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Women's Health Across the Lifespan: Supporting Postpartum and Midlife Transitions
Participants will be able to explain, recognize, and understand evidence-based approaches to women's behavioral health across perimenopause, menopause, and hormonal transitions. The course explores the physical, emotional, and social dynamics that shape women's mental health in hormonal transitions and equips practitioners with practical frameworks for delivering responsive, informed care.
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Supporting Relationships and Sexual Health in People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
This course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to provide relationship and sexual health support to individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify challenges faced by people with IDD in developing relationships and managing sexual health. They will learn to integrate support strategies addressing development, intimacy, consent, and safe internet practices.
Additionally, participants will identify relevant resources for assisting individuals with IDD and will develop a treatment considerations plan for educating them about engaging in healthy relationships and safe sexual activities.
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Introduction to Colorado’s Correctional System and Working with Justice-Involved Individuals
The journey through the criminal justice system is challenging for everyone who must go through it, but especially for those who are also experiencing mental health and substance use disorders. This training introduces behavioral health professionals to the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM). This strategic framework identifies key points in the criminal justice process where individuals with mental health and substance use disorders can be diverted to treatment and support. We will explore the challenges that justice-involved individuals face in the criminal justice system, along with best practices for overcoming these obstacles.
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Behavioral Health Practices for Jail Deputies and Administrators
While the course strives to provide an accurate and evidence-based approach to recognizing and responding to behavioral health disorders in jails, it is important to acknowledge certain limitations. The content, while current to the best of our knowledge, may not encompass all recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. The approaches discussed may not be universally applicable, as they are influenced by individual client factors and limitations in healthcare systems. All references have been peer-reviewed. Attendees are also encouraged to continuously seek out the latest research and guidelines to complement the information provided in this training.
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Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act
The goal of this course is to help assessors and others involved in the Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) process understand Children and Youth Mental Health Treatment Act (CYMHTA) specific requirements for completing an ESA. This course also describes the role that ESAs play in accessing funding for behavioral health treatment through CYMHTA.
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Enhanced Standardized Assessment Protocol Training
This course is designed to teach behavioral health providers about Colorado’s Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) for children, youth, and families. Participants will learn the reasons Colorado is implementing the ESA, the required components of the ESA, and the process for conducting the ESA. Behavioral health providers are required to take this course to conduct ESAs.
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Family First Prevention Services
This course is designed to teach behavioral health providers about Colorado’s Enhanced Standardized Assessment (ESA) process for young people involved with child welfare or the Division of Youth Services (DYS). Participants will learn how Colorado is implementing the ESA in accordance with the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), the additional required components of the ESA when completed for child welfare and DYS, and the process for conducting the ESA for child welfare and DYS. Behavioral health providers are required to take this course to conduct ESAs for young people involved with child welfare and DYS.
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Foundations of Rural Mental Health: A Primer for Behavioral Health Professionals
This course is designed for Behavioral Health Professionals who are new to rural communities. We will examine rural strengths and resilience, unique challenges residents may face, including mental health stigma, and the diversity between rural communities in geographical locations and among rural residents with different identities. This course will provide the opportunity to build your skills in understanding mental health and physical health systems in rural Colorado, learning how to identify resources and referrals for your clients, and how to build your professional network in the community you serve. Additional topics will include understanding how policies impact the community and clients, navigating dual relationships, and clinical best practices.
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Suicide Risk Management for Justice-Involved Individuals
This introductory course is designed for anyone who works with, or may encounter, justice-involved individuals, providing essential tools to recognize and respond to suicide risk. Using the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM) as a framework, the course focuses on identifying risk factors, recognizing key warning signs, and applying crisis management strategies at critical intercept points. While relevant across various justice settings, this training places a stronger emphasis on suicide risk within jails, where individuals often experience heightened vulnerability.
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