START Training for Mobile Crisis Responders

         

 

 Next Course Begins November 14th, 2023.

The Office of Behavioral Health Services and the Office of Child and Family Services is please to bring free training for Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources, and Treatment (START) standards to Mobile Crisis Providers working with people with Intellectual Disability Disorder and mental health needs.

 

This course is designed to improve knowledge for mobile crisis responders, clinicians, and supervisors to successfully support children and adults with IDD and mental health service needs and their families. Series facilitators will provide real-world, applicable knowledge and demonstrate how the information provided can improve the ability of mobile crisis responders to identify service and support needs in a person-centered way and monitor outcomes for individuals and their families.

 

Who should attend?

• Mobile Crisis Responders, Clinicians, & Supervisors
• Emergency Services Clinicians
• Mental Health and/or IDD Case Managers/Service Coordinators

 

What does this course entail?

The course consists of 6 weekly, webinar-style sessions via Zoom (105 minutes each) where the course facilitator will demonstrate how the information reviewed during sessions can be applied in the day-to-day support of people with IDD-MH. Each session will consist of 75 minutes of instruction immediately followed by a 30-minute office hour for more in-depth discussion with questions.

Registration is FREE and participants receive University of New Hampshire Continuing Education Units and a Certificate of Completion for the IDD-MH Training for Mobile Crisis Responders.

 

How do I register?

Please email Stephanie.Farquhar@maine.gov. There are a very limited number of seats available so please register as soon as possible.

 

What are the learning objectives?

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify how common mental health conditions may present in persons with IDD.
• Identify the most common mental health conditions within the IDD population.
• Clarify the difference between a person’s presentation and their diagnostic understanding.
• Apply skills and approaches learned in sessions to crisis assessments of individuals with IDD-MH
• Integrate information learned into disposition recommendations.

 

When does this course happen?

This course meets once weekly via Zoom on Tuesdays from 1:00pm-2:45pm ET.

The first session will be Tuesday, November 14th, 2023.

The final session will be Tuesday, December 19th, 2023.