Elevate well-being with Resource Training & Solutions' transformative Mental Health, Trauma, and Resilience trainings. Our programs are thoughtfully curated to equip individuals, communities, and organizations with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate life's challenges with strength and compassion.

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Check out our current trainings:

Customized Trauma + Resilience Training or PD

Are you looking for a shortened training or to cover a few topics from the 10 Steps to Create a Trauma-Informed Resilient School? Whether you are setting the foundation for a trauma-informed resilience focused school or taking a deeper dive into student behaviors we can support you!

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Trauma + Resilience Certification Training - Learn More‍

Understand trauma, how it affects youth, strategies to help build resilience, the importance of proactive + protective factors as well as school/community partnerships to help bridge the gap between the significant needs of youth today and the number of caring adults who know how to support them. This training includes many practical tools to use with all students to have a significant impact on students who’ve experienced trauma.

Become a Certified Trauma + Resilience Specialist- Education (receive a badge you may use in email signatures), certificate, activity book with recommended resources.

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Length: 2 Day Training

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Trauma + Resilience for Health + Human Services - Learn More

Gain a deeper understanding of trauma-informed practices and resilience focused mindsets. Develop personally and professionally through engaging and interactive content.

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Trauma & Resilience for Law Enforcement Officers - Learn More

There is a significant relationship between trauma and involvement with the legal justice system. The experience of trauma among people involved with the justice system is so prevalent it is now considered a universal experience (SAMHSA, 2018). Trauma is a predictor of delinquency, criminality, the severity of offenses, and the likelihood of re-offending. When officers have trauma-informed training – they understand the impact trauma has on behavior and the importance of protective factors and partnerships to help bridge the gap between the significant needs of youth today and the number of caring adults who know how to support them.

Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to:

Understand trauma, past + present exposure, as well as symptoms + reactions
Name the four main protective factors of resilient youth.
Describe how trauma impacts the deep and outer brain functions
Recall at least four proactive strategies to promote resilience
Express the concept of private logic and provide at least two examples of how private logic impacts behavior
Recognize at least 3 ways to collaborate with caregivers, family and community.
Recount the importance of self-care ‍

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Upon completion: 4 POST CEUs

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Anxiety Group Training - Learn More

The Anxiety Group Training provides a run-through of an 8 week Anxiety Group for middle school and high school students. The purpose of the group is for students to develop anxiety management skills, build peer support, as well as provide direct services for those who have identified needs in this area. This group includes skill building in the areas of emotion management, assertiveness, mindfulness, and problem solving. The lessons are designed to assist students in developing skills that will help them cope with stressors and teen life.

Length: 1 hour presentation

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Resilience Group Training

The Resilience Group Training provides a run-through of an 8 week Resilience Group for middle and high school students. The purpose of the group is for students to gain the experience of building emotional resilience through practical reflections, discussions, and activities.

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For Who: Middle school & high school social workers, counselors, and educators ready to lead group discussions in the much needed area of “Resilience."

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Girls Group Training - Register Now

According to the Minnesota Student Survey, our girls are struggling now more than ever.
This Girls Group training provides a run-through of an 8-week group for middle school and high school girls. The purpose of the group is for girls to learn about themselves, stress, build peer support, as well as provide direct services for those who may have identified needs. This group includes skill-building in the areas of emotion management, assertiveness, mindfulness, problem-solving, and positive connections. The weekly lessons are designed to assist girls in developing skills that will help them with everyday stress as well as the chronic stress they may be experiencing. Each topic has roughly 50 minutes of material, which can also be broken down into smaller sections.

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Date: August 15th, 2024

‍Time: 11:00 -12:00 pm

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training - Learn More

Youth Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adolescents ages 12-18. You’ll build the skills and confidence you need to reach out and provide initial support to young people who are struggling. You’ll also learn how to help connect them to appropriate support.

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Key Warning Signs of Mental Illness - Learn More

Learning about developing symptoms and early warning signs increases our youth’s chances of being connected to the appropriate help before challenges become worse. Early intervention CAN help reduce the severity of an illness and interruptions in quality of life and functions. It may even delay or prevent a major mental illness for an individual. It takes a village to support the well-being of our youth.

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Upon completion: 1 CEU for teacher relicensure

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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PD Toolkit: Cultivating Resilience in Educators - Register Now

Gain the experience of building emotional resilience through short practical reflections, discussions, and activities you can then take and deliver to cultivate emotional resilience in your educators. This material is suitable for staff meetings, PD, or PLCs. You will receive the google slides from our training for your facilitation in helping teachers weather the storms and shift their mindset with actionable steps toward rediscovering themselves, their energy, and their passion for teaching. Topics include: Know Yourself, Understand Emotions, Tell Empowering Stories, Build Community, Be Here Now, Take Care of Yourself, Focus on the Bright Spots, Cultivate Compassion, Be a Learner, Play + Create, Ride the Waves of Change, and Celebrate + Appreciate from the book Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by Elena Aguilar.

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“By cultivating resilience in schools, we help ensure that we are working in, teaching in, and leading organizations where every child thrives, and where the potential of every child is recognized and nurtured.” Elena Aguilar

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Date: August 21st, 2024

‍Time: 8:30 am-11:30 pm

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Program Manager

Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker

Megan is a Licensed Social Worker with a solution focused mindset. Megan joined Resource in 2022 focusing her efforts on personal and professional development and training in the areas of mental health, trauma, and resilience. She has worked in education since 2014, focusing on mental wellness and resiliency with both students and adults. Megan spent eight years as a high school social worker and also has experience working in vocational, day treatment, and residential programs. Designing and facilitating professional learning experiences that seek to deepen adults’ understanding of social and emotional skills allows her to blend her love of systems-thinking with human-centered endeavors and solutions.

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For more information

Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead

Email: mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov

Phone: (320) 257-4723

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By combining the purchasing power of all Members, we can achieve volume pricing on quality products and services from reputable vendors. We work with the vendors but FOR the Members.

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Our Cooperative Purchasing Program offers members a wide range of high-quality products and services at discounted rates. By combining the purchasing power of all Members, we can achieve volume pricing on quality products and services from reputable vendors. We work with the vendors but FOR the Members.

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Membership is open to:

Schools
Cities, Counties, Governmental Agencies
Nonprofit organizations and other partnership agencies.
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Satisfying Minnesota competitive bidding requirements.

Vendors we provide are the result of either formal bids (identified as State Bid or SB) or negotiated contracts (identified as Preferred Vendors or PV).

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The contracted vendors we have known as State Bid or SB vendors are established through formal bids and purchasing from them satisfies Minnesota competitive bidding requirements - regardless of the amount of the purchase. The ability to do so is outlined in Minnesota Statutes123A.2 and 471.345.

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The combination of these two statutes gives members the ability to purchase from contracted vendors while remaining in compliance with the Minnesota competitive bidding requirements.

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View our Cooperative Purchasing Vendor Directory.

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Express brings you the ease and convenience of ordering from multiple vendors on one site while knowing that the contracts you are purchasing from have been chosen according to state purchasing regulations.

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Search for products in the following categories:

Building & Grounds
Classroom Supplies
Office Supplies
Technology
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The easiest way to sign up at the Cooperative Purchasing Express website:

Go to cpcexpress.org
On the left side of the page and 2/3rd down is a blue "register now" button. Click it.
Fill out the form - There are six parts of the form you must complete. They all have asterisks on them. The rest of the parts are optional. Notice that when you put down your school or CCOGA name a drop down list comes up of all the eligible organizations. You can use this to finish your organization name.
You will get a confirmation email shortly. Click on the verification link and then you can jump right in and start shopping!
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Please contact us at express@purchasingconnection.org or by phone at (888) 739-3289.

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Training

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Check out our current trainings:

Customized Trauma + Resilience Training or PD

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

‍

Trauma + Resilience Certification Training - Learn More‍

Become a Certified Trauma + Resilience Specialist- Education (receive a badge you may use in email signatures), certificate, activity book with recommended resources.

‍

Length: 2 Day Training

‍

Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

‍

Trauma + Resilience for Health + Human Services - Learn More

Gain a deeper understanding of trauma-informed practices and resilience focused mindsets. Develop personally and professionally through engaging and interactive content.

‍

Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Trauma & Resilience for Law Enforcement Officers - Learn More

Understand trauma, past + present exposure, as well as symptoms + reactions
Name the four main protective factors of resilient youth.
Describe how trauma impacts the deep and outer brain functions
Recall at least four proactive strategies to promote resilience
Express the concept of private logic and provide at least two examples of how private logic impacts behavior
Recognize at least 3 ways to collaborate with caregivers, family and community.
Recount the importance of self-care ‍

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Upon completion: 4 POST CEUs

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Anxiety Group Training - Learn More

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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Resilience Group Training

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For Who: Middle school & high school social workers, counselors, and educators ready to lead group discussions in the much needed area of “Resilience."

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Please Contact Megan Perry, Regional Licensed Social Worker / Climate and Culture Lead at mperry@resourcecoop-mn.gov with interest or questions.

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