đź“Ť Mat-Su
This FREE training covers First Aid/CRP/AED.
Key Training Topics Include:
-OSHA-compliant training for workplace emergencies
-CPR techniques for adults and AED device use
-First aid basics: bleeding, fractures, burns, and more
-What to do in real-world emergencies—fast, calm, and effective response
đź“ť Apply online at www.alaskaworks.org or follow the ticket link.
This training opportunity is designed to:
• Enhance participants’ abilities to gain employment in the construction industry.
⚠️ Important Details:
• Space is limited – apply early!
• Participants must be available all four hours of training.
• Applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview if space is still available in the training(s) they applied to.
• All applicants must participate in the interview process to be considered for final placement in the training.
• **All applicants must provide the following documents for acceptance into the training: a copy of your Birth Certificate, or Social Security card, DD214 (veterans only), and a valid Driver’s License. **
Mat-Su Training Center
đź“Ť 619 S. Knik Goose Bay Rd., Unit E
đź“ž (907) 376-4704
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ROCK Mat-Su Webinar Series
Join R.O.C.K. Mat‑Su for an expert-led webinar series
designed to help Family Contact Facilitators and
allied professionals understand children and youth mental health and support positive family contact. Learn how to recognize and respond to distress in infants, children, and adolescents and strategies to manage your own mental health, including moral distress. Each session offers practical tools you can use to create safer, more supportive reunification
experiences for children and families.
LEARNING & TALKING ABOUT MORAL DISTRESS
JUNE 10, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM
Family Contact Facilitators and child‑ and family‑serving professionals regularly navigate emotionally complex situations with limited time, competing demands, and high‑stakes decisions. This session focuses on moral distress the experience of knowing the right thing to do but being unable to act due to systemic, organizational, or situational constraints.
Presenter: Amy He, PhD, MSW, LCSW — Associate Professor, Graduate
School of Social Work, University of Denver; Faculty Affiliate, Butler Institute
for Families; Certified Professional Coach.
Click the website link to register!
ROCK Mat-Su Webinar Series
Join R.O.C.K. Mat‑Su for an expert-led webinar series
designed to help Family Contact Facilitators and
allied professionals understand children and youth mental health and support positive family contact. Learn how to recognize and respond to distress in infants, children, and adolescents and strategies to manage your own mental health, including moral distress. Each session offers practical tools you can use to create safer, more supportive reunification
experiences for children and families.
INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE CHILD & ADOLESCENT
STRESS & ANXIETY – MAY 27, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM
Building on the previous session, this webinar explores evidence‑based strategies facilitators can use to help children and adolescents manage stress
during contact sessions. Participants will learn why certain interventions reduce distress, how youth benefit from predictable routines and emotional
validation, and how to anticipate moments when stress may escalate.
Presenter: Michelle Rozenman, PhD — Associate Professor of Psychology,
University of Denver; Director of the BRAVE Lab; Licensed Clinical
Psychologist.
Click the website link to register!
ROCK Mat-Su Webinar Series
Join R.O.C.K. Mat‑Su for an expert-led webinar series
designed to help Family Contact Facilitators and
allied professionals understand children and youth mental health and support positive family contact. Learn how to recognize and respond to distress in infants, children, and adolescents and strategies to manage your own mental health, including moral distress. Each session offers practical tools you can use to create safer, more supportive reunification
experiences for children and families.
INDICATORS OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT STRESS
& ANXIETY – MAY 13, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM
Children and adolescents often express stress differently than adults, and these signs may be misunderstood during family contact. This session helps facilitators recognize key verbal, behavioral, emotional, and physiological indicators of stress and anxiety across developmental stages. Participants will gain language and frameworks that differentiate typical stress from patterns suggesting a need for additional support.
Presenter: Michelle Rozenman, PhD — Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Denver; Director of the BRAVE Lab; Licensed Clinical
Psychologist.
Click the website link to register!
ROCK Mat-Su Webinar Series
Join R.O.C.K. Mat‑Su for an expert-led webinar series
designed to help Family Contact Facilitators and
allied professionals understand children and youth mental health and support positive family contact. Learn how to recognize and respond to distress in infants, children, and adolescents and strategies to manage your own mental health, including moral distress. Each session offers practical tools you can use to create safer, more supportive reunification
experiences for children and families.
INDICATORS OF INFANT STRESS
APRIL 23, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM
Infant mental health is foundational to safe and effective family contact, yet signs of infant stress can be subtle and easily overlooked. This session will
help facilitators identify the cues infants use to communicate overwhelm, distress, or dysregulation during interactions with caregivers. Participants will learn about variations in attachment behaviors, how insecure attachment may influence infants’ reactions during family contact, and how to support both infants and caregivers when distress arises.
Presenter: Laura River, PhD — Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Assistant
Professor, University of Denver; Director of the Caring for You and Baby
(CUB) Clinic.
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Tenant Success Workshop
Free Event! Completion Certificate Giveaways, & Snacks Provided!
Coming home should mean a fresh start—not another locked door. If housing feels out of reach after incarceration, you’re not alone, and help is here.
Learn about:
Rental Application Preparation and Submission
Understanding Lease Agreements
Identifying and Overcoming Rental Barriers
Household Budgeting and Basic Financial Planning
Communicating with Landlords and Property Managers
Responsible Tenant Practices
Establishing and Maintaining Good Credit
Facilitator:
Jennifer Bernard, PhD
Real Estate Broker
Business Professor
UAA | Matsu College
Contact Barbara Mongar | Barbara.Mongar@valleycharities.org
(Call or Text) 907-414-4077
Matsu Health Foundation
Access & Wellness Room
777 N Crusey Street
Wasilla, AK
Training | Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (Online Only)
This FREE presentation is open to ADULTS who are interested in learning how to identify and counteract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to develop resilient kids.
Registration is not required.
Frequent or prolonged exposure to stress can create toxic stress which can damage the developing brain of a child and overall health. A Survival Mode Response to toxic stress increases a child’s heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscle tension. Their thinking brain is knocked offline. Self-protection is their priority. In other words: “I can’t hear you! I can’t respond to you! I am just trying to be safe!”
Learn How Resilience Trumps ACEs! Parents, Teachers and Caregivers can help by:
– Gaining an understanding of ACEs and how they affect children’s social, emotional, and cognitive abilities and their connection a wide range of health problems throughout a person’s lifespan.
– Creating environments where children feel safe emotionally & physically.
– Helping children identify feelings & manage emotions
– Creating a safe physical & emotional environment at home, in school, and in neighborhoods.
– Share ways to build resilience.
Questions?
Presentation Content Contact: boydenmichelle@gmail.com
Event Details Contact: candrews@rockmatsu.org
Zoom Info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185
Passcode: 288902
Training | Raising Resilience (ZOOM ONLY)
Join us for a presentation on raising resilient youth!
This will include information from a 2019 Johns Hopkins study on the effects of positive childhood experiences. Despite growing up with adversity, positive experiences buffer the trauma and promote healing.
Learn ways to foster healthy growth and development in children that correlate to stronger adult mental health and overall wellness.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185…
Meeting ID: 825 7648 0185
Passcode: 288902
Questions?
Presentation Content Contact:
boydenmichelle@gmail.com
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Contact:
candrews@rockmatsu.org
Training | Raising Resilience (ZOOM ONLY)
Join us for a presentation on raising resilient youth!
This will include information from a 2019 Johns Hopkins study on the effects of positive childhood experiences. Despite growing up with adversity, positive experiences buffer the trauma and promote healing.
Learn ways to foster healthy growth and development in children that correlate to stronger adult mental health and overall wellness.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185…
Meeting ID: 825 7648 0185
Passcode: 288902
Questions?
Presentation Content Contact:
boydenmichelle@gmail.com
R.O.C.K. Mat-Su Contact:
candrews@rockmatsu.org
Training | Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences (Online Only)
This FREE presentation is open to ADULTS who are interested in learning how to identify and counteract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to develop resilient kids.
Registration is not required.
Frequent or prolonged exposure to stress can create toxic stress which can damage the developing brain of a child and overall health. A Survival Mode Response to toxic stress increases a child’s heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscle tension. Their thinking brain is knocked offline. Self-protection is their priority. In other words: “I can’t hear you! I can’t respond to you! I am just trying to be safe!”
Learn How Resilience Trumps ACEs! Parents, Teachers and Caregivers can help by:
– Gaining an understanding of ACEs and how they affect children’s social, emotional, and cognitive abilities and their connection a wide range of health problems throughout a person’s lifespan.
– Creating environments where children feel safe emotionally & physically.
– Helping children identify feelings & manage emotions
– Creating a safe physical & emotional environment at home, in school, and in neighborhoods.
– Share ways to build resilience.
Questions?
Presentation Content Contact: boydenmichelle@gmail.com
Event Details Contact: candrews@rockmatsu.org
Zoom Info: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82576480185
Passcode: 288902