Upcoming Workforce Education and Training

• Addressing Substance Abuse and Trauma: With a Youth Focus - A Trauma Informed Care Training
  • May 31 via Webex
  • This training focuses on improving the co-occurring treatment of trauma and substance use issues, as well as the integration of both issues when only one condition is under treatment. Evidence-based practices will be identified, and foundational skills will be practiced during the session.  Three (3) Continuing Education (CE) credits are available for CAMFT, CCAPP, CBRN, and Cultural Competency.
  • To register please visit www.training.reliaslearning.com. 

 

• Consumer/Peer and Family Advocate Movement Training
  • June 6 from 1-3 p.m. or June 13 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. via Webex
  • This training provides an overview of the history of the Peer/ Consumer Family Movement from the Asylums leading to Recovery. We will also review Peer Certification in the State of California and Specifically San Bernardino County due to the passage of SB 803. This is presented by the Office of Consumer and Family Affairs and facilitated by Lauretta Ross and Jennifer Esparza.  
  • To register please visit www.training.reliaslearning.com.  Outside partners, please email Cultural_Competency@dbh.sbcounty.gov for information.  

• AB 1759 Telehealth in Mental  Health Training 
  • ​June 8 from 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. via webinar
  • This training will focus on telehealth basics, laws, new developments and the ethical and clinical considerations when providing behavioral healthcare utilizing telehealth technology.
    Staff may register at https://DBH.training.reliaslearning.com. For additional information, call (800) 722-9866.
  • APA: The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course is offered for 3 continuing education credits for psychologists.
  • CAMFT: The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health is a CAMFT Approved CE Provider #84541. This course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  • CCAPP: The San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health, provider approved by CCAPP, Provider Number LCi10540218 for 3 CEs.
  • Objectives - After this training attendees will be able to:
    • Articulate and explain common telehealth definitions, including originating site, distant site and synchronous and asynchronous service delivery.
    • Describe the history of telehealth utilization in California during the past 30 years.
    • List some of the factors that need to be considered in selecting a platform for telehealth services.
    • Recognize and explain privacy concerns unique to telehealth delivery, and the factors that should be considering in evaluating whether it is appropriate for an individual patient.
    • Articulate current requirements related to obtaining consent to use telehealth and obtaining consent for treatment.
    • Describe recent updates to California laws that now permit the use of telehealth for assessments associated with decisions to provide involuntary mental health care.
    • Describe the current and proposed federal requirements for telehealth prescribing of controlled substances.
    • Explain the rules for credentialing distant site providers whose only connection to a facility or program might be via telehealth platforms.
    
    
• Recovery, Resilience and Wellness Training
  •  July 6 from 1-3 pm and/or July 26 from 9-11 a.m. via Webex
  • This training is presented by Cultural Competency Advisory Committee (CCAC) Consumer and Family Members Awareness Subcommittee and facilitated by the Office of Consumer and Family Affairs (OCFA). This training is accredited for 2 Cultural Competence training hours. 
  • To register please visit http://dbh.training.reliaslearning.com. Outside partners, please email Cultural_Competency@dbh.sbcounty.gov for information.  
  • Objectives - Upon completion of this training session, attendees will be able to:
    •  Define and Understand Recovery, Resilience and Wellness
    • Explain the history of the “Medical model”
    •  Explain the “Recovery Model” and identify its meanings
    •  Identify different strategies for “Walking in Recovery”

For questions, please contact Workforce Education & Training at 800-722-9866. 
​