Trainers

Here you will find the directory of trainers specializing in topics related to adolescent health and well-being. These professionals are available to assist you in your professional development needs, and can be contacted to set-up training opportunities. If you would like to add a resource to the Collective Resource Hub, or be added to our trainer directory, please click here.

Name of Trainer(s)	Organization	Focus Area	Trainings Offered	Cost	Links
Adrienne Z. Udarbe, MS, RDN, Jaclyn Chamberlain, MPH, RDN, CSP, Kathleen Carlson, MsCA, RDN, & Cynthia Melde, MS	Pinnacle Prevention	Nutrition & Physical Activity Youth Development	Customized training and consultation tailored to the unique needs of the organization and population, Intuitive Eating, Eating Competence, Helping Without Harming to Support Youth Wellbeing	Varies by training type, length, and location, Tiered Fees Available	Visit Website Send Email
Barb Iversen, M.C., N.C.C.	Self-Employed Consultant	Behavioral Health Bullying Communication Early Brain & Childhood Development Healthy Relationships Parents, Caregivers, & Other Caring Adults Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Social & Emotional Wellness Teen Pregnancy Youth Development	Adolescent Brain Development, Adolescent Development (Physical, Social, Emotional, Cognitive…), Understanding Early Adolescents (10 – 14 year-olds), Helping Teens Make Healthy Decisions, Healthy Relationships for Teens, Youth/Teens: Promoting Emotional Regulation, Adult-Adolescent Communication, Helping Parents Communicate with their Teens, Talking with Teens about Sex, Mental Health Issues in the Teen Years, Youth/Teens: Understanding the Impact of Stress & Trauma, Helping Youth/Teens Cope with Their Parent's Divorce and/or Remarriage, Understanding Bullying in the Context of Adolescent Development, Understanding Social Media in the Context of Adolescent Development	Trainer will send a proposal with fee upon receipt of a training inquiry/request. The fee depends on the length of the training, the number of participants, and if custom content is requested. Travel expenses may be included in the fee. For estimating purposes, costs are approximately $150 per hour.	Send Email
Betty Schoen, M.A., C.R.C.	DES/Rehabilitation Services Administration	Education Social & Emotional Wellness Special Health Care Needs and Rehabilitation Services Youth Development	Vocational Rehabilitation “101”, can also do other presentations about career exploration activities, Pre-Employment Transition Services (a new service offered at no cost to students with disabilities aged 14 to 22); willing to tailor presentation to audience/need	Free	Visit Website Send Email
Bobbi Sudberry, Co-founder Kaity’s Way/Executive Director, Author	Kaity's Way	Behavioral Health Bullying Child Safety & Injury Prevention Communication Community Outreach & Affairs Education Healthy Relationships Human & Social Services Social & Emotional Wellness Training Violence Prevention Youth Development	Healthy Relationships/Teen Dating Violence Presentations 45-90 mins "In Their Shoes" Activity, puts people in the shoes of teen victims of dating violence 60 mins. Kaity's Way "In Their Shoes" Workshop 90 mins - 2hrs	$250	Visit Website
Colin Dooner	Touchstone Health Services	Behavioral Health Bullying Child Safety & Injury Prevention Depression Eating Disorders Human & Social Services LGBTQ/GSM Social & Emotional Wellness Suicide Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use Violence Prevention Youth Development	Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a training for adults who interact with youth on a daily basis. YMHFA incorporates fundamental information on youth mental health disorders and adolescent development, while also teaching participants a skill set to support youth in a mental health crisis or non-crisis situations.	Email for Cost	Visit Website Send Email
Dania Garcia & Kristin Stookey	Arizona Family Health Partnership	Communication Education Healthy Relationships Human & Social Services Human Trafficking Reproductive Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Teen Pregnancy Training	See PDF for description of training	See PDF for cost	Download Send Email
Dorothy Goodman	Women Fulfilling Purpose, Inc	Leadership & Civic Engagement Training Youth Development	Youth and Corporate Leadership. Training and Development. Certified John Maxwell Team Member	Email for Cost	Visit Website Send Email
Dr. Vinny L. Chulani	Phoenix Children's Hospital Section of Adolescent Medicine	Eating Disorders Healthy Relationships LGBTQ/GSM Reproductive Health Youth Development	Lectures and workshop on various topics relevant to Adolescent Health	Email for Cost	Visit Website Send Email
Erica Chavez	Touchstone Health Services	Behavioral Health Social & Emotional Wellness Suicide	Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) is a training for adults who interact with youth on a daily basis. YMHFA incorporates fundamental information on youth mental health disorders and adolescent development, while also teaching participants a skill set to support youth in a mental health crisis or non-crisis situations.	Email for Cost	Visit Website Send Email
Kathy Donner	Arizona Division of Problem Gambling	Behavioral Health Parents, Caregivers, & Other Caring Adults Social & Emotional Wellness Training	We are a state agency. We offer various trainings on problem gambling and youth as well as many other topics and populations. We are open to providing training or presentations to any groups who are interested. The training we provide is a general 101 training for general information.	Free	Visit Website Send Email
LaJuana Johnson	LaJuana Johnson Leadership & Development Group	Capacity Building Communication Group Facilitation/Facilitation Processes Healthy Relationships HIV/AIDS Human & Social Services Leadership & Civic Engagement Learning Institutions Reproductive Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Teen Pregnancy Training Youth Development	Certified Master Trainer - Evidence-Based Curricula/Interventions: Training of Facilitators (TOF) & Training of Trainers (TOT) All 4 You, Becoming a Responsible Teen (BART), Be Proud! Be Responsible!, Be Proud Be Responsible Be Protective, Cuidate, Draw the Line Respect the Line, Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH), Making a Difference (MAD), Making Proud Choices (MPC), Promoting Health Among Teens (PHAT), Reducing the Risk (RTR), Sexual Health and Adolescent Risk Prevention (SHARP), Sisters, Informing, Healing, Living, Empowering (SIHLE), Sisters Saving Sisters, Teen Outreach Program (TOP) Also the following topics: Change Management, Communication, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resource Development, Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Team Building.	Fees depend on the length of training and number of participants, email to discuss your needs and scope of work.	Visit Website Send Email
Mary Dillon, MA (MINT 2008)	Motivational Interviewing Learning Exchange, LLC	Behavioral Health Communication Depression Employment Nutrition & Physical Activity Social & Emotional Wellness Tobacco, Alcohol, and Substance Use Training	Motivational Interviewing is a client centered counseling approach that provides a framework and skills for helping professional to engage their clients in helpful conversations.	Fees depend on the length of training and number of participants, email to discuss your needs and scope of work.	Visit Website Send Email
Ms. Marisha Dixon, M.A. Educational Leadership		Communication Group Facilitation/Facilitation Processes Healthy Relationships Social & Emotional Wellness Training Youth Development	Feel, Write & Heal is an interactive mindfulness and expressive writing experience that employs both Focused Attention and Open Monitoring meditation approaches to help participants understand the benefits of various mindfulness styles and how to incorporate mindfulness and expressive writing into their self-care routines as a means to improve how they relate to others, promote creativity, focus, mental well-being, compassion, active listening, flexible thinking, and a better ability to cope with depression, anxiety and stress – or situations that tend to lead to these unhealthy outcomes. BE MNDFL (like Be Mindful) is multi-sensory experience helps participants reduce stress naturally, focus on their mind and bodily sensations in the moment and offers practitioners several, simple "SOULutions" to add to their self-care routines at any time.	Cost of the experience(s) varies by training type (one-time workshop, 8-week program, etc.), length of sessions, location/travel expenses and group size. A proposal with fees will be provided following receipt of workshop request and completed inquiry call.	Visit Website
The Education Department Team	Planned Parenthood Arizona	Education Healthy Relationships HIV/AIDS Human & Social Services Human Trafficking Learning Institutions Parents, Caregivers, & Other Caring Adults Reproductive Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Teen Pregnancy Youth Development	Birth Control methods Sexually Transmitted Infections How to have respectful, meaningful, safe and rewarding relationships (boundaries, conflict resolution) and what these look like How to discuss whether and when to engage in sexual contact (saying no-verbally or with body language, understanding no and respecting no) and what this looks like How to be an “askable” adult (how to give a scientifically accurate and values neutral answer to a question about sexual and reproductive health)- Designed for anyone a youth may consider a ‘trusted adult’ Fostering safe, healthy and honest discussion about all of the above between parents/guardians and their young people Improve personal comfort, confidence, and competency when discussing sexuality and sexual health with clients, family or friends Build school or agency capacity to effectively facilitate sexuality education curricula In home discussions about sexual and reproductive health (1-2 hours) for groups of 8 or more	Parent workshops are free. Presentations are $70-$90. Please contact us for more information.	Visit Website Send Email

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