Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse Updates

You are receiving this email as a Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC) or Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) staff member enrolled in the Behavioral Health (BH) Workforce Training Clearinghouse Learning portal operated by ForHealth Consulting.

For more information on accessing your free Behavioral Health training, read below.

UPDATE YOUR LEARNING PORTAL ACCESS

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A new way to access your Behavioral Health online training

Your high-quality, self-paced online training in evidence-based behavioral health practices remains the same, but your online Learning Portal has a new look, login process, and easier navigation! Similar to online shopping, you can now view all courses from a Catalog, add desired courses to your "Cart", and "Check out" (for free of course!). Your desired courses will then appear on your personalized "Dashboard" where you can start learning and view your progress and certificates of completion. All courses and CE/CME credits remain FREE via this new Learning Portal!

If you have not yet done so ...

ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED ACCESS TO YOUR FREE ONLINE BH TRAINING AND CE/CME CREDITS*

Access the new Learning portal login page and click “recover your password.”
Enter your work email address as your username and click [Request Password].
You will receive an email from “forhealth@geniussis.com” instructing you to click a link to reset your password. Follow those instructions.
Create your new password and click [Submit].
Upon successful password creation, follow the instructions in the dialog box to, “Click “here” to redirect to dashboard.”
You will land on your new Learning portal Dashboard. Explore the Course Catalog, register for training, and access your course Certificates and Learner Transcript.

*If you've never taken BH Clearinghouse online training courses, you must [Create Account] to gain initial access.

Questions?

Follow the online training access instructions on BH Clearinghouse's Resource tab.

Live Group Consultation

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Group consultation with subject matter experts to support clinicians on specific evidence-based treatments will be offered throughout the year.

Please contact BHClearinghouse@umassmed.edu

if you are interested in future Group Consultations.

Self-Paced Online Training

32 Self-Paced Online Trainings Now Available

To access Self-Paced Online Training a ForHealth Consulting Learning portal account is required. Need help logging in to access your training? Follow the full written or video instructions on the Resources>Online Training Access page. All courses are free and many are CE/CME credit-eligible!

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2 Self-Paced Online Trainings Added

Brain Injury, Screening, and Resources

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-directional relationship between brain injury and behavioral health, high-risk populations, and the importance of screening for brain injury in behavioral health settings. Understand how to identify potential exposures to brain injury and how it can support someone’s ongoing engagement in behavioral health treatments and services.

Online Brain Injury Screening and Support System or OBISSS is a tool that can support providers, agencies, and community champions to identify potential exposures to a brain injury and support someone with potential cognitive impairments. Learn about the basics of brain injury, histories and populations that could indicate a potential risk for brain injury. A review of valuable accommodations, available state services and community-based resources to support someone with a potential brain injury are discussed.

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CME*: Common Medical Comorbidities Across the Lifespan

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 conditions across the lifespan. This training will consist of 3 modules: Youth, Adults, and Older Adults.

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*CME Credits

The BH Clearinghouse has partnered with UMass Chan Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME), accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to offer CME credit for Prescribers: doctors of medicine (MD), doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO), nurse practitioners (NP), and physician assistants (PA). The first course to gain approval for CMEs is: CME: Autism and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Prescribers seeking CME credit must take the CME version of the course.

3 Self-Paced Online Trainings Coming Soon

Telehealth Best Practices
Diversity and Trauma-Informed Approach for Children, Youth and Adults Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Introduction to Psychosis Care

Live Online Training

2 Live Online Trainings Now Available

Addressing Opioid Use Disorder: Approach to Management and Treatment

Presenter: Nalan Ward, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services.

This training will provide an overview of screening, diagnosis, and the latest evidence-based treatment approaches to Opioid Use Disorder in the era of Fentanyl. The live Zoom training will last 90 minutes and include time for questions and answers.

Schedule:

June 6, 2024

10:00-11:30AM

Child-Development and the Adolescent Brain

Presenter: Yael Dvir, M.D. is Vice Chair and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Medical Director for the Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) for Early Childhood.

This 4-hour course split across two days will provide attendees with information on Child-Development and the Adolescent Brain so that at the completion of this training, participants should be able to:

Identify the basics of children’s brain architecture and how to support their brain development.
Recognize typical developmental milestones in children and adolescents.
Recognize how adolescent brain development influences adolescent thinking and behavior.
Identify how trauma affects brain development and impacts learning.
Apply brain science when interacting with young people by creating authentic partnerships has context menu

Schedule:

June 12, 2024, 10:00-12:00 and June 13, 2024, 3:00-5:00

Leadership Corner

The BH Clearinghouse website has numerous General, State Agency-specific, and Technical Assistance (TA) Resources for Fidelity Assessments and Coaching Models to assist you in leading your clinical teams.

Resources

The BH Clearinghouse website Resources tab contains training access instructions, continuing education (CE) credit information, Job Aids & Resources, and historical BH Clearinghouse newsletters. Check it out!

Continuing Education Credits (CEs)

Additional CEs and CMEs are being added to online courses as we receive them. Check the bottom of each course page or the website's Resource page for the latest approvals.

Questions or login issues?

ForHealth_LearningSupport@umassmed.edu

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