The Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency is looking for qualified individuals to provide training opportunities for possible future training events. Specifically, professionals who could provide teaching experiences in the areas of Case Management, Healthy Cooking/ Healthy Eating Habits, treating adolescents with co-occurring disorders, health issues for the aging Behavioral Health population and early childhood Behavioral Health issues/treatment. Some trainings will require educational credentials for the allowance of CEU’s for licensed Psychologists, Social Workers and LCPCs. Please send information to: aac-lbha-connect@aacounty.org.
Identifying & Treating Problematic Sexual Behavior in School-Aged Children
Friday, April 7th, 2023
1:00 PM-4:00 PM ET
3 CEs
Problematic sexual behavior in school-aged children is a common occurrence, yet many communities have struggled to find the best way to manage such problems for the child who has acted out sexually or the child who was acted upon.
Participants who attend this presentation will be able to explore common reactions from parents and other adults as well as learn the differences between normative and problematic sexual behaviors. Further, participants will learn an evidence-based, comprehensive management and intervention strategy to address problematic sexual behavior problems for children and their families.
Completion of this training is worth 3 CEU credits for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in the state of Maryland.
Sponsored by: The Center for Trauma, Stress, and Anxiety
Price: $70 (No CEs) or $85 (with CEs)
Contact:
For questions, please call the Center for Trauma, Stress, and Anxiety at 443- 567-7037.
Posted: 03/23/2023
Navigating Ethical Boundaries with Clients & Peers
Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
9:00 AM-12:15 PM ET
3 Ethics CEs
This three-hour workshop is focused on the development of strategies to address the common, yet complex ethical issues concerning boundaries that social workers and administrators face in their practice.
Content will cover the following topics: Establishing and maintaining ethical boundaries; different types of boundaries; and the impact of boundaries on practice and client outcomes. Current legal references will be provided concerning relevant statutes and the ethical codes of practice for social work. Risk management strategies will also be identified.
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
Examine the purpose of the ethical codes and Use of Professional Self when establishing and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
Identify the concepts of dual relationships, boundary violations, boundary crossings, and establishing professional boundaries
Review the Maryland statutes and regulations that govern boundaries and ethical professional behavior including Health Occupations §19 Social Workers and 10.42.03
Learn strategies to establish boundaries and create an environment that is welcoming, respectful, therapeutic, and effective
This training is designed for Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists.
All those interested in Topic Welcomed.
Sponsored by: University of Maryland School of Social Work
Price: $70.00-$90.00
Posted: 03/23/2023
Legal and Ethical Issues for Mental Health Providers: 2023 Update
Friday, April 21st, 2023
9:15 AM-12:30 PM ET
3 Ethics CEs
Mental health providers are required to comply with legal and ethical standards established by state and federal law. Lack of awareness of these standards is not an effective defense if your behavior comes before the board. It can be hard to stay current when laws change, inaccurate information is posted on listservs, and/or word of mouth is incorrect. Join and learn the most recent information about:
• No Surprises Act of 2020
• Good Faith Estimates
• Age of Consent for treating Minors
• Licensing Laws for Telehealth
• Managing Risk with Email, Cell Phone Use, and Other Electronic Communications
• Mandated Reporting Requirements
Objectives:
1. Understand the No Surprises Act
2. Understand how to comply with Good Faith Estimate requirements
3. Understand the impact of electronic communication on confidentiality and boundaries
4. Understand and navigate the limits on confidentiality of minors
5. Understand legal risks associated with telehealth
6. Understand mandated reporting requirements
Sponsored by: Rathbone & Associates (Capital Youth Services)
Price: $79.00
Contact:
For questions, please call Rathbone & Associates/Capital Youth Services at 301-230-9490 or 301-229-9490.
Posted: 03/23/2023
Regrounding our Response
Thursdays, March 30th-April 27th, 2023
11:00 AM-12:30 PM ET
Attendees can register for individual sessions in this series:
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - Thursday, March 30 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Explore the intersection of where people live, work, play, and grow and how it impacts their health outcomes.
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - Thursday, April 6 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Learn the relationship between early trauma and substance use, as well as the role of protective factors and resilience.
STAGES OF CHANGE - Thursday, April 13 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Understand how intentional behavior change happens, how to support people through the process of change.
MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT - Thursday, April 20 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Examine the data and strategies behind medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as overdose prevention and harm reduction.
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH FRAMEWORK FOR PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS - Thursday, April 27 - 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Explore stigma, harm reduction strategies, and how to implement a drug user health framework in your community.
This training is open to all Anne Arundel County behavioral health providers and staff at the Anne Arundel County Department of Health.
Sponsored by: Anne Arundel County Department of Health and Maryland ROPTA
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email marylandropta@umd.edu.
Posted: 03/20/2023
The Role Of Extreme Risk Protection Orders In Preventing Gun Violence
Friday, April 21st, 2023
1:00 PM-2;30 PM ET
1.5 CEs
Please note attendees will need to create a free Sheppard Pratt account to register for this class.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs)—often known as “red flag laws”— are legally issued civil orders that allow people on the front lines to ask the court to temporarily restrict access to guns for individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.
As several states currently consider ERPOs for the first time and others update existing legislation, the early experiences of clinician petitioners provide key insights for future implementation.
Join Lisa Geller, MPH, Director of State Affairs, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, and Jen Pauliukonis, MPH, Director of Policy and Programming, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions, for an overview of ERPOs, with a focus on how the law works in Maryland. They will review the information healthcare providers need to make informed decisions about using this tool in their clinical practice and how to help keep patients safe from gun violence.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs)—often known as “red flag laws”— are legally issued civil orders that allow people on the front lines to ask the court to temporarily restrict access to guns for individuals at risk of harming themselves or others.
Learning Objectives
This training is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.
Sponsored by: Sheppard Pratt
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email cme@sheppardpratt.org.
Posted: 03/16/2023
Why Mental Health Matters In The Latinx Community: Nuestro Salud Mental Es Importante
Friday, April 14th, 2023
1:00 PM-2;30 PM ET
1.5 CEs
Please note attendees will need to create a free Sheppard Pratt account to register for this class.
It's important for healthcare providers to support the Latino/Hispanic community through cultural awareness, cultural inclusivity, cultural humility, and cultural intentionality.
The Latino/Hispanic community may not seek mental health services for a number of reasons such as culturally and linguistically appropriate providers, misconceptions about mental health, lack of insurance, amongst others.
Join this workshop to explore the barriers that Latino/Hispanic communities experience when seeking mental health services and define solutions that help create access to support.
Learning Objectives
This training is intended for psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.
Sponsored by: Sheppard Pratt
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email cme@sheppardpratt.org.
Posted: 03/15/2023
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills for Co-Occurring Disorders
Wednesdays, April 5th-April 26th, 2023
10:00 AM-12:00 PM ET
2 CEs per session
Sessions are interactive and participation is expected. If you cannot attend every session, please wait until this series is offered again. This is a more active series where homework will be assigned, and expectations will be set at the first session.
Topics and Dates
April 5: DBT Overview and Core Mindfulness Skills
April 12: Emotion Regulation Skills
April 19: Distress Tolerance Skills
April 26: Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills
This four session in-depth training series is for clinicians or administrators implementing DBT on some level at their organization.
Sponsored by: The Evidence-Based Practice Center (EBPC) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions please contact Stephanie Lagalo at slagalo@som.umaryland.edu or 269-352-0645.
Posted: 03/09/2023
Assertive Community Treatment/Co-Occurring Disorders
Tuesdays. April 4th-May 2nd, 2023
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
1 CE per session
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is one of the oldest and most widely researched evidence-based practices for behavioral health. The model is person-centered and recovery-based, with a transdisciplinary team providing all needed behavioral health services to those with severe and persistent mental illness.
Substance use disorders are common among those being served by Assertive Community Treatment Teams. This series is offered quarterly and focuses on the broad skills needed to be effective in working with those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Topics and Dates
April 4: Best Practices for Severe Co-occurring Disorders
April 11: Clinician and Team Mindset
April 18: Harm Reduction Interventions
April 25: Stage-wise Interventions
May 2: Motivational Interviewing for ACT Staff
This series is open to anyone working on a Maryland Assertive Community Treatment Team. If you must prioritize attendance, UMD recommends sending COD-Specialists and/or Team Leaders to the series first.
Sponsored by: The Evidence-Based Practice Center (EBPC) of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions please contact Stephanie Lagalo at slagalo@som.umaryland.edu or 269-352-0645.
Posted: 03/09/2023
Motivational Interviewing: Advancing Skills
Fridays, April 7th-May 5th, 2023
12:00 PM-1:30 PM ET
CEUS available
This intensive workshop will help advance skills in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and provide ideas for you and your agency to establish an effective and sustainable community of practice for ongoing skill development. You will receive personalized and individualized feedback on two conversation work samples to fine-tune and strengthen your MI practice. Webcasts and between-session work will help target key Motivational Interviewing skills and strategies for taking your own MI practice to the next level.
Learning Objectives
Suggested Prerequisites:
It is recommended that you will have completed a high quality Motivational Interviewing introductory workshop within the past five years to gain optimal value from this workshop. Self-study and intensive reading in MI are also good preparation. Eagerness to learn and grow in the MI model as well as interest in continuing your practice will help you make the most of this workshop.
Sponsored by: C4 Innovations
Price: $375.00 (Scholarships Available)
Contact:
For questions, please email training@c4innovates.com.
Posted: 03/08/2023
Overview of Diagnosis and Treatment for ARFID
Friday, March 31st, 2023
8:45 AM-12:00 PM ET
3 CEs
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was added to the DSM-5 in 2013. Children and adults who qualify for this diagnosis struggle to consume enough food in either volume or variety. Unlike individuals with other eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia, people with ARFID do not usually fail to eat enough because of concerns about shape and weight but because of one or more of the following: sensory sensitivity, fear of aversive consequences (e.g. choking, vomiting), or low interest in eating.
Because it is such a new diagnosis there is a lack of research and treatments for it. Many adult clients have struggled for a long time with the illness without adequate treatment and there is a shortage of providers competent to treat ARFID. One treatment, CBT-AR, holds promise. The workshop will review the diagnostic features of the illness and common comorbidities and assessment measures. It will provide an overview of CBT-AR.
Learning Objectives
Presenter
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D., FAED, CEDS is a psychologist, fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED), and certified eating disorder specialist (CEDS) and approved supervisor for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP). She directs Eating Disorder Therapy LA in Los Angeles. She is certified in FBT for adolescent eating disorders and is the author of When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder.
This training is for General Therapists who would benefit from more awareness of this common but little known psychiatric disorder.
Level of training: Introductory.
Sponsored by: Alvord, Baker and Associates, LLC
Price: $105.00
Contact:
For questions, email Keri Linas at klinas@alvordbaker.com.
Posted: 03/03/2023
Calculating Route: Person Centered Treatment Planning
Friday, March 31st, 2023
9:00 AM-12:30 PM
CEUS available
Treatment planning can sometimes feel burdensome and redundant but perhaps it's our own perspectives on this activity that lead to monotony. In this training session learn ways to revitalize approaches to care planning and work with clients to advance treatment towards desired outcomes.
Learning objectives:
Through attending this course, participants will leave with the ability to:
1. Recognize the importance of client centered approaches to treatment planning
2. Describe the Shared Decision Making model of treatment planning
3. Describe balance between client centered goals and clinically oriented outcomes
4. Explain the need for a fluid approach to treatment planning throughout the course of treatment
Trainer: Jesse Callan, LCSW-C, has worked in outpatient mental health clinics for the majority of his career. In recent years he has expanded increased his presence as a trainer and consultant with Partnering for Success and CBT+ and has cultivated a number of training programs focused on fine-tuning person-centered care practices. Jesse has also presented at national conferences on topics such as person-centered approaches to utilizing standardized measures and implementation of evidenced based practices in outpatient settings.
This training will be held at:
Thrive Behavioral Health Rosedale Conference Room
9627 Philadelphia Road #Suite 160
Rosedale, MD 21237
Target audience: Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Interns
Content level: Beginner
Sponsored by: Thrive Behavioral Health
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email JCallan@thrivebh.com
Posted: 02/13/2023
Relational Trauma Repair (RTR) Sociometrics Certificate
Thursday, April 13th-Friday, April 14th, 2023
9:00 AM-5:00 PM ET
14 CEs available
The RTR Sociometrics Certificate is designed to provide treatment professionals with the necessary skills and instruction to properly facilitate several of the therapeutic processes outlined in Tian Dayton's latest book, Sociometrics: Embodied, Experiential Processes for Healing Trauma and Addiction.
Over the course of five modules, participants will get in-depth guidance on how to use basic sociometry and psychodrama techniques, spectrograms, locograms, floor checks, timelines, and experiential letter writing with the clients they serve.
Learning Objectives
Training Location: Tuerk House Main Campus - Weinberg Wing Dining Hall, 730 N. Ashburton Street, Baltimore, MD 21216.
Please note that completion of the two-day training is only one of the requirements to qualify for the RTR Sociometrics Certificate.
This training is for addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in RTR Sociometrics. This training can be applied towards completion of the RTR Sociometrics Certificate.
Sponsored by: NAADAC and Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP
Price: $250-$300
Contact:
For questions, please contact Jessica O’Brien, LCSW, CASAC, Director of Training and Professional Development, at jobrien@naadac.org or 703-253-3893.
Posted: 01/19/2023
Multiple Dates Available
Multiple Times Available
The DLA-20 functional assessment fulfills the Maryland Medicaid requirement for a core standardized assessment tool. This training session or an equivalent training session delivered by a credentialed trainer approved by MTM Services is a requirement for all Maryland-based provider agency staff who perform assessments on adults who receive MTS, ACT, PRP, or RRP services within the Public Behavioral Health System (PBHS).
The DLA–20 is a copyrighted tool available for use after a 3.5-hour training conducted by a credentialed trainer approved by MTM Services.
This training is offered on multiple dates from January 2023-March 2023.
PLEASE NOTE THAT TRAINING SESSIONS ARE RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR DESIGNATED STAFF OF MARYLAND-BASED PROVIDER AGENCIES THAT ARE LICENSED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (BHA) UNDER COMAR (CODE OF MARYLAND REGULATIONS) 10.63 AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM TYPES:
Sponsored by: The BHA and The University of Maryland School of Medicine Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers The Maryland BHA and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers
Price: Free
Contact:
For questions, please email Kris Wright at kris.wright@som.umaryland.edu.
Posted: 12/13/2022
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