering with the Palau Crisis Hotline as Telephone Specialists. (Contact Hours: 40, 30 hours didactic & 10 hours laboratory)
PHBH 004 RESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING
In this course, the participants will learn alarming facts about alcohol abuse affecting the community health in Palau. Laws on licensing, permits, and distribution are also taught in this course. The Participants will acquire critical knowledge and skills for responsible alcohol service in the bars, in the restaurants, and in the hotel/resort areas. (Contact Hours) 24)
PHBH 005 ADDICTION TREATMENT
COUNSELING
In this course, the participants learn the “12 Core Functions”, a Global Criteria used by Certified Substance Abuse Counselors in delivering quality Chemical Dependency Counseling and client care. The 12 Core Functions are 1) Screening 2) Intake 3) Orientation 4) Assessment 5) Treatment Planning 6) Counseling 7) Case Management
8) Crisis Intervention 9) Client & Family Education 10) Referral 11) Report & Record Keeping and 12) Consultation. (Contact Hours: 270)
PHBH 006 PARENTING SKILLS TRAINING
In this course, the participants will learn essential skills in effective parental of children. The Participants will acquire good listening and disciplining skills. Special training for the head start and the elementary level children is provided. (Contact Hours: 20)
PHBH 007 STRESS MANAGEMENT CLASS
This course provides anyone with interest in managing stressful situations allowing themselves to help others. The course delivers basic core skills and techniques used to manage people in very intense and stressful situations. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBH 008 BEHAVIORAL ISSUES OF PALAU’S CHILDREN
This course focuses on the values of children before and now and the crisis we are beginning to see arise in our society, such as juvenile delinquents, drugs, suicide, broken homes and etc. This is also an opportunity to review the family fabrics in the midst of transitioning to modernization and its influence on the values of the younger generation. (Contact Hours: 4)
PHBH 009 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
SKILLS
This course offers many alternatives to enhancing your communication skills when dealing with another person or a group of people who are in need of help. This will be the very basic core element of effective communication skills that will resolve a lot of misunderstanding and confusion and help others. (Contact Hours: 2)
PHBH 010 LIFE SKILLS ENHANCEMENT TRAINING
This course offers a variety of life skills enhancers to motivate young children or adolescents in preparing themselves for their future. Brain storming and sharing of ideas is critical and will contribute to the laboratory
sessions to help identify ideal values and principles in life and motivate the child/adolescent to live a life focusing on their goals/values and principles. By the end of this course, children should have already mastered some level of competency in dealing with peer pressure and the challenges in their lives that could lead them to drugs, socializing unsafely, and others. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBP 011 SPIRITUALITY AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
This course offers a different perspective to suicide prevention, which is very effective. Spiritual suicide prevention is a critical component in health. This course will teach students to prevent suicide from a spiritual perspective. (Contact Hours: 4)
PHBH 012 DEPRESSION IN PALAU
This course allows a student to understand the prevalence rate of depression in Palau, and the different neurotransmitters” involved in depression, and the treatments available. (Contact Hours: 4)
PHBH 013 SUICIDE IN PALAU
This course offers an overview of the suicide trend in Palau and historical accounts of suicide in the ancient years. It also covers the different types of cultures, and the prevention of suicide. At the end of the course the individual will be competent in assessing a suicide attempt, able to provide critical preventive measures, and knows who to contact for help. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBH 014 CONSUMERS SATISFACTORY SURVEY TRAINING
This course offers the nut of evaluating any programs from the consumer perspective. It is a guide that is user-friendly and addresses accessibility, appropriateness, efficiency and outcome of services. At the end of the course, one would be able to use this tool to evaluate their programs and services in the community. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBH 015 PSYCHIATRIC TECH. TRAINING
This course offers elements of psychiatric services and trains the participants in the
areas of mental health disorders, treatment and therapeutic models. At the end of the course, the individual will be capable of becoming a psychiatric tech staff on board any mental health services. (Contact Hours: 240)
PHBH 016 ANGER MANAGEMENT
TRAINING
This course is offered to assist people who have difficulty with other people’s anger and that of themselves. The training is developed to teach the core functions of anger identification, control and management. (Contact Hours: 12)
PHBH 017 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE IN PALAU
This course is offered to the community in order for them to understand the different services that Behavioral Health can provide, the details of the functional organizations, and the collaborating and networking services provided for a person interested in understanding where to get help and where to find the services. (Contact Hours: 4)
PHBH 018 MEDICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALH
This course offers the bridging of mental health to medical health issues and shows the relationships between diseases and mental health, why it is important to know and what to do if such a relationship occurs. (Contact Hours: 2)
PHBH 019 HANDLING A VIOLENT AND AGGRESSIVE PERSON
This training is offered to individuals who are interested in working with people who are hostile or aggressive in personality. It can teach skills for individuals to utilize when dealing with friends, family, employees, etc. This is a very basic skill provision training that will cover ethical issues and legal mandates on handling a violent client. (Contact Hours: 40)
PHBH 020 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING
This course is designed to teach prevention workers and community leaders about
substance abuse prevention. The Participants will learn to:
a) Distinguish between prevention and treatment; b) identify and acknowledge their attitude about drugs and drug prevention and c) know more about the evolution of prevention discipline. (Contact Hours: 40)
PHBH 021 COMMUNITY READINESSES TRAINING
This Community Readiness training is a tool to measure the level of readiness for change. Community groups and organizations who are working to change behaviors can use this tool to determine the level of their community’s readiness for change. It can be used on any issue. It is based on the principle that intervention for change must begin at the appropriate level of readiness for action. The Participants will learn the principle of readiness and learn to administer and score a questionnaire to determine levels of readiness. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBH 022 RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
COURSES
This seminar is aimed at the general population. The Participants in this seminar will learn relationship skills, explore similar relationship experiences, and get support from other participants. The course will help individuals to enhance or develop interpersonal skills to improve their relationships at home and at work. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHBH 023 HEALTH EFFECTS OF TOBACCO
This is a mini-training for parents, teachers and children on the health effects of tobacco. This gives a very basic understanding of tobacco and its health consequences, physical, psychological and financial. (Contact Hours: 2)
PHBH/FHU 024 HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
This prepares service providers and parents to work with their clients or children in age appropriate manners. The Participants will learn some theories about the developmental stages of children. They will also learn
appropriate management strategies for different developmental states. (Contact Hours: 8)
PHFHU025 “WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING”
The class is offered for pregnant women. Topics covered will include aspects of a normal pregnancy and birth, healthy lifestyles for pregnancy including nutrition and exercise, natural methods of pain control for labor and birth, education on hospital care practices and how to partner with the medical staff for decision-making, newborn care practices and how to partner with medical staff for decision making, newborn care and breastfeeding. Women are encouraged to bring a partner, family member or friends who will support them during labor, but it is not required. (Contact Hours: 14)
PHCA 026 BASIC NUTRITION
This course looks at 7 basic nutrients in food their sources and functions in the human body. The participants will also learn how the digestive system works; look at how food are ingested, digested, absorbed, travel through the body. Finally the participants will understand and determine what are the recommended daily allowances for these 7 basic nutrients and other micro-nutrients (vitamins and minerals). (Contact Hours: 30)
PHCA 027 FOOD CATERING AND MENU PLANNING
In this course, the participants will learn how to plan a menu for different functions from groups to individuals. The Participants will learn about food portion control, cost control