Creating Change Training

Get ready to learn how to make real impact with some hands-on change-making skills.

The Office of Substance Use and Mental Health is pleased to announce that the Creating Change Training will be held on June 22, 2026, and offered virtually via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent to all registered participants one week prior to the training. This training will be presented by Summer Krause, LPC, CADC III, CCTP.

Creating Change Overview

This presentation offers a description and implementation of Creating Change, a new evidence-based counseling model for trauma and/or addiction. It can be used on its own or in conjunction with Seeking Safety. Where Seeking Safety teaches coping skills in the present, the new model focuses on processing of past memories and emotions. The model has 23 topics that can be conducted in any order, including Honor Your Survival, Memory, Power Dynamics, Tell Your Story, Influences (Family, Culture, Community), Relationship Patterns, Darkness and Light, and Growth. It is similar to Seeking Safety in being highly flexible; designed for group or individual treatment; for all levels of care and providers; and for all types of trauma and addiction. We also review similarities and differences with other evidence-based trauma and/or addiction treatments. By the end of the training participants can conduct Creating Change if they choose to. The training is highly clinically oriented and experiential, addressing key issues such as client readiness and engagement, clinician self-care, complex cases, and the evidence-base of the model. See more at www.creating-change.org.

Training Logistics

Cost / Registration

The Creating Change Training is free and limited to 295 participants. Registration will be available on a first‑come, first‑served basis through Eventbrite. Please register only for yourself so your name appears correctly on your CEU certificate; if someone else registers on your behalf, their name will appear on the registration list instead. The registration deadline for the Creating Change Webinar is June 16, 2025.

Continuing Education Credits

There will be 5.75 hours of continuing education credits and 1 hour of Ethics provided for this training.

Creating Change Manual

Individuals who plan to facilitate a group or work individually with clients using Creating Change should have their own copy of the Creating Change Manual, available for purchase on the Treatment Innovations Website.

Pre and Post Test / Final Evaluation

There will be a brief pre‑test and post‑test to help gauge your understanding of Creating Change before and after the training. You will also be invited to complete a final evaluation to share your feedback about the training.

We appreciate you taking the time to complete the pre‑ and post‑tests, as well as the final evaluation once the event has ended—they are an important part of strengthening this training.

We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Becky King, LCSW (she/her)

Program Administrator II

DHHS | SUMH

C:801.633.5764 | E: rbarnett@utah.gov

DHHS | Office of Substance Use and Mental Health