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CPS Training in Pittsburgh, PA - Hybrid Class
2025-12-08 09:00 - 2025-12-19 17:00 UTC
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 residents of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Perry Counties through Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative, 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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CPS Training in Philadelphia, PA - Hybrid Class
2025-12-08 09:00 - 2025-12-19 17:00

CPS Supervisor Training (Online)
2025-12-15 09:00 - 2025-12-18 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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DLA-20 Functional Assessment Training
2025-12-16 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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How to Support People Experiencing Delusions
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00
CCBH Presents: Working with individuals who experience “troublesome beliefs” can be a challenging and complex task. These beliefs, often referred to as “delusions,” can significantly impact a person’s perception of reality and their interactions with others. In this webinar, Patricia E. Deegan, PhD, will provide an in-depth exploration of what it is like to live with such beliefs and offer a comprehensive understanding of the nature of troublesome beliefs. Participants will gain valuable insights into the psychological and emotional experiences of individuals who hold these beliefs, helping to foster empathy and a deeper connection. The webinar will also present a variety of practical strategies for supporting people who experience troublesome beliefs.

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The Promise and Practice of Family Peer Support in Early Psychosis Services
2025-12-19 11:30 - 13:00
MAPNET Presents: This presentation reviews the evidence base for family peer specialists and how they can be a resource in early psychosis treatment. Drawing on successful approaches in Massachusetts and other programs, we’ll explore training, service delivery and integration models, and implementation challenges. The presentation will include a segment presented by a family peer specialist who will share practical insights from his role supporting families.

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CPS Training in Honesdale, PA - Hybrid Class
2026-01-05 09:00 - 2026-01-16 17:00

Using a Learning Health System to Integrate Peer Support in Early Intervention Services for Psychosis
2026-01-16 12:00 - 13:00
The Ohio State University Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) Presents: EPICENTER Speaker Series: Presentation by Amal Abdel-Baki, MD.

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Annual Program Evaluation and Core Assessment Battery Training
2026-01-26 11:00 - 16:45
HeadsUp Presents: Save the date! Required for new staff hired after January 2025; high encouraged as refresher training for long-standing existing staff.
Sessions will occur throughout the day; staff are encouraged to attend the entire day, but can sign up to only attend sessions relevant to their role in PE/CAB data collection.
For PA/MD Programs Only.

HeadsUp Grand Rounds 2026: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Psychosis
2026-02-03 11:00 - 2026-02-17 13:00
HeadsUp Presents: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) has often been utilized to help those that struggle with intense experiences of emotion dysregulation. Yet, when one thinks of psychosis, an experience that can greatly disrupt one’s ability to engage in emotional regulation, DBT is not commonly thought of as a therapeutic intervention. By examining the four modules of DBT (distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness), we will learn how to apply DBT-informed concepts and principles to benefit clients with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders. There will be an emphasis on skill building interventions derived from DBT, rather than a strict adherence to DBT treatment protocol that is customary for DBT programs. This interactive training series will introduce you to DBT skills adapted for psychotic experiences through discussion, case examples, and practical tools.
Session 1 – Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Mindfulness & Distress Tolerance
Session 2 – Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Distress Tolerance (part 2) & Emotion Regulation
Session 3 – Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Interpersonal Effectiveness & Behavior Chains
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Wired for Healing: Relationships, Resilience, and Recovery in Early Psychosis
2026-02-06 12:00 - 13:00
The Ohio State University Early Psychosis Intervention Center (EPICENTER) Presents: EPICENTER Speaker Series: Alexandra Smith Miller, MD, MSEd. Presentations focus on topics relevant to the etiology, phenomenology, lived experience and/or treatment of early psychosis.

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ENTRENAMIENTO DE ESPECIALISTA CERTIFICADO EN APOYO, ENTRE PARES
2026-03-09 09:00 - 2026-03-20 17:00
City of Philadelphia DBHIDS Presenta: El entrenamiento de Especialista Certificado en Apoyo de Pares (CPS, por sus siglas en inglés) es un entrenamiento de 75 horas, realizado en vivo (en persona) durante 10 días. El entrenamiento brinda el conocimiento fundamental, las hablidades, las capacidades, y los valores para dotar a las personas para estar empleado en el estado de Pensilvania. Un CPS está dispuesto a identificarse con una enfermedad mental grave (y puede que tenga un trastorno concurrente por consumo de sustancias). Un CPS apoya a otras en sus procesos de recuperación, construye confianza mutua, comparte sus propias experiencias, aprende sobre el proceso de recuperación, y crea una vida más significativa en la comunidad.

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Psychosis CARE 2026 Virtual Conference
2026-04-28 08:30 - 2026-04-29 14:00
Washington State Health Care Authority Presents: The Psychosis CARE Virtual Conference invites a broad audience (school staff, PCPs, mental health therapists, SUD professionals, law enforcement, families, individuals with lived experience, etc.) to gather virtually to engage in Community Awareness, Resources, and Education as it relates to Psychosis.
This annual event features breakout sessions led by speakers who are experts in the field of psychosis. Attendees can expect to learn more about early identification of psychosis, resources for supporting individuals experiencing symptoms of psychosis, resources for psychosis care available in Washington State, as well as opportunities to engage with other attendees.
Psychosis CARE represents a collaboration between the New Journeys network, Washington State Health Care Authority, the University of Washington SPIRIT Center, the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, and EnRoute, with funding support from SAMHSA.

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11th Annual HeadsUp PA FEP Early Psychosis Conference
2026-11-11 08:00 - 2026-11-20 17:00
HeadsUp Presents: Save the date
Week 1: 11/16-11/20/2026
Week 2: 12/14-12/18/2026

43rd Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference
2026-11-13 08:00 - 17:00
Registration anticipated October 2026.
