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The following is a listing of all training activity provided through the MCCMH Training Department and some selected vendors.
Listed training opportunities/classes are open to employees of a directly operated MCCMH service department, MCCMH administrative staff, or as applicable employees of a contracted provider that provide direct services to an MCCMH individual.
Each flyer will specify if continuing education credits or additional units are offered. Please review flyers for details.
Please Note: MCCMH Training Policies 3-015 and 10-007 have been updated.
All required training is offered through the Training Office or Brainier platform.
MichiCANS Training Information and Registration can be found below!
Training dates have limited availability. Please review live flyer below with most updated information.
CURRENT TRAINING LIST
| Name | Description | Flyer | Register Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MichiCANS Training Information | MCCMH is eligible to complete MichiCANS training in in April and May. The MichiCANS will be used in place of CAFAS and PECFAS assessments effective October 1st, 2024. MichiCANS tool or training questions can be sent to: [email protected] | Training Flyer | If you need ANY support with setting up your account or registering for an event, please reach out to the support team at: [email protected] Questions about the MichiCANS can be submitted to: [email protected] |
| December 2024 Recipient Rights Training | Please note: The Recipient Rights Training is now held IN-PERSON. This training is now FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Registrations will not be accepted. Review flyer for more details. This training will now be conducted in 3 hours. For all registration Questions and Concerns please contact the Office of Recipient Rights by Phone: 586-469-6528. Please note- The Training Office is unable to answer any Recipient Rights Training Questions. | Training Flyer | Please view flyer for walk-in instructions. |
| January 2025 Recipient Rights Training | Please note: The Recipient Rights Training is now held IN-PERSON. This training is now FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Registrations will not be accepted. Review flyer for more details. This training will now be conducted in 3 hours. For all registration Questions and Concerns please contact the Office of Recipient Rights by Phone: 586-469-6528. Please note- The Training Office is unable to answer any Recipient Rights Training Questions. | Training Flyer | Please view flyer for walk-in instructions. |
| First Aid/CPR Training 2025 | This training is only available to Directly Operated Staff and MCCMH Contracted Providers. | Training Flyer | Register per flyer instructions. |
| LOCUS Initial Training 2025 | Required for anone completing the LOCUS, attend this training to ensure understanding and effectiveness of this tool. Please read flyer in it’s entirety for all requirements and instructions. | Training Flyer | |
| LOCUS Refresher Training 2025 | This training will provide a brief overview of the LOCUS and the opportunity to practice the tool on vignettes and apply it to specific MCCMH services. Registration required. | Training Flyer | |
| Person-Centered Planning 2025 | Participants will be able to identify the underlying values & principles of the PCP process. Participants will be able to identify key features of the recovery model. Participants will be able to create SMART goals, objectives & interventions. | Training Flyer | Register per flyer instructions. |
| DECA Training Information | Please visit the link for DECA training information approved by MDHHS and MCCMH. This is not hosted by the MCCMH Training Office. DECA is required by MDHHS to be completed on youth ages 0-6. | Training Website | |
| Alternative Nutrition Sources for Youth: Chronic Conditions and Feeding Tubes | This training will assist case holders to become better prepared to provide support and services to individuals with a feeding tube and improve the IPOS for an individual with a feeding tube. | Training Flyer | |
| Introduction to Motivational Interviewing 2025- Advanced training coming soon! | MI is a evidenced-based practice, designed for the clinician to evoke the individuals own reason for change behavior. MI is intended to inspire clinical practice with respect & without judgment, exploring & affirming personal values while guiding individuals’ motivation for positive health & behavior change. | Training Flyer | |
| Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk (AMSR) Training 2025 | The goal of this course is to teach clinicians and healthcare professionals who conduct suicide risk assessments how to determine the level of suicide risk for an individual. AMSR Training provides a structure for the clinical provider which can be used in the development of a collaborative treatment and safety plan. AMSR’s formulation model helps health professionals feel confident navigating challenging conversations and offers key strategies for providing compassionate care to people at risk for suicide. | Training Flyer | |
| Behavior Treatment Plans: Policy, Process, and Presentation 2025 | The course will cover basics on writing functional behavior assessments and treatment plans. Restrictive and intrusive techniques will be defined and expectations of case presentation and documentation protocols. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| QPR (Question, Presuade, Refer) 2025 | Training dates have limited availability. Please review live flyer below with most updated information. The QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. | Training Flyer | We appreciate that staff attend their scheduled QPR date as space and availability are very limited! Please contact [email protected] with cancellation and rescheduling requests! |
| Introduction to Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment 2025 | Assessing, treatment planning, and treatment provision in a the stage-matched manner for youth and adults with complex and co-occurring conditions is a core set of competencies for practitioners in integrated behavioral health settings. Add appropriate assessment tools to learn the etiology and trajectory of co-occurring disorders. Develop methods for determining stage-matched goals and the best interventions to match that readiness and assist people in moving towards the goals that are most critical to them. In this co-occurring initial training, learn how to stage as a team by presenting need, and then practice stage-wise interventions to assure you are aligned with the people you serve and working together to meet their needs. | Training Flyer | Please review IDDT Training Flyer to register for a specific date. |
| Advanced Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment 2025 | Within the evidence-based practice for teens and adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders, assertive outreach is often a core intervention, both for individuals who are ambivalent about engaging in treatment, and for individuals who may experience barriers to treatment including homelessness, court involvement, and difficulty accessing the benefits and resources they need. Simply put, we need to bring services to people rather than insisting that they come to us. In this advanced training, the focus will be on ways to use assertive outreach, group, and family services to assist people with complex co-occurring needs. | Training Flyer | Please review IDDT Training Flyer to register for a specific date. |
| Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training 2025 | This training is required within 90 days of hire for Directly Operated Staff and MCCMH Contracted Providers. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Aging in America 2025 | This training provides information for case managers and therapists to recognize when our elders need specialized care and how to properly refer and link to medically necessary services. This training includes ways to improve quality of life for elders and encourages their connection to natural support, with an emphasis on children and adolescents. Attendees will apply new knowledge to writing an integrated care plan for the elderly population. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| The Right to Sex & Education for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities 2024 | This course will cover myths and facts pertaining to sex education for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Implicit Bias in Healthcare 2025 | The goal of this training is to introduce implicit & unconscious bias to healthcare practitioners, providers, & leaders in an interactive, yet safe space. | Training Flyer | |
| Mind and Body Connection 2025- Coming Soon | This course will cover the mind and body connection’s focus about the link between a person’s thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors and their physical health. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| ASAM Criteria and Dimensions Training 2025 | This training will teach clinicians how to administer the ASAM with the Substance Use population and how the ASAM score will influence treatment and services. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Psychological Approaches to Pain 2025- Coming Soon | This presentation covers pain measurement, the effects of pain in the brain, mindfulness techniques and discussion about mindfulness meditation and it’s positive effect on children. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Mental Health First Aid 2025 | Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives you the skills to reach out and provide initial help and support to someone who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem or experiencing a crisis. | Training Flyer | |
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| Principles and Applications of CBT 2025 | This virtual course explores the history of CBT, provides a skills overview and practical application to various populations, and discusses how to write an effective Person-Centered Plan to include CBT practice. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Grieving and Solution-Focused Support Services 2025-Coming Soon | This course covers a detailed account of differences in types of grieving including cultural and complex aspects. This course covers history of grief treatment, DSM-5-definition of grieving and complex grieving, and effects of grieving on the brain. SFBT techniques that can be utilized in the PCP for children, adolescents, and adults. Contraindications for use of SFBT for SMI individuals. | Training Flyer | Click to Register |
| Addiction and the Brain 2025 | Addiction and The Brain is a 2-hour long virtual training designed specifically for employees who work for MCCMH/MCOSA funded agencies. Participants will learn about the role that brain chemistry plays in the development of cravings and addiction, how the use of drugs impacts teen brain development, and what local resources are available to support people with substance use disorders. Participants will also learn how to recognize and respond to opioid overdoses, including how to use Narcan. Participants who complete this course will receive access to free Narcan kits. | Training Flyer | |
| Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Practices 2025-Coming Soon | This training covers the history of SFBT, concepts, process, goals and how to utilize the PCP, application, group therapy, substance abuse, tools and application for children and adolescents. | Training Flyer | |
| Self Determination Training Tracking Sheet | Employers are responsible for ensuring that hired staff remain compliant with initial and repeat training time frames. | Tracking Sheet | |
| Macomb County CMH Self Determination Training Requirements Guide | This document has been developed to outline training requirements that are specific to Individuals and their staff that utilize the Self Determination Direct Employment Model. | Guide | |
| Self-Determination Training for Individuals Served, Family Members, and Guardians | This training content will introduce or refresh a recipient, family members, or guardians of recipients about Self-Directed services and various approaches that can be utilized within Self-Determination. | Self Determination Training Content | |
| Emergency Preparedness Training for Self Determination Staff | This training has been developed to assist staff members under the Self Determination arrangement to become better prepared for a variety of emergencies (fire, weather, utility, driving, and state of emergencies). | Training (PDF) | |
| Emergency Preparedness Attestation Document | This document needs to be filled out, signed by the staff member and employer, and then provided to the Fiscal Intermediary for retention in the staff members personnel file. | Attestation Document | |
| Bloodborne Pathogens | This online training is for CLS/ Respite staff under Self-Determination and is to be completed annually. You will need to create an account for the website. In the search box, type Bloodborne Pathogens 2019-20. Simply click on the training and begin! | BBP Training Website | |
| Direct Support Professional: Health and Medication Supported Training and Testing Combo | This training is optional for providers-This training is a full day and will be provided by a Licensed Nurse and Training Specialist to provide hands-on tutoring for MAR and Group practice for Medication Demonstrations. | Training Flyer | |
| Emergency Preparedness for Direct Staff | Initial online training must be completed before any consumer contact. Online refresher training must be completed every 2 years thereafter. | Brainier LMS | |
| Grievance and Appeals Training | Initial online training must be completed within 60 days of hire. Online refresher training must be completed every 2 years thereafter. | Brainier LMS | |
| Limited English Proficiency Training | Initial online training must be completed within 30 days of hire. Online refresher training must be completed every 2 years thereafter. | Brainier LMS | |
| Co-Occurring Disorders | The Co-Occurring Disorders training will be comprised of two Brainier Learning modules, which are online. The required modules are: SBIRT and Advanced Co-Occurring disorders training. | Brainier LMS | |
| Directions for Improving MI Practices | If you choose to complete Self-Determination trainings through Improving MI Practices, follow the instructions attached to this link! | Instructions |
Continuing Ed Opportunities & Info
| Title | Description | |
| Need Social Worker CE’s? | The training department has identified CEU opportunities through various universities including Wayne State, University of Michigan and Michigan State. Click on any of the links on this document for training opportunities as well as licensure requirements | |
| Need Nursing CEs? | Michigan State University provides a list of approved RN CEUs including the MI licensure requirements. | |
| Need Counseling CEs? | The National Board for Certified Counselors provides a list of approved CE providers to help you maintain your licensure! |