Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County

An introduction to local and statewide resources for tobacco treatment best practice and opportunities, including Los Angeles County Office of Education, Worksite Wellness LA, Compadres, CA Quits and the California Smokers’ Helpline. Best practices in tobacco treatment include adoption of smoke/tobacco-free workplace policies, staff tobacco assessment and counseling policies, and implementation of Ask, Advise, Refer … Continue reading Strategies to Integrate Tobacco Treatment →

In this training participants will learn screening and intervention techniques in specialty clinical areas such as obstetrics, asthma, adult medicine, and emergency room settings. The training will examine specific considerations for each of the specialty areas and actionable steps. Finally, participants will learn why these specialty areas for screening have been identified and the clinical … Continue reading Screening for ACEs in Specialty Clinical Areas →

This course will provide foundational knowledge and skills necessary to understand and function within the National Incident Management System (NIMS) with the application of the Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS). Incorporation of the Incident Command System (ICS)/Healthcare Incident Command System (HICS) into the clinic enables cross-sector collaboration and support, including emergency resource requests and effective … Continue reading Incident Command Systems (ICS) →

This one-hour training will guide participants through the process of evaluating their health center’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the training, participants will receive an electronic After-Action Report/Improvement Plan Template custom designed for health centers. By the end of this session, participants will be able to: • Evaluate their current emergency … Continue reading Evaluating Health Center Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic →

CCALAC has made it easy for member clinics and staff to access a wide range of creative and digital content on how their patients and communities can keep safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic. The training will include best practices and guidance on: Recommended messaging for patients: How to address common misconceptions regarding the … Continue reading COVID-19: Patient Engagement Communications & Messaging Training →

Strategies for Positive Patient Encounters take an interpersonal approach to de-escalating challenging provider/patient interactions in healthcare. This training identifies patient and provider factors that can lead to negative interactions with a patient, critical incident, disruptions in care, provider burnout, and potential violence. Providers will be taught tools and strategies to de-escalate these encounters in a … Continue reading ACEs Aware: Strategies for Positive Patient Encounters →

Providing a high level of customer service is crucial to achieving your health center’s mission and serving your community, yet during these challenging times, service excellence can seem difficult to attain. In this impactful and highly interactive training -- designed specifically for health center employees -- participants discuss the critical nature of customer service in … Continue reading Customer Service: The Art of Caring →

Burnout is a serious problem in many high-pressure professions—a problem that affects both the individual’s wellbeing and performance and that of the team and organization. In this webinar, participants will: Understand what Burnout is​ Learn about causes of Burnout​ Understand the various ways Burnout can manifest​ Learn how to prevent and manage Burnout​ Presented by … Continue reading Burnout Prevention (Frontline Staff) →

This interactive workshop will help you identify and manage stress and self-care for yourself— and in the people you serve. During this one-hour training, you’ll identify natural emotional responses to crises and review the health consequences of prolonged stress. And you’ll learn strategies for handling and preventing emotional distress. By the end of this session, … Continue reading You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have: Self-Care Strategies for the Busy Health Professional (Frontline Staff) →

Burnout is a serious problem in many high-pressure professions—a problem that affects both the individual’s wellbeing and performance and that of the team and organization. In this webinar, participants will: Understand what Burnout is​ Learn about causes of Burnout​ Understand the various ways Burnout can manifest​ Learn how to prevent and manage Burnout​ Presented by … Continue reading Burnout Prevention (C-Suite and Clinic Leadership) →

The Onboarding Training is designed to introduce new and recently hired health center staff to general health center operations, including: the history and movement, funding streams, customer service, social determinants of health, telehealth in a world of COVID-19, compliance, and quality improvement. Training participants will leave the training with baseline knowledge of health center operations … Continue reading Onboarding Training – Introduction to Community Health Centers →

This interactive workshop will help you identify and manage stress and self-care for yourself— and in the people you serve. During this one-hour training, you’ll identify natural emotional responses to crises and review the health consequences of prolonged stress. And you’ll learn strategies for handling and preventing emotional distress. By the end of this session, … Continue reading You Can’t Give What You Don’t Have: Self-Care Strategies for the Busy Health Professional (C-Suite and Clinic Leadership) →

As the field of medicine becomes more integrated with behavioral health, providers are challenged to understand the role of trauma in a patient’s presentation. “How to Best Respond to Trauma Stories – Do No Harm”, provides concrete steps and examples on how to assess, listen to, and respond to patients' trauma stories. Strategies introduced in … Continue reading ACEs Aware: How to Best Respond to Trauma Stories – Do No Harm →

As we expand access to vaccines we must identify and address patients’ concerns to build their confidence in vaccines. Accessibility is not enough to ensure uptake. This educational session provides an overview of differing types of resistance in both pediatric and adult populations and strategies to build patient trust. By the end of the webinar, … Continue reading Moving the Needle from Vaccine Hesitancy to Vaccine Confidence →

2021 is a unique year for health program enrollment. Due to the American Rescue Plan, the on-going Public Health Emergency and some comprehensive new updates to the Medi-Cal program, there are many opportunities to help our communities enroll in and retain health coverage. We invite enrollment staff to join their peers for an in-service session … Continue reading Open Enrollment Refresher →

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on our health care delivery systems, in particular the safety net. California’s community health centers were already experiencing financial challenges prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they adapted their operations and care to meet the moment, reinforcing their role as the backbone of the safety net and … Continue reading Surviving COVID: Charting a Post-Pandemic Path for California’s Community Health Centers →