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...

This event will cover topics such as defining telehealth, workflow considerations, configuring the space and privacy issues, billing and reimbursement and special considerations and more. The focus will be informed by the previous session’s discussion.   Register here

This webinar is designed to provide service delivery providers with strategies to enhance their activities during the COVID 19 pandemic as well as in any stressful or difficult situation.  Participants will learn strategies to connect with other providers as well as to explore coping strategies that build resilience. Webinar details Date: September 28, 2020 Time: 9:30 a.m. Register

In 1999, the state funded the Offender Re-entry Community Safety Program (ORCSP). The program prevents the most vulnerable individuals from re-offending after they leave state prison. The 60 month program follows individuals post release through a combination of funding and behavioral health care. Washington State Health Care Authority's Criminal Justice-Behavioral Health Interface webinar series is designed for anyone interested in increasing their understanding of the legal system, programs, services and resources that promotes recovery in the lives of people 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 3: Participants will learn about fidelity items associated...

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...

Evelyn Clark and Tyus Reed will teach you how they have incorporated youth leadership into treatment plans. These techniques have empowered youth to see how leadership leads to resilience. Leadership skills are essential, come be empowered to lead. Learning objectives Describe how resilience can be defined as a type of leadership. Learn about tools that mental health peer specialists can use to empower youth. Learn how leadership skills promote engagement and treatment planning. Training details Tuesday, October 27 11 a.m....

The SAMHSA SOAR TA Center is proud to take part in the US Department of Labor’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NJDEAM). Held each October, NDEAM aims to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America's workers with disabilities. This year is special because it coincides with celebrating 30 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 75 years of NDEAM. On this webinar, the SAMHSA SOAR TA Center, SOAR providers, SSA work...

Join us for a six webinar series intended to provide a comprehensive overview, with practical applications, of Foundational Community Supports (FCS) documentation. What do the webinars cover? Each webinar covers a specific type of documentation and addresses Medicaid requirements and the importance of the connection between assessments, service plans, and progress notes, known as the Golden Thread. Who should attend? These webinars are for FCS staff responsible for service provision and documentation and are interactive and will give attendees the skills to...