Classes

Anger Management
This is a cognitive behavior group that focuses on identifying triggers, understanding the aggression cycle, and improving/developing conflict resolution skills. Each participant receives a workbook and is given homework and worksheets to help strengthen their skills. Group participation helps to facilitate the learning process. A certificate is given at the completion of this class.

Computer Basics
From learning how to type on the keyboard to mastering Microsoft Office, this class identifies each participant’s individual needs, and works with them one-on-one to teach the basics from scratch. Clients utilize pre-recorded video tutorials, along with hands-on instruction from the facilitator.

Coping Skills for Trauma
This class was created to help individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. We introduce and learn about coping skills that can be used to manage mental health symptoms. The way we think, feel, and behave can impact our mental health and wellness. Topics covered include communication skills, mindfulness, anger management, improving self-esteem, and stress management.

Coping with Chronic Illness
This was designed to help individuals living with chronic illness. The focus of this class is to introduce and learn about non-pharmacological ways to manage chronic illness. This focus involves a mind and body approach, which means looking at how we move, eat, and think impacts our perception of pain and ability to deal with chronic illness.

Critical Thinking
This class teaches effective communication and provides skills for success. Participants learn what is needed to send and receive messages as well as learning and practicing critical thinking skills for workplace situations.

Dunebrook
State certified navigators are here to assist with signing up for HIP 2.0, Food Stamps (SNAP) and TANF. Guidance is also offered for child care vouchers and government funded phones.

Financial Literacy
Centier Bank and PNC Bank provide classes with topics on budgeting, credit, health savings accounts, homeownership, identity theft, paying down debt, retirement and saving.

Healthy Relationships
This class is focused on discussing healthy and unhealthy characteristics of relationships. There are three basic needs: food, water, and shelter, but the fourth is social connection. Through this class, we explore boundary setting, styles of communication, healthy conflict, empathy and domestic violence.

Healthlinc’s Smart Recovery
Smart Recovery is designed to assist with stopping harmful habits and behaviors, including addiction to alcohol and other drugs, or negative behaviors related to relationships, sex, spending, gambling, eating and exercise disorders, and self-injury. The approach is science-based and emphasizes self-reliance, self-resilience and self-empowerment.

Intermediate Computers
Intermediate Computers covers an introduction to Microsoft Word, creating resumes, Microsoft Excel and spreadsheets.

Narcan Training
Naloxone Training Provides opiate antidote training. Naloxone (Narcan™) is an opiate antidote which reverses an opioid overdose in much the same manner as an EpiPen (epinephrine injection) reverses an allergic reaction. Opioids include heroin, fentanyl, and prescription pain pills like OxyContin, Percocet, methadone, and Vicodin. It cannot be used to get a person high. If given to one who has not taken opioids, it will not have any effect on them since there are no opioids in their system to reverse.

Navigating Change
This group was created for anyone who is experiencing a loss and/or change. Grief can follow many types of loss including death, health status, ability, safety, relationships, identity, and stability. Grief is the natural, normal, legitimate, and necessary reaction to a loss. Through this group, we explore the individual and unique experiences that members encounter as they are learning to live with their grief.

Plant-based Nutrition
This is a live cooking class that is also recorded for anyone to watch and learn how to prepare whole food, plant-based recipes. Participants learn about the important role that nutrition plays in discovering their best health. Eating a whole food, plant-based diet has been shown to improve gut health, allowing the body to better absorb the nutrients from food that supports the immune system and reduces inflammation.

Substance Abuse Education
This class offers evidence-based education for individuals with high-risk behaviors associated with drug and/or alcohol use.  This class offers a non-judgmental approach to delivering information that allows participants to evaluate their own relationship with alcohol and/or drugs, increase their ability to identify the consequences of substance use in their lives, learn about the different treatment options available and acquire valuable “tools” to help them achieve and maintain a healthy life in recovery.

TRIO Services
A representative from TRIO services is available to assist with tutoring for college students, FASFA help for trade school or college, employment and resumes. Certifications for CNA, CDL, IT, plumbing, masonry, welding, electrical and construction are also offered, as well as student loan assistance.

WorkReady
This program teaches life skills necessary to increase the number of qualified applicants for Indiana job openings. This class, taught by Purdue Extension, develops and enhances the required knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to excel in the jobs of the future. Math for Manufacturing is one component of this class that allows participants to learn or review basic math skills used in the manufacturing environment.