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It is critical for all community behavioral health staff to be aware of suicide prevention protocols and intervention efforts as we recognize suicide as a leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide as a public health issue has led to a shared responsibility for all…
Self-Paced Online Training
A sign-on and password are required to access self-paced online training via the Learning Portal.
Several courses offer free Continuing Education (CE) or Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits. Be sure to read the “Welcome” message at the start of each course to check availability and the minimum learning time requirement to receive CE/CMEs.
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Clinical Competencies
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This 1.5 hour online course will discuss the epidemiology of eating disorders (EDO), including: prevalence and risk factors; diagnostic criteria and sub-types of EDOs; specialized levels of care for EDO; evidence-based therapeutic and psychopharmacologic treatments for EDO; …
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For teens and young adults experiencing psychotic symptoms, specialized early intervention provides the best hope for recovery. This training will be a self-guided, module-based introduction to psychosis which is intended to familiarize staff with psychosis and provide a fra…
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This training provides an overview of brain injury and a screening tool that BH Clinicians can utilize in their work. The connection between brain injury and behavioral health is becoming more recognized and pertinent in our everyday work. This training looks at the bi-direc…
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This 1-hour training describes best practice guidelines for providing client care in a virtual setting. Telehealth has broken many barriers to care and has improved behavioral health access. We as clinicians can focus on the advances of this health care delivery if this is t…
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This 1-hour training describes the complexity of grief during holidays and difficult days and ways to best support clients in clinical practice.
This short training does not meet the requirements for CE Credits.
Training Objectives:
After participating in this train…
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People presenting for evaluation of a psychiatric crisis are at risk for significant medical issues that can arise related to their underlying psychiatric condition, absence of appropriate medical care before presentation, side effects of psychiatric treatment, as the direct…
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Our population is aging. By 2060, there will be approximately 90 million people living in the United States over the age of 65 and people of color will comprise close to half of these older adults. Regardless of the setting, most mental health providers will be treating olde…
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During this 1-hour training, Addressing Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue, participants will explore the impact of work-related trauma. Participants will be given the opportunity to consider how exposure to trauma in the workplace has affected them and how they have …
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This 1-hour training, Trauma-Informed Screening and Assessment is designed to provide tools for screening in a trauma-informed manner that will help the counselor and client develop a common understanding of the connection between their trauma and the issues they may be faci…
Training Description:
This online training is 2 hours and comprised of 2 learning sessions.
The clinical assessment is the first meeting with the client and clinician to establish care. This can be a complex meeting with many priorities, including creating a welcoming, safe environment, attend…
Clinical Supervision and Coaching
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During this 1-hour training, Providing Trauma-Informed Supervision, participants will review the principles of trauma-informed supervision. A trauma-informed environment feels safe and welcoming to everyone. The way that staff members treat each other affects that environmen…
Continuing Medical Education for Physicians
Training Description:
This 1.5 hour online course will discuss the epidemiology of eating disorders (EDO), including: prevalence and risk factors; diagnostic criteria and sub-types of EDOs; specialized levels of care for EDO; evidence-based therapeutic and psychopharmacologic treatments for EDO; …
Training Description:
This 1.5-hour course will provide an overview of screening, diagnosis, and the latest evidence-based treatment approaches to Opioid Use Disorder in the era of Fentanyl.
Objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe the epidemi…
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This 4-hour course will provide attendees with information on Child-Development and the Adolescent Brain including the basics of children's brain architecture, how to support brain development, adolescent thinking and behavior, impacts of trauma, and how to use brain science…
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People presenting for evaluation of a psychiatric crisis are at risk for significant medical issues that can arise related to their underlying psychiatric condition. Mental health clinicians need to be familiar with some common presentations and the high-risk medical conditi…
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Children and adults with autism and those with Intellectual and developmental disabilities are at higher risk of having comorbid psychiatric disorders than individuals in the general population. Yet, many behavioral health providers feel ill equipped to care for these popula…
Crisis Intervention
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Policy recommendations from The Governor Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence state that Behavioral Health Helpline staff and the Community Based Behavioral Health Center staff receive core training on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
IPV is a significa…
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This 30 min training, Trauma-Informed Crisis Response and De-Escalation is designed to offer an understanding of trauma, its impact and how this may contribute to difficult encounters with our clients. In this training, we will review some basic principles of what trauma is…
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The Mobile Crisis Intervention Core Training Series is 3-hours and comprised of three learning sessions. One session each on: understanding the crisis response, crisis de-escalation, and therapeutic crisis intervention. Understanding the crisis response provides a basic unde…
Cultural Humility
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This 45-minute module will provide an overview of health disparities and a framework for collaborating with individuals using cultural humility with specific health considerations for racial, ethnic and linguistic (REL) minorities, individuals with disabilities, Deaf people,…
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Module 1: Creating an Inclusive and Affirming Environment for LGBTQIA+ Patients and Clients
This module will cover: foundational concepts and terminology related to gender identity, sexual orientation and sex development; how to mitigate the adverse impact of anti-LGBTQIA…
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This 30-minute training provides guidance on how to effectively work with diverse Deaf populations using video scenarios of challenges in connecting appropriate interpreter services for individuals and the negative consequences that result. Building a foundational understand…
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Children and adults with autism and those with Intellectual and developmental disabilities are at higher risk of having comorbid psychiatric disorders than individuals in the general population. Yet, many behavioral health providers feel ill equipped to care for these popula…
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In a recent analysis of America’s veteran population, it was found that the number of veterans (7% of all U.S. adults) and active-duty personnel (less than 1% of all U.S. adults) have dropped significantly over the last 50 years (Pew Research Center, 2021). As the likelihood…
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This 1-hour training is designed to provide participants with information on the impacts of racial trauma, ways to promote equity in therapeutic environments, and how to support healing in treatment. This training begins with a brief introduction to trauma-informed care, tra…
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This 1-hour training will provide participants with information on how to enhance cultural humility and allyship skills. This training begins with defining cultural humility, marginalization, allyship, and identifying common groups that are marginalized. The training moves t…
Evidence-Based Treatment
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The Motivational Interviewing approach has been researched extensively in diverse settings, including primary care, mental health, addictions, education, and facilities under the Department of Corrections. Continuously evolving MI strategies have necessitated ongoing educati…
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This brief 30-minute training provides an introductory overview of Motivational Interviewing. Motivational Interviewing or MI is a method of interacting with individuals to facilitate health behavior change. MI is a shift away from telling people why they should change or ho…
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This online training is 4 hours and will include an Overview of the History, Development, and Rationale for DBT Skills Training including: Biosocial Theory of Borderline Personality Disorder, Trauma Responsive Elements of DBT, and Cross-Cultural Practice Considerations. Also…
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This online training is 4 hours and will provide an overview of CBT model applied to the development and maintenance of anxiety and related symptoms. Participants will be oriented to, observe demonstrations of, and practice specific cognitive and behavioral strategies tradit…
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This online training is 4 hours and is best for practitioners with a foundational understanding of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) including the theory and structure of practice in adherent CBT. This course will focus on the interventions used in CBT for symptoms of depre…
State Agency Collaboration
Training Description:
During this 45-minute module, a representative from the Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC) will discuss ways mandated reporters can recognize and report suspected neglect and abuse.
This short training does not meet the requirements for CE Credits.
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During this 45-minute module, representatives from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) will discuss eligibility, enrollment and collaboration opportunities with EOEA and the CBHCs.
This short training does not meet the requirements for CE Credits.
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Training Description:
During this 30-minute module, the Deputy Commissioner from the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC) will provide an overview of eligibility, enrollment, and ways to connect to MRC.
This short training does not meet the requirements for CE Credits.
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During this 30-minute module, representatives from the Department of Mental Health (DMH) will discuss eligibility, enrollment and collaboration opportunities with these agencies and the CBHCs.
This short training does not meet the requirements for CE Credits.
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SUD Assessment and Treatment
Training Description:
This 1.5-hour course will provide an overview of screening, diagnosis, and the latest evidence-based treatment approaches to Opioid Use Disorder in the era of Fentanyl.
Objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
Describe the epidemi…
Training Description:
This 4-hour course focuses on evidence-based care with an emphasis on Relapse Prevention, Harm Reduction, Trauma Informed Care, and core principles from Motivational Interviewing. The course includes a review of practical strategies for screening, assessment, and diagnosis o…
Trauma-Informed Care
This training is provided by the Massachusetts Department of Children & Families (DCF) in partnership with the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate (OCA). The training will provide an overview of the definitions, requirements, and protections associated with being a mandated reporter in Ma…
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) offers and hosts this training.
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Chapter 260 training covers the issue of domestic violence and sexual violence, including, but not limited to, the common physiological and psychological symptoms of domestic violence…
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This 1-hour training, Developing Practical Skills in Providing Trauma Informed Care is designed to provide participants with practical experience in providing trauma-informed care through interactive activities and problem-focused case examples. This training provides partic…
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This 1-hour online training, Introduction to Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care is designed to support individual and organizational efforts to provide trauma-informed care. In this training, we will discuss the experience of trauma and how it relates to mental health and overa…
Youth
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This 1-hour online training will provide information on the rationale for psychotropic prescribing in the pediatric population and will review general clinical principles, assessment, stigma as it relates to pediatric psychotropic prescribing, adherence to medications, and a…
Training Description:
This 4-hour course will provide attendees with information on Child-Development and the Adolescent Brain including the basics of children's brain architecture, how to support brain development, adolescent thinking and behavior, impacts of trauma, and how to use brain science…
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The aim of this training is to increase clinicians' and mental health professionals’ knowledge about key medical conditions and complications of youth, so they can make appropriate referrals for medical and psychiatric care, and effectively communicate across level…
Training Description:
Mobile Crisis Intervention - Working with Youth: Behavioral Health Fundamentals learning session provides a foundational base of knowledge for understating common behavioral health concerns experienced by youth in crisis, including anxiety, mood disorders, emerging psychosis…
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Training Description:
According to the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), approximately 29 million people 12 years and older had Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). AUD is a chronic disease with significant medical, psychological and social consequences. Each year more than 178,000 deat…