UMD Presents: Using Crisis Plans as an effective part of counseling to build resilience to symptom increases and life stressors. In addition to being a useful (and in some cases required) document, Crisis Plans can guide important conversations about medication use and changes, self-monitoring and using supports to monitor changes in symptoms and coping, and […]

UMD Presents: For providers including direct service staff and leadership in the Public Behavioral Health System, Technical Assistance is available via office-hours style webinars where participants get to address questions and get technical assistance on topics including: Person-Centered Care Planning Person-Centered Assessments Narrative Summaries that demonstrate Medical Necessity Supervising Person-Centered Care Functional Assessments including the […]

HeadsUp Presents: Considerations for peers, SEES and other community-based workers on interdisciplinary teams. This workshop will include strategies for community-based workers including peers and SEESs for activating behaviors and collaborating to practice coping skills learned in therapy. Clinicians and community-based workers will be offered opportunities share examples of information they observe in their work with […]

UMD Presents: The DLA-20 functional assessment fulfills the Maryland Medicaid requirement for a core standardized assessment tool.   REGISTER HERE.

SAMHSA Presents: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Early Serious Mental Illness (SAMHSA ESMI TTA Center) is hosting a webinar series that addresses a range of topics related to early serious mental illness (ESMI), including clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR-P) and first episode psychosis (FEP). […]

UMD Presents: Practice what you’ve learned in PCCP introductory trainings. Each week we will use a sample person-centered assessment to develop an Interpretive Summary and a Treatment Plan focusing on one category of barriers or needs.   REGISTER HERE.

CCBH Presents: This training will cover essential terminology, Pennsylvania's medical cannabis program, and the latest research findings. Learn about the legal framework, approved conditions, and dispensing regulations. Explore evidence on the cognitive, physical, and substance use impacts of medical cannabis. Please Note: The cannabis sessions are NOT being offered for Continuing Education credits. REGISTER HERE.

UMD Presents: A case for replacing compliance with Engagement. As behavioral health services and supports have evolved, one of our most powerful lessons learned is that pressuring “compliance” or “treatment adherence” does not work. We cannot force people into health and wellness. Taking pills and/or attending appointments is not sufficient for achieving wellness. Words like […]

UW Medicine, The Behavioral Health Institute Presents: In this session, Dr. Kate Comtois, PhD reviews how clinicians using telebehavioral health can assess suicide risk and offers further techniques on telebehavioral health risk assessment and management.   REGISTER HERE.

UMD Presents: The DLA-20 functional assessment fulfills the Maryland Medicaid requirement for a core standardized assessment tool.   REGISTER HERE.

Mental Health America Presents: This Pride month, join young leaders from Mental Health America as they explore how peer support creates powerful pathways to belonging and resilience. Peer support has always thrived in communities where traditional systems fall short, making it a natural fit for supporting LGBTQ+ youth who may not see themselves reflected in […]

UMD Presents: Principles of Person-Centered Care Planning (PCCP) applied to using the Managed Intervention Plan (MIP). When participants in Maryland’s Public Behavioral Health System Residential Rehabilitation Program services are at risk of losing their placement, policy calls for the development of a Managed Intervention Plan. The intent of developing this intervention plan is to provide […]