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.

The Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse (BH Clearinghouse) is a resource to support the development of Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), a new network of community-based clinics offering real-time and high-quality access to behavioral health treatment in Massachusetts. The BH Clearinghouse offers high-quality, free training for CBHC providers and Behavioral Health Help Line (BHHL) staff in evidenced-based behavioral health practices.

Learn more about the BH Clearinghouse

BH Clearinghouse Training Summary

Fun Facts!

In addition to standing up your CBHCs and the BHHL, you have been busy honing your clinical expertise through training! Since its inception in February 2023, the BH Clearinghouse LMS has ...

3222 learner accounts
2346 course completions / 91 CE certificates
25 self-paced online learning courses
An average 25.01% utilization rate

Live Online Training

Bereavement Support During Holidays and Difficult Days

December 13, 2023 from 12:00-1:00

This training will be delivered by the BH Clearinghouse's Clinical Educator, Sarissa Adams. It describes the complexity of grief during holidays and difficult days and ways to best support clients in clinical practice. A recording of this training will be offered via the LMS in January.

Live In-Person Training

Solution Focused Therapy: Two-day, In-person Training

Actively participate in two days of live, in-person training in Shrewsbury, MA conducted by Susan Tohn.

January 18, 2024: 9:00-5:00
January 19, 2024: 9:00-5:00

Lunch and her book will be provided. The training will be followed up by 1-hour consultation sessions every 4-6 weeks throughout 2024 up to 12 sessions.

Space is limited to 2 clinicians per CBHC. Contact your PQM by December 22, 2023 if interested.

Learn more

Book cover titled Crossing the Bridge Integrating Solution Focused Therapy into Clinical Practice by Susan Tohn and Jordan Oshlag

Self-Paced Online Training

25 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:

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

Take Online Training

1 Self-Paced Online Training Recently Added

Effective Approaches for Caring for Individuals with Substance Use Disorder

The Effective Approaches to Caring for Individuals with Substance Use Disorders course is a 4 hour course focused on evidence-based care with an emphasis on Relapse Prevention, Harm Reduction, Trauma Informed Care, and core principles from Motivational Interviewing. The course includes a review of practical strategies for screening, assessment, and diagnosis of people with substance use concerns. Presenters introduce learners to helpful approaches for addressing the needs of individuals with co-occurring mood disorders, anxiety, and trauma. Specific strategies for treating individuals using Nicotine, Alcohol, and Opioids are explored along with a review of how clinicians can support the use of medications to treat these conditions. The training also includes a discussion of privacy and coordination of care with family members.

Take Online Training

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2 Self-Paced Online Training Coming Soon

Mental Health Care for LGBTQIA+ People
Common Medical Comorbidities in Adults

Leadership Training

Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) Implementation

Community of Practice (CoP)

This will be a monthly meeting for CBHC leadership and those implementing and maintaining the fidelity of EBPs. The first mtg. was held in November. The December mtg. will continue to build on the issues discussed in November raised at the Fidelity webinar. Future monthly sessions will be communicated shortly.

Representation from all CBHCs is strongly encouraged.

December 12, 2023: 12:00-1:30

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!

Massachusetts State Agency partners have identified and shared several links and resources to support behavioral health clinicians working in Community Behavioral Health Centers.

View State Agency Resources

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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Behavioral Health Workforce Training Clearinghouse