Providing Culturally-Attuned, Needs-Based Training For Your Professional Development Needs

Our Mission

Educate and inform organizations and community stakeholders throughout the Caribbean and surrounding regions about relevant clinical issues to enhance their service delivery. 

  • Our training curriculum provide culturally-attuned training experiences that will enhance your organization’s treatment services. Our philosophy is simple, we believe professional development is what separates good organizations from exceptional ones. 

  • The SAF Training Institute offers training packages that include a wide range of topics including: the fundamentals of addiction for healthcare professionals, trauma-based addiction, working with women and their children, assessing and treating resistant patients, and supervising line staff in fast-paced treatment environments. All of our courses cover relevant issues and teach practical application of skills. 

  • Our workshops and seminars are designed with the Caribbean population in mind; we consider the multicultural nature of the countries and the social stigma attached to addiction and mental illness. From that perspective, we infuse our training experiences with effective strategies that your staff can use immediately with their patients. We are committed to the enhancement of Caribbean-based agencies that provide healthcare and mental health care to the Caribbean.

We aim to TRANSFORM you organization

Live Seminars, Online learning, Consultation & Research

  • We have a variety of customized seminars and workshops that will have long-term benefits for your organization. We designed three levels of courses that target early-career professionals, mid-career professionals, and managers, directors and supervisors. Best of all, we consult with you to design individualized training that meet your specific needs. 

  • We offer Virtual Training in the form of live webinars and pre-recorded sessions. We help you to keep costs down and make training convenient and accessible for your staff. 

  • In addition to training, we offer research and program evaluation services. We assist in study design, analysis and reporting of your data, and work with you to obtain insight into the effectiveness of your program.

Our Global Trainer

Dr. Jerine Griffith is a Clinical Psychologist with over twenty years’ experience in the mental health field. She has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families in traditional and non-traditional healthcare settings. At SAF she has advanced clinical programming so that currently mental health services and trauma-informed interventions are fully integrated with addiction treatment. Additionally, she formed the SAF Research Initiative, which conducts empirical studies to improve patient outcomes. Dr. Griffith and her team offer seminars that are spirited and engaging so that audiences walk away not only informed but transformed.