Suicide Prevention Through Postvention: An Organizational Approach
2025-09-25 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
RELIAS Presents: Suicide can have a profound impact on clients, staff and the broader community. How an organization responds matters. Suicide postvention is not just support after a loss; it is a vital prevention strategy that builds resilience, reduces risk of contagion and fosters a culture of safety.
In this one-hour webinar, we will explore what postvention means in practice and how it can be woven into an organizational framework.
This session builds on prior suicide prevention knowledge and offers actionable insights for behavioral health leaders and staff who want to create a safer, more responsive environment for themselves, their teams and those they serve.
Participants will be able to:
Define postvention and other related terms.
Identify the components of an organizational approach to postvention.
Discuss incident debriefing, root cause analysis and ongoing bereavement care.
Speakers:
Sara Seidel Beall, NCC, LCMHC, Sr. Product Manager, Behavioral Health, Relias
Laura Leone, DSW, MSSW, LMSW, Sr. Consultant, Practice Improvement and Consulting, National Council for Mental Wellbeing

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ADHD and Psychosis: Risk, Comorbidity, and Treatment
2025-09-26 11:30 - 13:00
MAPNET Presents: Community Call, “ADHD and Psychosis: Risk, Comorbidity, and Treatment” with Dr. Oscar Bukstein. Dr. Bukstein will discuss ADHD as a risk factor for the development of psychotic disorders, patterns of comorbidity, and their treatment.

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Certified Peer Specialist Training- New Castle, PA
2025-09-29 09:00 - 2025-10-10 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: Week 1: In person and Week 2: Online. To qualify for Certified Peer Specialist Training, you must identify as a Peer or person with lived experience.

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Support for Employees in Recovery
2025-10-06 09:00 - 12:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This training focuses on strategies for organizations to effectively support their employees during times of health challenges, whether a peer supporter or any other employee. The course will explore the specific needs of peer supporters who integrate their lived experiences into their work and provide guidance on how supervisors can support their recovery and well being.

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Technical Assistance Session for DLA20, PCCP and CTI
2025-10-09 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00
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 DLA-20
Documentation and Progress Noting
Critical Time Intervention Implementation
Open forum small group discussion.
Please Note: Due to semi-structured online format, CEUs/COAs are NOT available for Office Hours. Participation in Office Hours is not a substitute for the DLA-20 Basic training required for the for submission of service authorization/reauthorization requests for adults in Adult Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs, Mobile Treatment programs, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Programs (PRPs), and Residential Rehabilitation Programs (RRPs). These training sessions are provided free of charge by the Behavioral Health Administration through the University of Maryland’s Training and Evidence-Based Practice Centers.

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CPS Certification Training: Evening/Saturday Class- Philadelphia, PA
2025-10-11 09:00 - 2025-11-01 16:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: The CPS Certification Training is a 75-hour training, delivered live (in-person) over 10 training days. The training provides foundational knowledge, skills and values that equip individuals to work as Peer Supporters in the state of Pennsylvania.
The CPS Certification Training includes the following topics:
The history of Recovery and Peer Support
Recovery Values
WRAP Seminar I
CPS Core Competencies
Outreach and Engagement
Stages of Change
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Ethics and Boundaries
Documentation
Mental Models / Ladder of Inference
Diversity and Worldview
Support for Transitions
Credentialing and Job Search
Successful completion of this training requires consistent attendance, full participation in activities and assignments, as well as satisfactory scores on two weekly tests. Successful completion of this course renders the learner eligible to sit for the PA Certification Board exam, which is required for full certification.
Saturdays from 9am – 5pm. Weeknights are Monday through Thursday 5pm-9pm. Training begins on Saturday, 10/11/2025 and ends on Saturday 11/1/2025.
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CPS Supervisor Training (Online)
2025-10-14 09:00 - 2025-10-17 12:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This 12-hour course lays the foundation of Supervision in a Peer Support Environment, grounded in understanding of CPS roles and Recovery Values. This course includes SAMHSA’s Core Competencies of Peer Support, OMHSAS Standards of Supervision for Peer Support, Kadushin’s Social Work model on the Functions of Supervision, Reflective Supervision basics, and examines Trauma-informed principles in a supervisory context. This course has been approved for continuing education units through the National Association of Social Work- PA Chapter. Facilitators utilize various virtual engagement methods to ensure participants take full advantage of this interactive and skill-building course.
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Supporting Youth and Young Adults
2025-10-16 09:00 - 2025-10-17 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This 16-hour course provides the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct CPS work with young adults. Its design incorporates young adult learning strategies and principles, promotes critical thinking, and self-directed and experiential learning to replicate the practice of recovery and peer support. The course centers on the recovery model of behavioral health and on the core values and practices guiding peer-to-peer emotional and psychological wellness. Providing peer support for young adults requires an additional generational lens as well as an understanding of the intersections that define systems of care. This training structure promotes independence, advocacy and activism, self-awareness and reflection and a critical analysis of the impact of social determinants on the health and well-being of self and others.

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Motivational Interviewing
2025-10-17 09:00 - 12:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This course lays the foundation for analyzing motivation: the psychological feature that drives a person to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior. Through presentations, groups discussions and other virtual engaging activities, participants will learn to apply Motivational Interviewing skills to the work they do with peer services recipients and other individuals they interact with in their daily live. Motivational Interviewing skills are beneficial to everyone in their daily lives.

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Motivational Interviewing (Online)
2025-10-17 09:00 - 12:00

CPS Certification Training in Reading, PA - Hybrid Class
2025-10-20 09:00 - 2025-10-31 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: The CPS Certification Training is a 75-hour hybrid training fully authorized by the PA Certification Board (PCB). The class is delivered live (in-person) during the first week, and Online via Zoom the second week.
The training provides foundational knowledge, skills and values that equip individuals to work as Peer Supporters in the state of Pennsylvania. This training costs $1400.00
The CPS Certification Training includes the following topics:
The history of Recovery and Peer Support
Recovery Values
WRAP Seminar I
CPS Core Competencies
Outreach and Engagement
Stages of Change
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Ethics and Boundaries
Documentation
Mental Models / Ladder of Inference
Diversity and Worldview
Support for Transitions
Credentialing and Job Search
Successful completion of this training requires consistent attendance, full participation in activities and assignments, as well as satisfactory scores on two weekly tests. Successful completion of this course renders the learner eligible to sit for the PA Certification Board exam, which is required for full certification.

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CPS Certification Training in Pittsburgh, Pa - Hybrid Class
2025-10-20 09:00 - 2025-10-31 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: The CPS Certification Training is a 75-hour hybrid training fully authorized by the PA Certification Board (PCB). The class is delivered live (in-person) during the first week, and Online via Zoom the second week.
The training provides foundational knowledge, skills and values that equip individuals to work as Peer Supporters in the state of Pennsylvania. This training costs $1400, Funding available for new employees of Peerstar, inc.
The CPS Certification Training includes the following topics:
The history of Recovery and Peer Support
Recovery Values
WRAP Seminar I
CPS Core Competencies
Outreach and Engagement
Stages of Change
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Ethics and Boundaries
Documentation
Mental Models / Ladder of Inference
Diversity and Worldview
Support for Transitions
Credentialing and Job Search
Successful completion of this training requires consistent attendance, full participation in activities and assignments, as well as satisfactory scores on two weekly tests. Successful completion of this course renders the learner eligible to sit for the PA Certification Board exam, which is required for full certification.

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DLA-20 Functional Assessment Training
2025-10-23 09:30 - 14:00, 2025-10-31 09:30 - 14:00, 2025-11-05 09:30 - 14:00, 2025-11-20 09:30 - 14:00
UMD Presents: The DLA-20 functional assessment fulfills the Maryland Medicaid requirement for a core standardized assessment tool.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Cognitive Remediation & Social Skills Training in Schizophrenia
2025-10-24 11:30 - 13:00
MAPNET Early Psychosis Community Call Presents: Drs. Russell Schutt and Matcheri Keshavan will provide an overview of Project SUCCESS, a comparative effectiveness trial of cognitive remediation and social skills training for individuals with schizophrenia, including preliminary results on the effectiveness of cognitive enhancement training (CET) and the moderators of effectiveness for these interventions for early psychosis clinicians.

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CPS Certification Training in Johnstown/Harrisburg - Hybrid Class
2025-10-27 09:00 - 2025-11-07 17:00

NAVIGATE International Conference 2025
2025-10-28, 2025-11-04
PEPPNET Presents: This conference provides an ideal opportunity to get inspired by powerful stories, bold ideas, and cutting-edge research as top scholars, clinicians, service users, and family members address the treatment of and recovery from first episode psychosis (FEP), with a particular focus on the NAVIGATE treatment model. This year’s conference will include speakers from 5 different countries presenting on a range of key issues at the heart of today’s challenges, including:
Substance Use Problems & Treatment
Explorations in Medication Reduction & Discontinuation
Dating & Close Relationships
Awareness of The Illness
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A Scoping Review of Service User Experiences of Potential Harm in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services in the UK
2025-11-07 12:00 - 13:00
EPICENTER Speaker Series Presents: A weekly virtual early psychosis speaker series. Presentations focus on topics relevant to the etiology, phenomenology, lived experience and/or treatment of early psychosis.

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Preventing Vicarious Trauma
2025-11-10 09:00 - 12:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: An interactive workshop designed specifically for individuals in helping professions. Through images, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises, this dynamic session will showcase strategies for rewiring and rebuilding the brain.
Our focus will be on techniques to aid in recovery and also focus on the prevention of the effects of both Vicarious and Insidious Trauma. We will consider the different causes of vicarious trauma in peer supporters and the strategies that agencies can employ to prevent and minimize the exposure and effects of vicarious trauma.
Participants will learn practical methods for supporting peers after exposure to vicarious trauma or crisis and develop skills for responding effectively.

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CPS Certification Training in Pittsburgh, Pa - Hybrid Class
2025-11-10 09:00 - 2025-11-21 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: The CPS Certification Training is a 75-hour hybrid training fully authorized by the PA Certification Board (PCB). The class is delivered live (in-person) during the first week, and Online via Zoom the second week.
The training provides foundational knowledge, skills and values that equip individuals to work as Peer Supporters in the state of Pennsylvania. This training costs $1400, Funding available through Allegheny County.
The CPS Certification Training includes the following topics:
The history of Recovery and Peer Support
Recovery Values
WRAP Seminar I
CPS Core Competencies
Outreach and Engagement
Stages of Change
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Ethics and Boundaries
Documentation
Mental Models / Ladder of Inference
Diversity and Worldview
Support for Transitions
Credentialing and Job Search
Successful completion of this training requires consistent attendance, full participation in activities and assignments, as well as satisfactory scores on two weekly tests. Successful completion of this course renders the learner eligible to sit for the PA Certification Board exam, which is required for full certification.

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CPS Certification Training in Philadelphia, PA - Hybrid Class
2025-11-14 09:00 - 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: The CPS Certification Training is a 75-hour hybrid training fully authorized by the PA Certification Board (PCB). The class is delivered live (in-person) during the first week, and Online via Zoom the second week.
The training provides foundational knowledge, skills and values that equip individuals to work as Peer Supporters in the state of Pennsylvania. This training costs $1400.00, Funding available for new employees of Peerstar, inc.
The CPS Certification Training includes the following topics:
The history of Recovery and Peer Support
Recovery Values
WRAP Seminar I
CPS Core Competencies
Outreach and Engagement
Stages of Change
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Ethics and Boundaries
Documentation
Mental Models / Ladder of Inference
Diversity and Worldview
Support for Transitions
Credentialing and Job Search
Successful completion of this training requires consistent attendance, full participation in activities and assignments, as well as satisfactory scores on two weekly tests. Successful completion of this course renders the learner eligible to sit for the PA Certification Board exam, which is required for full certification.

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10th Annual HeadsUp PA Early Psychosis Conference
2025-11-17 09:00 - 2025-11-21 16:00
HeadsUp Presents: Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) Week.
The HeadsUp Annual Pennsylvania Early Psychosis Conference offers professionals and practitioners educational opportunities in early psychosis treatment and services. Through an intensive overview of early psychosis and Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC), it offers an opportunity to strengthen skill sets, share best practices with colleagues, and implement new strategies, research and trends into practice. This year’s conference will highlight important treatment aspects including evidence-based clinical treatment integration options, substance use, cultural sensitivity, ethical concerns, engagement, psychopharmacology, and Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) for providers of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) care.

Through our robust learning program, and together with our thought leaders, we remain committed to:

Promoting the development of innovative and responsive services in Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) programs.
Improving the overall quality of services delivered and increasing the competencies of clinicians and CSC team members.
Assisting organizations and practitioners with the vision, knowledge, and skills needed to shape emerging and existing CSC teams, as well as support our mission.
Educating and increasing the competencies of clinicians on the use of Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Enhancing understanding and supporting the use of research obtained from the CSC teams and participants.

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What We Can Do When a Person Appears "Too Sick, Unmotivated, or Resistant" to Treatment
2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00
CCBH Presents: This training program is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively engage and support individuals who may appear too sick, unmotivated, or resistant to treatment. Participants will learn strategies to support staff in outreaching hard-to-engage individuals, understand the challenges faced by patients/clients, and explore techniques to enhance motivation and facilitate change. Patricia E. Deegan, PhD, will explore questions of: How do we approach our work with people who are having this experience? How do we, personally, avoid the contagion of hopelessness and helplessness that can surround this work?
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Serving Justice Involved Peers
2025-11-24 08:00 - 16:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This 6-hour training is aimed at CPS’ who are or will be working with individuals involved in the Criminal Justice System. Social determinants of health, historic roots of trauma and the Sequential intercept Model are covered in detail during this training. Facilitators utilize various virtual engagement methods to ensure participants take full advantage of this interactive and skill-building course.

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Ethics and Boundaries
2025-11-24 09:00 - 12:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This training, adapted to address Peer’s particular needs, is intended to support staff in developing and maintaining appropriate boundaries in service provision, and explore and clarify ethical dilemmas. Participants will explore power and privilege and how these differentials affect our work. Participants will practice assessing decisions about boundaries and dual relationships. The Code of Ethical Conduct will be presented and participants will participate in interactive activities to support their learning experience and the implications of putting them into practice. This three-hour online experience will allow for question and answer, group discussion, activities and an evaluation.

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Qe Training (LGBTQ+)
2025-11-24 09:00 - 2025-11-25 17:00
Mental Health Partnerships Presents: This productive and interactive 16-hour training program is designed to prepare Certified Peer Specialists for supporting LGBTQ+ persons. Throughout this course, learners should expect to learn what sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are and be able to determine the differences between each. Learners will also gain knowledge and understanding of the unique experiences faced by LGBTQ+ population, including the dynamics present when people hold multiple marginalized identities and how compounding minority stress can impact their health outcomes. Finally, learners will be presented with a number of strategies on how to be affirming towards LGBTQ+ people and support them through challenging discussions and scenarios. This course can be applied to CPS continuing education requirements.
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