DMHAS Education and Training Division
September-December 2010

For more information and/or to register, visit www.ct.gov/dmhas/educationtraining

For more information, contact:
Registrar: Anita Bengston - 860.262.5065 or anita.bengston@po.state.ct.us
Director: Richard Fisher, LCSW - 860.262.5063 or richard.fisher@po.state.ct.us
Project Manager: Gail Link, MA - 860.262.5062 or gail.link@po.state.ct.us
Training Consultant: Kimberly Platt, LCSW - 860.262.5762 or kimberly.platt@po.state.ct.us
Project Coordinator: Peggy Ross - 860.262.5060 or maragaret.ross@po.state.ct.us

Connecticut Certification Board (CCB)
Category 1 Contact Hours are available for some classes. Participants must attend 100% of the class to be eligible to receive this certificate.

Connecticut Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (MFT)
Available for some classes. Participants must attend 100% of the class to be eligible to receive this certificate.

Social Work NASW/CT
Continuing Education Credits (CECs) are available for some classes. Participants must attend 100% of the class to be eligible to receive this certificate.

Connecticut Nurses Association (CNA)
DMHAS is approved to provide continuing education nursing education credits by the Connecticut Nurses' Association. Available for some classes. Participants must attend 100% of the class to be eligible to receive this certificate.

 DATE(S) TIMETITLE
FACILITY*
CEUs**
Sept. 8
9:00-3:00
Evidence-Based Supported Employment PracticesCVH
CCB, MFT
Sept. 9
9:00-4:30Helping You, Without Hurting Me
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº
Sept. 10
9:00-4:30Overview of Acquired Brain Injury
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Sept. 14, 21 & 28
9:00-4:3Understanding Group Processes
CVH
CCB, MFT
Sept. 15, 22, 29 & Oct. 6
9:00-1:15Motivational Interviewing Intensive
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Sept. 15
9:00-11:00
Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors: Boundaries
CC
CCB
Sept. 16
9:00-4:30Promoting Awareness of Motivational Incentives (PAMI)
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Sept. 17
9:00-4:30
Eight Performance Domains for Substance Abuse Counselors
CC
CCB
Sept. 20
9:00-4:30Legal Rights of People in Recovery
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Sept. 21
9:00-3:30Using Psychiatric Rehabilitation to Develop Community Support Programs (CSP) Training Plans
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº
Sept. 22
9:00-4:30Treatment Planning MATRS
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Sept. 23 & 30
9:00-4:30Understanding Psychiatric Medications
CC
CCB, MFT, SW, CNA
Sept. 23
9:00-4:30Working with Clients Who Have Forensic and Legal Issues
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
 Sept. 24
9:00-12:15
Coaching to Improve Employee Performance
CVH
 
 Sept. 24
1:00-4:15
Presenting Performance Appraisals
CVH
 
 Sept. 27
9:00-4:30Voices of Recovery
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
 Sept. 28
9:00-3:00
Employment Services for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
CVH
CCB, MFT
 Sept. 29
9:00-4:30
Buprenorphine 101
 CC CCB, MFT

 DATE(S) TIMETITLE
FACILITY*
CEUs**
Oct. 1
9:00-4:30Best Practices in the Treatment of Co-Occurring Depression and Substance Use
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 4
9:00-1:15
Work Incentives that Matter
CVH

Oct. 5
9:00-3:30Assessing Suicide and Risk Factors
CCCCB, MFT, SWº
Oct. 7
9:00-4:30Introduction to Prescription Medication Abuse
CCCCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 7
9:00-12:15Responding to Stress and Change in the Workplace
CVH
Oct. 8
9:00-4:30Clinical Supervision: Problems, Process and Practice
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 13
9:00-4:30Introduction to Co-Occurring Disorders
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 13, 20, 27 & Nov. 10
9:00-1:15
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intensive
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 14
9:00-4:30Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors
CC
CCB
Oct. 14 & 21
9:00-4:30Understanding Psychiatric Medications
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW, CNA
Oct. 15
9:00-4:30Assessment and Recovery Planning for People with Co-Occurring Disorders
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 189:00-12:15A Supervisor's Guide: Leading Others Through Change
CVH

Oct. 19
 9:00-11:00Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors: Dual Relationships
CC
CCB
Oct. 19
9:00-4:30Problem Gambling Prevention Awareness for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Providers
CVHCCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 20
9:00-4:30  An Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Practice for Behavioral Health Professionals CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 20
9:00-4:30
Responding to Crisis and Emergency Situations in Co-Occurring Disorders
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 20
9:00-4:30
Healing Racism Dialogue Session
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº
Oct. 22
9:00-4:30
Best Practices for Clients with Anger Disorders
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Oct. 26
9:30-12:30
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisory Employees (for DMHAS State Employees Only)
CVH
 
Oct. 27
9:00-3:30Tips and Techniques for the New Supervisor
CC
CCB, MFT
Oct. 27
9:00-12:00
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisory Employees (for DMHAS State Employees Only)
 CVH 
Oct. 28 & Nov. 4
9:00-3:30Medical Aspects of Co-Occurring Disorders
CC
CCB, MFT, SW, CNA
Oct. 29
9:00-4:30
HIV 101: The Basics
CVH
CCB, MFT
Oct. 29
9:00-4:30
Understanding Trauma and Recovery
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW

 DATE(S) TIMETITLE
FACILITY*
CEUs**
Nov. 2
9:00-3:30Assistance Programs for Adults in Behavioral Health Services
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº
Nov. 5
9:00-12:15
Intro to Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Tx and Dual Diagnosis Capability in Mental Health Tx Assessment Tools
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 8
9:00-3:00Employment Law in Connecticut
CVHCCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 9
9:00-4:30Understanding Trauma and Recovery CCCCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 10
9:00-4:30Understanding Mental Health Conditions
CVHCCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 16
9:00-4:30Overview of Problem Gambling
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 17
9:00-12:15Faith, Spirituality and Recovery
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 18
9:00-3:30
A Wholistic Approach to Detoxification and Early Recovery
CVH
CCB
Nov. 19
9:00-4:30Club Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Implications for Treatment
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Nov. 22
9:00-3:00Job Developing Strategies in Supported Employment
CVH
CCB, MFT
Nov. 23
9:00-3:30Using Psychiatric Rehabilitation to Develop Community Support Programs (CSP) Training Plans
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº
Nov. 30
9:00-3:30From A to Z: What You Need to Know to Provide Care for People with HIV
CVH
CCB, MFT, SWº

 DATE(S) TIMETITLE
FACILITY*
CEUs**
Dec. 1
9:00-12:15A Supervisor's Guide: Managing Through Turbulent Times
CVH

Dec. 2
9:00-4:30Ethics and Boundaries for Behavioral Health Workers
CVH
CCB, MFT
Dec. 2
9:00-4:30Spirituality: Its Place in Treatment and Recovery
CC
CCB, MFT, SW
Dec. 3
9:00-12:15Conservatorship in Connecticut
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Dec. 9 & 16
9:00-4:30Understanding Psychiatric Medications
CC
CCB, MFT, SW, CNA
Dec. 10
10:00-12:00
Learning Management Systems (LMS): Basic User Functions
CVH

Dec. 10
9:00-4:30Ethical Issues in Clinical Supervision
CC
CCB
Dec. 13
9:00-3:00From Incarceration to Employment: Bridging the Gap
CVH

Dec. 14
9:00-3:00Supported Education: A Vision of Recovery
CVH

Dec. 15
9:00-4:30Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Intersex Persons and Communities (LGBTQI)
CVH
CCB, MFT, SW
Dec. 17
9:00-4:30Person-Centered & Recovery-Oriented Clinical Records Documentation
CVH
MFT, CCB


* Facility: CVH - Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT       CC - Connecticut Clearinghouse, Plainville, CT
** CEUs: Participants who complete 100% off the training will receive a Certificate of Attendance
*** This training is provisionally scheduled pending final State budget
º CEU application pending
Training is open to staff of DMHAS-operated or DMHAS-funded agencies and PACCT students, unless otherwise indicated