Upcoming Events
SWACH is proud to host and participate in several events across our region. View our upcoming event calendar, below. Have an event you’d like to include on our site? Let us know!
Common Principles & Practices Fundamentals
When: May 29 and 30, June 11 and 12
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: SWACH Office
311 W 11th St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Please note: This is a four-day training, and all four sessions are required for completion. The sessions will be held on May 29 and 30, and June 11 and 12. All sessions run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you aren't able to attend all four, please let us know. We may ask to give your spot to someone who can attend all four sessions. Click here to register.
SWACH Coffee Hour in White Salmon
Join SWACH’s Heather Sheppard, Dominique Horn, and Ashley Gaffney for coffee and chat about policy and advocacy priorities!
PRACC Virtual Meeting
The Prevention and Recovery Alliance Clark County (PRACC) is meeting for a virtual meeting May 31. Bringing together diverse partners to address the substance crisis in our community, PRACC values the voices of everyone, especially those with lived experience. To learn more about PRACC click here. To join the Zoom meeting at the date and time of click here.
Research and Evaluation Training for CHW’s at SWACH Office
Click here to sign up for this training.
In this interactive workshop, facilitators (two of whom are experienced CHWs) will use popular/people’s education methods (which build on what participants already know) to support participants to get in touch with their own feelings and thoughts about research and evaluation, as a step towards decreasing fears and increasing confidence to be involved in research and evaluation.
The group will jointly identify the benefits of CHW leadership and involvement in research and evaluation about their profession and their programs. Participants will get more familiar with key research and evaluation terms and concepts and will feel more confident in using them. Participants will increase their awareness about community based participatory research and evaluation (CBPR/E), an approach that shares many historical roots and key principles with the CHW model and popular education. They will understand why CBPR/E is a particularly appropriate approach to research and evaluation with and about CHWs.
Participants will become familiar with the mission and activities of the CHW Center for Research and Evaluation (CHW-CRE), the first national organization led by CHWs that is dedicated to increasing CHW leadership of research and evaluation about the CHW profession. They will learn how they can get involved. Finally, participants will practice key skills essential to meaningful involvement in research and evaluation, be able to use those skills in their own settings, and will know how they can continue to build those skills.
Research and Evaluation Training for CHW’s at Skyline Hospital
Click here to sign up for this training.
In this interactive workshop, facilitators (two of whom are experienced CHWs) will use popular/people’s education methods (which build on what participants already know) to support participants to get in touch with their own feelings and thoughts about research and evaluation, as a step towards decreasing fears and increasing confidence to be involved in research and evaluation.
The group will jointly identify the benefits of CHW leadership and involvement in research and evaluation about their profession and their programs. Participants will get more familiar with key research and evaluation terms and concepts and will feel more confident in using them. Participants will increase their awareness about community based participatory research and evaluation (CBPR/E), an approach that shares many historical roots and key principles with the CHW model and popular education. They will understand why CBPR/E is a particularly appropriate approach to research and evaluation with and about CHWs.
Participants will become familiar with the mission and activities of the CHW Center for Research and Evaluation (CHW-CRE), the first national organization led by CHWs that is dedicated to increasing CHW leadership of research and evaluation about the CHW profession. They will learn how they can get involved. Finally, participants will practice key skills essential to meaningful involvement in research and evaluation, be able to use those skills in their own settings, and will know how they can continue to build those skills.
PRACC In-Person Meeting
The Prevention and Recovery Alliance Clark County (PRACC) is meeting for its quarterly in person meeting. Join us as we bring together diverse partners to address the substance crisis in our community. PRACC values the voices of everyone, especially those with lived experience. To learn more about PRACC click here. This meeting will be held at the Bridgeview Resource Center.
PRACC Virtual Meeting
The Prevention and Recovery Alliance Clark County (PRACC) is meeting for a virtual meeting April 26. Bringing together diverse partners to address the substance crisis in our community, PRACC values the voices of everyone, especially those with lived experience. To learn more about PRACC click here. To join the Zoom meeting at the date and time of click here.
Adult Mental Health First Aid
When: April 22
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Where: Skyline Hospital
211 NE Skyline Dr
White Salmon, WA 98672
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a valuable training that helps you identify and address mental health and substance use challenges among adults. The skills provided in this training will help you support at-risk community members, coworkers, and other individuals you know. To sign up click here.
Common Principles and Practices II (Advanced)
When: April 9, 10, 16, 17, 25, 30 and May 1
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: SWACH Office
311 W 11th St
Vancouver, WA 98660
Common Principles and Practices II builds on the topics covered in Common Principles and Practices I. This training specifically is for individuals who have already completed CP&P I. If you haven’t competed that training, please complete that before signing up for CP&P II.
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training (Vancouver)
Adult Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a valuable training that helps you identify and address mental health and substance use challenges among adults. The skills provided in this training will help you support at-risk community members, coworkers, and other individuals you know.
December Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees events are open to the public. To request the link, email Janet Sanchez at Janet.sanchez@southwestach.org.
Overdose Awareness Day
OO Howard House
750 Anderson St. A,
Vancouver, WA 98661
Join us for Overdose Awareness Day on August 31! This is a great opportunity to hear from recovery speakers, overdose prevention training, connection to community resources, and much more! This event is a great opportunity to be in community, honor those we’ve lost, and strive to prevent future overdoses. Key highlights include:
Narcan (naloxone) training available throughout the event
Memorial posters will be displayed from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Community Memorial 5:15 - 6:45 p.m.
Raffle prizes and food provided by Molina Health Care.
Questions? Contact us at info@southwestach.org.
August Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees events are open to the public. To request the link, email Janet Sanchez at Janet.sanchez@southwestach.org.
June Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees events are open to the public. To request the link, email Janet Sanchez at Janet.sanchez@southwestach.org.
April Board of Trustees Meeting
Board of Trustees events are open to the public. To request the link, email Janet Sanchez at Janet.sanchez@southwestach.org.