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See below for information about upcoming webinars. Please note the following:
- Scroll to the very bottom of this email for complete descriptions and links to register.
Webinar: Introduction to the Adult Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Centers of Excellence (COE)
- Wednesday, August 6, 1-2p (Q&A session: Wednesday, August 13, 1-2p)
- Intended Audience:
- County behavioral health (BH) agency directors, designees, and other staff identified by the county BH director.
- County and contracted practitioners and team members interested in receiving training and technical assistance.
Webinar: Introduction to the Children/Youth EBP COE
- Thursday, August 7, 1-2p (Q&A session: Thursday, August 14, 1-2p)
- Intended Audience:
- County BH agency directors, designees, and other staff identified by the county BH director.
- County and contracted practitioners and team members interested in receiving training and technical assistance.
Additional Information from the Department of Health Care Services, Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has established Centers of Excellence (COEs) to provide training, technical assistance, and fidelity monitoring support to county behavioral health delivery systems and behavioral health providers in implementing evidence-based practices (EBPs) under BH-CONNECT and the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA).
As part of these efforts, DHCS is partnering with Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA) as the COE Administrative Entity to oversee, coordinate, and streamline activities conducted by the selected COEs:
- The Public Mental Health Partnership at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (PMHP at UCLA) to support Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Forensic ACT (FACT).
- Early Psychosis Intervention California (UC Davis – EPI-CAL) to support Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for First Episode Psychosis (FEP).
- The IPS Employment Center at RFMH, Inc.to support Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment.
- Clubhouse International to support Clubhouse Services.
- MST Services to support Multisystemic Therapy (MST).
- FFT LLC to support Functional Family Therapy (FFT).
- PCIT International to support Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
We are pleased to invite you to these upcoming webinars to learn more about the COEs and the EBPs.
Please find below brief descriptions for each of the upcoming webinars as well as registration links.
- Introduction to the Adult Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) COE
- Webinar #2 and Question-and-Answer Session Registration Link
- Date and time:
- Webinar: Wednesday, August 6 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Q&A session: Wednesday, August 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Please note: registration link will create calendar invites for both of these events.
- Topics:
- Overview and introduction of adult EBPs, target populations, and eligibility criteria.
- Adult EBPs to be discussed:
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT).
- Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT).
- Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for First Episode Psychosis (FEP).
- Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Supported Employment.
- Training, technical assistance, and fidelity monitoring approaches.
- COE engagement process and Engagement Initiation Form.
- Introduction to the Children/Youth Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) COE
- Webinar #3 and Question-and-Answer Session Registration Link
- Date and time:
- Webinar: Thursday, August 7 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Q&A session: Thursday, August 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT
- Please note: registration link will create calendar invites for both of these events.
- Topics:
- Overview and introduction of children/youth EBPs, target populations, and eligibility criteria.
- Children/youth EBPs to be discussed:
- Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST).
- Functional Family Therapy (FFT).
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
- Training, technical assistance, and fidelity monitoring approaches.
- COE engagement process and Engagement Initiation Form.
Please reach out to bhcoe.info@dhcs.ca.gov with any additional questions regarding these webinars or upcoming COE trainings. If you have any policy questions regarding the BH-CONNECT Initiative or BHSA Initiative, please reach out to
BH-CONNECT@dhcs.ca.gov or bhtinfo@dhcs.ca.gov, respectively.
Thank you!
Regards,
The BH-CONNECT Team
Department of Health Care Services
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