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 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*


  1. Access the new Learning portal login page and click “recover your password.”  
  2. Enter your work email address as your username and click [Request Password]. 
  3. You will receive an email from “forhealth@geniussis.com” instructing you to click a link to reset your password. Follow those instructions. 
  4. Create your new password and click [Submit]. 
  5. Upon successful password creation, follow the instructions in the dialog box to, “Click “here” to redirect to dashboard.” 
  6. 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.


Learn more about and register for the following Group Consultation sessions below. You may register for one date or multiple consultation sessions.

Group Consultation: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Depression and Anxiety


Recommended pre-requisite training: CBT for Depression and CBT for Anxiety


Tuesday, April 23rd

11:00-12:00


Register for Live Group Consultation


*Please contact BHClearinghouse@umassmed.edu if you are interested in future Group Consultations.*

Live Online Training

1 Live Online Training Open for Registration

Leaders - see the "Leadership Corner" below for another Live Online Training opportunity

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Trauma-Informed Approach for Individuals Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)


This training series will increase CBHC providers understanding, prevalence and knowledge of intimate partner violence exposure and subsequent impacts on survivors and their children. Strategies for screening, engaging with and caring for survivors of IPV and their children will be discussed. Trainers will review the dynamics of power and control, explore tactics used by people who use violence, and take particular care to highlight the hurdles survivors face in fleeing IPV; particularly survivors living in marginalized groups. Additionally, the workshops will highlight the importance of self-awareness and reflective practice to mitigate provider bias and vicarious trauma.


April 24th and 25th, 2024

10:00 AM-12:00 PM


Register for Live Training

Self-Paced Online Training

30 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!


View the Course Catalog

1 Self-Paced Online Training Added

Mental Health Care for LGBTQIA+ People


In collaboration with the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, a program of The Fenway Institute, this 1 ½ hour training supports the delivery of high-quality mental health care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and all sexual and gender minority (LGBTQIA+) people including clinical and non-clinical aspects of stigma, disparities, and care. 


Take Online Training

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2 Self-Paced Online Trainings Coming Soon

  • Brain Injury, Screening, and Resources
  • Telehealth Best Practices

Leadership Corner

The CBHC leadership Community of Practice sessions discuss Suggested Strategies for Implementing Fidelity Assessments. Review these and other Technical Assistance (TA) Resources on the BH Clearinghouse website and watch for future Community of Practice offerings here!

Live Online Training for Teams:

FAN training - Facilitating Attuned Interactions


The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health is sponsoring the Children’s Trust’s training on the Facilitating Attuned Interactions approach, which we refer to as FAN. Developed by Erikson Institute, the intent of the FAN approach is to strengthen the provider-parent relationship, resulting in parents who are attuned to their children and ready to try new ways of relating to them. The FAN approach ensures practitioners read cues from parents and themselves and thus, provide empathetic and appropriate responses.


This is a 12-hour training that occurs over three days: May 14, 15, and 16 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM


Program Supervisors, please complete this application for your team. The deadline to apply to participate in this training is Friday, April 19, 2024 by noonStaff will be informed of their acceptance no later than April 29, 2024.



Learn More and Apply

Resources

The Resources tab on the Behavioral Health (BH) Clearinghouse website contains training access instructions, continuing education (CE) credit information, useful 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


Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse