training & educATION
ALIGN
Undoubtedly, we all have the best intentions to provide high quality services, yet sometimes the impact we have doesn't align with that intent. Other times, we just want to keep our skills sharp or be in community with those doing similar work. Ky provides warm, competent support to those who seek to ALIGN impact with their intent and enhance the quality of services rendered.
2025 TRAINING SCHEDULE
Monthly ALIGN trainings are offered at no cost to participants, as they have been sponsored by the St. Clair County Mental Health Board.
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Ky is a Registered Social Work CE Sponsor through IDFPR (License Number 159.001594); as such, Ky is approved to provide CEs to ILLINOIS SOCIAL WORKERS and cannot guarantee that providers with different professional affiliations (such as counselors or marriage/family therapists) or those located in other states will be able to count these CEs toward license renewals. As Ky cannot guarantee decisions that any board/licensing agency will make when determining whether CEs will fall within their parameters and be accepted, please check with your licensing agency to determine whether these CEs will be accepted toward your licensure requirements. Furthermore, Ky cannot guarantee that any CE will meet specific requirements such as cultural competency and makes no assertion of such.
You can purchase 2 CEs for $30 per training by following these steps:
1) Register for the training using the links below.
2) Email Ky at KyMiller2022@gmail.com, stating which training for which you want CE credits.
3) Ky will send you an invoice for the CEs.
4) Take the course, noting the code words you will need for the course evaluation.
5) Ky will send you a link for the Course Evaluation.
6) Once payment is made and the Course Evaluation is complete, Ky will send you a CE certificate.
2025 TRAINING SCHEDULE (all times listed are CST):
January 31, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Developmental/Complex Trauma
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March 7, 11:00 am- 1:00 pm
Closing the Gap: Mental Health Care Disparities
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March 28, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
The Intersections of Gender Expansiveness and Neurodivergence
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April 25, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABCs of Healthy Relationships
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May 16, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Recognizing and Responding to Religious Trauma
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June 20, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Pride: Why? An Exploration of LGBTQIA+ History, Language, and Culture
July 18, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Advancing from Cultural Competence to Cultural Humility for Effective Social Change
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
August 29, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
The Intersections of Perimenopause and Mental Health
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September 19, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Attachment-Focused Strategies for Preventing Suicide in LGBTQIA+ Youth
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October 24, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
The Hidden Complexities of Coming Out
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November 14, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Topic to be announced
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December 19, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
Topic to be announced
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
Please email Ky A. Miller, MSW, LCSW at KyMiller2022@gmail.com with any questions you may have.
RECENT engagements
ComWell
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABC's of Healthy Relationships - an attachment-focused exploration of showing up securely.
Ethical Society of St. Louis
The LGBTQ+ community is frequently discussed in the context of “hard.” Ky dedicated time to honor the transformational magic that is experienced in our authenticity.
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Helpers had the opportunity to hear a new attachment-informed take on burnout and compassion fatigue.
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
LGBTQ+ Attachment-Focused Approaches to Enhancing Outcomes helped teachers, administrators, nurses, therapists, and support staff better understand how to meet the unique needs of youth in our community.
ComWell
Hoyleton Youth & Family Services
This LGBTQ+ 101: Level Up training provided all of the basics about language, lexicon, and culture while delving deeper into cultural humility.
NASW Chapters Conference: A Meeting of the Profession
Insight about sexual orientation and gender identity from a developmental standpoint, leaning into attachment theory and family systems to optimize mental health outcomes.
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABC's of Healthy Relationships
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABC's of Healthy Relationships
Participants learned about attachment theory, healthy boundaries, and emotionally connective communication to enhance well-being.
Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth and Their Families
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABC's of Healthy Relationships
Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Complex/Developmental Trauma
In support of multi-disciplinary teams who support LGBTQ+ youth and their families, Ky provided an overview of lexicon and resources.
Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Complex/Developmental Trauma
Attachment, Boundaries, and Communication: The ABC's of Healthy Relationships
Not BPD: Compassionate Approaches to Complex/Developmental Trauma
Chatting all things attachment!
The Future is Fluid: A Humanistic Reorientation to Gender
Attachment-Focused Care for Patients in Mental Health Crisis
By many accounts, a life-changing exploration of the societal manifestations of imposed gender roles, a primary barrier to self-actualization.
Attachment-Focused Care for Patients in Mental Health Crisis
Attachment-Focused Care for Patients in Mental Health Crisis
Ky has enjoyed getting to know Emergency Room staff at local hospitals as part of their work through St. Clair County's suicide prevention initiatives.
Religious Trauma and Transness: A Guided Discussion
What a great opportunity to dialogue with other therapists about the intersections of religion, trauma, gender, and dominant cultural ideology.
We're All Mad Here
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
A panel discussion about various aspects of mental health. Ky spoke about ways to foster a sense of belonging for gender-expansive people.
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
Ky explored strategies to reduce suicidal behaviors and enhance affirmative experiences for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
Supporting LGBTQ+ Clients at Every Level of Social Work
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
NASW-IL: Strategies for Suicide Prevention in LGBTQ+ Youth
We explored how to support LGBTQ+ clients at the micro, mezzo, and macro level of social work.