Behavioral Health Networks in Rural Communities: Cultivating Collaboration and Mutual Support

A free ROBUST 3.0 Training (Rural Optimization of Behavioral Health for Underserved Settings and Trainees). ROBUST 3.0 addresses the significant need to expand the behavioral health workforce and strengthen practitioners’ integrated behavioral health (IBH) knowledge, particularly with a focus on children, adolescents, and young and older adults at risk for mental health, trauma, and behavioral health disorders.

In this workshop, participants will learn to identify behavioral health needs and opportunities in rural communities from a strength-based, bottom-upperspective, gain experience with the Community Capitals framework for assessing rural community resources and opportunities, and identify strategies to build and maintain collaborative networks that promote culturally responsive behavioral health in rural communities.

Trainer:
Cynthia Donner, LGSW, a faculty member for The College of St. Scholastica’s Social Work program since 2007 and coordinated delivery of the undergraduate program at Fond du Lac Tribal Community College in Cloquet, MN. Prior to joining CSS she provided individual and group services, program development, and community organizing with non-profit organizations in the Duluth, MN area. Merging her life-long passion for social and environmental justice with the process of teaching and learning Cynthia creates opportunities to discover the transformative power of knowledge to generate new understanding and inspire individual and collective action.

Dates:
Friday, March 27, 2026 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM via Zoom
Friday, April 10, 2026 from 9:00AM - 4:00 PM at The College of St. Scholastica, Somers Lounge. 
(Lunch on own; 12 – 1)

Total:
9 hours / 9 CEUs available

Course questions? Please contact Connie Gunderson, cgunderson@css.edu 
General Questions? Contact us at learn@css.edu

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided financial support for this training. The award provided 100% of total costs and totaled $549,236. The contents are those of the author. They may not reflect the policies of HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.