WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (June 5, 2023) – Centerstone, a national leader in behavioral health care, will host “Stop Acting Like a Child: The School to Prison Pipeline” presentation on June 14 from 9-10:30 a.m. CT via Zoom. CEUs are available and there is no charge to attend.

Objectives of the training include:

·         Gain insight into the impact of racism related to how individuals interact with children.

·         Gain knowledge regarding the damage of labeling a child and how this label can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

·         Gain insight into the effects of negative disciplinary strategies.

·         Gain knowledge regarding the long-term results of this phenomena

·         Participation in a solution-focused discussion regarding this phenomena.

The presenter of the training will be Jeremy Allen with Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (SIU-C). Allen is a Ph.D. candidate in Sociology at SIU-C who specializes in race. He has taught Sociology 108 Introduction to Sociology, 215 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S., and 303 Sociology of Deviance. He has academic training in stratification, race, criminology, research methods, and analysis. Additionally, Allen has decades of lived experience relating to his primary area of study.

This training has 1.5 hours of continuing education approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184.

Illinois Certification Board continuing education units (CEUs) have been awarded as follows: ICB PROGRAM NUMBER: 19351. Counselor II, Preventionist II, CARS II, CODP I or II, PCGC II, CCJP II, CRSS I or II, CPRS I or II, MAATP II, CFPP II, CVSS II. Continuing Education Units: 1.5.

To register, visit Centerstone.org/events. For more information, contact Hannah Chapman with Centerstone's Trauma, Treatment & Training (CT3) program, at Hannah.Chapman@Centerstone.org or David Mills with Centerstone's Building Compassionate Communities (BCC) program at David.Mills@Centerstone.org.

This training is sponsored by Centerstone’s CT3 and BCC programs and Heritage Behavioral Health Center.

Other CT3/BCC training events in 2023 include:

·         June 14 – Stop Acting Like a Child: The School to Prison Pipeline

·         July 12 – Understanding the Structural Impact of Racism, Racial Trauma and Suicide Prevention

For more information about CT3, visit centerstone.org/programs/centerstone-trauma-treatment-training/.

For more information about BCC, visit centerstone.org/programs/building-compassionate-communities/.

For more information about Heritage Behavioral Health Center, visit heritagenet.org.

About Centerstone

Centerstone is a nonprofit health system providing mental health and substance use disorder treatments. Services are available nationally through the operation of outpatient clinics, residential programs, the use of telehealth and an inpatient hospital. Centerstone also features specialized programs for the military community, therapeutic foster care, children’s services and employee assistance programs. Centerstone’s Research Institute provides guidance through research and technology, leveraging the best practices for use in all our communities. Centerstone’s Foundation secures philanthropic resources to support the work and mission of delivering care that changes people’s lives.

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