The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI

  This webinar was supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with assistance from The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council of RI, the National Frontier and Rural Telehealth Education Center, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals.  The uptake in the use of telebehavioral services since the start of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) has been swift and may significantly transform how behavioral health services are delivered. This is encouraging, as the research base for assessing and treating mental health conditions virtually is extensive and over 60 years old. However, for substance use disorders (SUDs), the research is less extensive and more recent. Mental health and SUD treatment services provided virtually are effective and serve as viable alternatives to in-person service delivery. Patients confirm high levels of satisfaction with telebehavioral health, while practitioners report more reluctance. Nonetheless, training has been shown to build practitioners’ skills, confidence, and competency. This webinar will include a brief review of: telebehavioral health research and its efficacy; strategies that promote skill development; and resources related to guidelines, privacy/security, and confidentiality rules/regulations. Finally, the virtualization of behavioral health services post PHE will be highlighted.   CEU information:  This webinar has been approved for a total of 1.5 contact hours through the RI Certification Board for Chemical Dependency Professionals and Certified Peer Recovery Specialists (The RICB is an IC&RC affiliate). Read more

This Training is Being Offered By:  The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals and the Opioid Treatment Program Health Home Initiative This training will assist all those who work with vulnerable populations, and who have experienced trauma. The main goal is to raise awareness in the workers of secondary traumatic stress, the  compassion fatigue that can result from it, and how to reverse the trajectory. Secondary traumatic stress does not only come from working with trauma survivor. In this training we will explore compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, burn out and self care. Continuing Education Credits: Social Worker CEUs: This training has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 6.0 continuing education credits. Chemical Dependency Professionals CEUs: This training has been approved by the RI Certification Board for 6.0 continuing education credits (The RICB is an IC&RC affiliate). Mental Health Counselors CEUs:  This training is pending approval by the RI Mental Health Counselors Association for 6.0 continuing education credits. Instructor: Taylor D'Addario, BA, LCDP Read more

This training is being sponsored by: The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals MI is for useful conversations about change and growth, right? This intermediate-level class moves the focus from working with clients to developing healthy, collaborative and productive relationships with our colleagues, especially those we supervise, even when things get tough. We are often challenged by the competing interests of the organization and the individual, with you, the supervisor, stuck in the middle. We’ll look at MI Spirit and specific MI skills to find ways to deescalate tensions and create a working partnership. You will learn how to tap into the creative potential you both bring to the table to create an environment for collaboration and growth.   CEU and Trainer Information: Social Work CEUs: This training is pending approval by the National Association of Social Workers is for 3.0 continuing education units (Cross Cultural CEUs). Chemical Dependency Professionals CEUs: This training has been approved by the RI Certification Board for 3.0 continuing education units. The RICB is an IC & RC affiliate. Mental Health Counselors CEUs: This training is pending approval by the RI Mental Health Counselors Association for 3.0 continuing education credits. Trainer: Lisabeth Bennett, NBC-HWC, NCTTP Advanced level Read more

This training is being supported by: The Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals and the Opioid Treatment Program Health Home Initiative  This workshop will provide participants with a detailed review of 42 CFR Part 2, a summative overview of HIPAA, and cursory reference to other overlapping and sometimes contradictory confidentiality statutes, healthcare reporting requirements, and data sharing mandates; with a special focus on strategies for resolving ethical dilemmas that may arise when these various regulations contradict one another. This workshop will also include a discussion of the various ways that existing privacy practices have changed and will continue to change as practitioners and provider organizations adjust their practices in response to healthcare reform efforts, and in order to remain compliant with the changes to 42 CFR Part 2 that the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration enacted with their January 2017 and January 2018 Final Rule Changes.   America’s healthcare system is rapidly evolving, and the boundaries of the traditional treatment system are blurring. Healthcare payment reform efforts, and emerging best-practice standards, have coalesced to expedite the integration of health and behavioral health services and organizations. Across the country, health and behavioral health integration is resulting in the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are dependent on the routine sharing of protected health information (both within an organization and across a healthcare system)in order to meet quality standards and cost benchmarks.  For these interdisciplinary and inter-agency treatment teams to function effectively and achieve the desired outcomes, it will be necessary to reconcile the restrictive nature of 42 CFR Part 2, with the more permissive sharing of protected health information that is an essential feature of population health management.   Through a mixture of didactic lecture, audience interaction, and an interactive group exercise, workshop participants will explore the complex ethical, legal and moral issues facing today’s behavioral health workforce as it adapts to these new models of care.   Trainer:  Lee Dalphonse, DHA, LMHC, LCDS, CCMHC, CAADC, CCS   Continuing Education Credits: Social Worker CEUs: This training has been approved by the National Association of Social Workers for 6.0 continuing education credits. Chemical Dependency Professionals CEUs: This training has been approved by the RI Certification Board for 6.0 continuing education credits (The RICB is an IC&RC affiliate). Mental Health Counselors CEUs:  This training has been approved by the RI Mental Health Counselors Association for 6.0 continuing education credit.   Training Level: All Levels, 6-Hours, Confidentiality   Domains: 1,2,5,9,11,13,17         Read more