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 Management System (LMS) operated by ForHealth Consulting.

For more information on accessing your free online training via the LMS, read below.

Live Group Consultations

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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: Motivational Interviewing


Recommended pre-requisite training: Motivational Interviewing


Thursdays 11:30-12:30

  • January 18th
  • February 1st
  • February 15th
  • February 29th


Register








Group Consultation: Substance Use Disorder


Recommended pre-requisite training: Effective Approaches to Caring for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders


Thursdays 11:30-12:30

  • March 7th
  • March 14th
  • March 21st
  • March 28th


Register





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


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


Tuesdays 11:00-12:00

  • February 13th
  • February 27th
  • March 12th
  • March 26th
  • April 9th
  • April 23rd


Register

Group Consultation: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Groups


Recommended pre-requisite training: Dialectical Behavior Therapy


Wednesdays 3:00-4:00

  • February 7th
  • February 21st
  • March 13th


Register





Self-Paced Online Training

27 Self-Paced Online Trainings Now Available

Be sure to bookmark the Self-Paced Online Training page of the Behavioral Health (BH) Clearinghouse. Here you can view a complete listing of courses that are “Available” and “Coming Soon”. Available courses include a [Launch Course] button that will bring you directly to the ForHealth Consulting Learning Management System (LMS) login page to enroll in the training. Once in the LMS via your login (CBHC email address) and password (click reset password if needed), you can self-enroll in online training courses: 

  1. Click on the “Discover” link in the top Navigation bar. 
  2. View available courses by scrolling up and down the page. 
  3. Click on the course you’d like to take. 
  4. Click on [Enroll in Course] to self-enroll and complete the course. 


Take Online Training

2 Self-Paced Online Trainings Added

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Common Medical Comorbidities in Adults


This training will familiarize providers with the common effects of substances, features of presentations that may overlap between medical and psychiatric causes, as well as common and important medical conditions that may occur in psychiatric or non-psychiatric populations, but which require more attention concurrent to psychiatric treatment. The lecture will not encompass treatment approaches to these conditions but serve as an overview to aid clinicians in identifying when they may need additional medical support to evaluate or care for a given individual.


Take Course


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Bereavement Support During Holidays and Difficult Days


This 1-hour training describes the complexity of grief during holidays and difficult days and ways to best support clients in clinical practice.


After participating in this training participants will be able to:

  • Describe ways to provide support with a uniqueness awareness.
  • Explore ways to provide tools and empower skills.
  • Discuss attention to Trauma-Informed Care and Grief.
  • Examine ways to support ourselves and appreciate the impact of our work.


Take Course


1 Self-Paced Online Training Coming Soon

  • Mental Health Care for LGBTQIA+ People

Leadership Training

Representation at these two events from all CBHCs is strongly encouraged. 

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Training and Coaching Practices Webinar



This 60-minute webinar will provide an overview of training and coaching practice; describing how coaches (and supervisors) can support and expand the knowledge and skills of staff that are introduced in training.


  • February 13, 2024, 12:00-1:00


Register for the Webinar

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Community of Practice (CoP) on Training and Coaches Practices



The purpose of this CoP is to share ideas and strategies across CBHCs on effective coaching practices.



  • February 27, 2024, 12:00-1:00


Register for the CoP

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

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