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ARC Training

Posted on: 07.20.2023

Alaska Behavioral Health is pleased to offer Arc Training What is ARC? The Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency or ARC framework (Kinniburgh & Blaustein, 2005) is a flexible, components-based intervention developed for children and adolescents (3-18) who have experienced complex trauma, along with their

New Peer Support Classes

Posted on: 03.30.2023

Our Peer Support training team is offering 3 new classes the first week of April! These classes will be offered as hybrid classes, with in-person and on-line options. Class size will be limited to 10 attendees in-person with an additional 10 on-line. Apply for any of these trainings here. Peer Support Ethics – Tuesday, April 4th 9am –

Expanding Parent Child Interaction Therapy at Alaska Behavioral Health

Posted on: 11.15.2022

When parent - child relationships are strained by challenging behaviors such as defiance, aggression and tantrums, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy can help. PCIT is an evidence-based practice for treating anxiety and trauma in children ages 2 to 7. For young children, anxiety often appears as defiance, aggression and other behaviors

Hosting an Occupational Therapy Intern

Posted on: 05.31.2022

A new internship at Alaska Behavioral Health In Spring 2022, Alaska Behavioral Health hosted its first Occupational Therapy student intern. Baylee Bartgis spent 14 weeks working with our Child and Family Team in Anchorage for her senior capstone project, just before graduating from Creighton University. What is Occupational Therapy? The

Peer Support for Clients with Intensive Needs

Posted on: 02.02.2022

Staying calm in tough situations Deanna H. is really good at staying calm in challenging situations. It’s a skill she uses a lot in her role as a peer support specialist with our Intensive Case Management [ICM] team in Anchorage. She draws on her own experiences dealing with mental health and substance use, and thinks to herself,