{"id":702,"date":"2019-08-15T09:42:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T15:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:23:39","slug":"instructor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/instructor\/","title":{"rendered":"Become an Instructor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"702\" class=\"elementor elementor-702\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3188c8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3188c8f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c76df24\" data-id=\"c76df24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207449b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207449b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0<strong>Lake County Health Department is accepting applications for its next Adult Mental Health First Aid <\/strong><strong style=\"color: var(--sydney-headings-color);\">instructor training, being held January 28-30, 2026, in Waukegan, Illinois.<\/strong><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trainees will learn how to teach the Adult Mental Health First Aid course, including the five-step action plan, evidence-supported treatment, and self-help strategies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9ae3a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ae3a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5515d05\" data-id=\"5515d05\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38181f6\" data-id=\"38181f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9977d19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9977d19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We are looking for applicants who have:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Empathy<\/strong> towards individuals with behavioral health challenges<\/li><li><strong>Enthusiasm<\/strong> for reducing stigma associated with mental illness<\/li><li><strong>Knowledge<\/strong> of mental health and substance use issues<\/li><li><strong>Experience<\/strong> teaching adults and facilitating groups<\/li><li><strong>Understanding<\/strong> of best practices in adult learning<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2ea40\" data-id=\"6d2ea40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0f124a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0f124a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35e0c7c\" data-id=\"35e0c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e379da3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e379da3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The three-day in-person training, which normally costs $2,200 per person, is offered for <strong>free<\/strong> to qualified applicants. <strong>In exchange, individuals who take the course agree to teach three Adult Mental Health First Aid classes.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Questions? Email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@mentalhealth.today\">info@mentalhealth.today<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b79f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b79f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb01ea\" data-id=\"fbb01ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e8ce5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d8e8ce5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/10\/Adult-MHFA-Instructor-Application-2026-Fillable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Application<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fc108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6fc108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Applications accepted from December 1 through December 12, 2025<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010b09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"010b09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1476af2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1476af2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b3d61\" data-id=\"44b3d61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c6e81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59c6e81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call our Crisis Care Hotline at (847) 377-8088 to speak with a professional counselor. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64ec50f elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"64ec50f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-repeater-item-8f8ec9d\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/healthdepartment\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-412360f\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/lakecohealth\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-15a031b\" href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/healthdepartment\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Lake County Health Department is accepting applications for its next Adult Mental Health First Aid instructor training, being held January 28-30, 2026, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-702","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=702"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1034,"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/702\/revisions\/1034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.today\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}