Resiliency lives at the Fifth Annual Peer Pathways Conference. This is a great opportunity for Certified Peer Counselors to enhance their skills. Workforce development workshops and thought-provoking seminars will offer opportunities for networking and shared learning. The 2020 Peer Pathways Conference is sponsored by the Health Care Authority and hosted by the Peer Workforce Alliance. Conference details Wednesday, August 19 to Thursday, August 20 Learn more or register

This webinar is an introduction to Motivational Interviewing. It will provide a brief overview of the principles and core skills to assist in the navigation process to move an individual away from indecision towards positive decision making and goal setting. Webinar details: Date: Thursday August 20 Time: 8:30 - 10 a.m. Register

As our nation continues to struggle with COVID-19, public health and behavioral health professionals working on the front lines supporting communities may be feeling, confused, stressed, angry, belittled and dismayed.   Join the National Council for Behavioral Health’s Behavioral Health Training Institute (BHTI) for Health Officials and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) on Thursday, August 20 from 1-2 p.m. ET for “Crisis Leadership and Resiliency: A Trauma-informed Approach to COVID-19 Response.”   In this one-hour workshop,...

The supportive housing benefit under the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program is based on the evidence-based and research-based federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) model. Program staff are committed to training and assisting FCS providers in pursuing strategies that will result in improved services and outcomes for people enrolled in FCS. Training learning objectives include: Review the FCS program Explore key principles of the SAMHSA permanent supportive housing model Understand fidelity goals under FCS Learn what it...

The supportive housing benefit under the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program is based on the evidence-based and research-based federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) model. Program staff are committed to training and assisting FCS providers in pursuing strategies that will result in improved services and outcomes for people enrolled in FCS. Training learning objectives include: Review the FCS program Explore key principles of the SAMHSA permanent supportive housing model Understand fidelity goals under FCS Learn what it...

The supported employment benefit under the Foundational Community Supports (FCS) program is based on the evidence-based and research-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model. Program staff are committed to training and assisting FCS providers in pursuing strategies that will result in improved services and outcomes for people enrolled in FCS. Training learning objectives include: Review the FCS program Explore key principles of the IPS supported employment model Understand fidelity goals under FCS Learn what it is like to participate in...

This webinar is an introduction to Motivational Interviewing. It will provide a brief overview of the principles and core skills to assist in the navigation process to move an individual away from indecision towards positive decision making and goal setting. Webinar details: Date: Thursday September 17 Time: 8:30 - 10 a.m. Register

This event will begin with an open engagement/discussion among participants focused on addressing barriers and highlighting innovations in telebehavioral health, e.g., identify barriers with the delivery of telehealth such as access to technology, privacy, issues with physical location and comfort for providers and clients; highlight innovations being explored and discuss the positive outcomes rising to the surface during this rapid onset of telehealth.   Register here

Providing services following Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment fidelity is rewarding and positive, and helps us to provide a service that is of the highest quality to the people we serve. It also has lots of moving parts! The health Care Authority (HCA) is providing a series of trainings taking a deeper dive in explaining some of the more complex fidelity scale items and how to achieve high fidelity. Part 1: Participants will learn best practices associated with...

Providing services following Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment fidelity is rewarding and positive, and helps us to provide a service that is of the highest quality to the people we serve. It also has lots of moving parts! The health Care Authority (HCA) is providing a series of trainings taking a deeper dive in explaining some of the more complex fidelity scale items and how to achieve high fidelity. Part 2: Participants will learn advantageous ways to position...