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Colorado is transforming its behavioral health system. The goal is to expand access to care and enhance the quality of care delivered to all people in Colorado.

 

As part of this reform, the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) has launched a Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) program to address the diverse needs and goals of behavioral health providers.

 

The TTA program is designed for all behavioral health providers. Review available offerings below. Scroll to the bottom of the page for grouped Categories of learning.

Categories

Behavioral Health Basics

Foundational knowledge on Colorado's state agencies and Managed Care Entities, offering comprehensive insights into their roles, responsibilities, and interactions within the behavioral health system.

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Behavioral Health Administration Licensure and Approval

Comprehensive reviews of Colorado's rules impacting behavioral health providers.

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Payment

Equipping Colorado behavioral health providers with essential knowledge on billing and reimbursement processes, alternative payment models, and implementing value-based payment arrangements.

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Quality Improvement and Capacity Building

A diverse range of topics designed to enhance the quality and capacity of behavioral health providers across various domains. Topics include treating patients with co-occurring disorders, medication-assisted treatment strategies, measurement based care, care compacts and enhanced referral approaches, implementing trauma-informed care using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), collaboration with law enforcement agencies, use of digital tools and technology, and understanding the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model.

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Serving Specific Populations

Specialized training tailored for behavioral health providers in Colorado, focusing on treating distinct demographic groups such as children and adolescents, pregnant persons, LGBTQ+ individuals, justice-involved individuals, and culturally diverse populations. These modules aim to enhance the quality and accessibility of behavioral health services statewide.

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Workforce

Addressing the critical need for building and sustaining a competent behavioral health workforce in Colorado. These trainings focus on recruitment strategies, professional development, retention practices, and enhancing job satisfaction to strengthen the workforce's capacity to meet the increasing demand for behavioral health services across the state.

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"Get Out & Stay Out!" Maintaining Care After Discharge

An overview of basic cost reporting concepts, existing resources for cost reporting, how cost reports inform the Prospective Payment System (PPS) rate, and timeline considerations for implementing a cost reporting process.

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"I Can Help You!" Serving Populations with Complex Behavioral Health Needs

An overview of complex needs BH providers may encounter, best practices to utilize and challenges they may experience when serving populations who have one or more complex needs.

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"Nothing for Me Without Me": Why and How to Engage Clients in Co-Designing Models of Care

An overview of assertive community treatment (ACT) eligibility and core principles, and specific services offered within the ACT model of care.

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All Hands on Deck: Best Practice Strategies in Integrated Care

An overview of evidence-based models and strategies for successfully integrating behavioral health, physical health, and social determinants of health services in healthcare settings.

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Behavioral Health Workforce: Meeting Today's Needs and Building the Pipeline for the Future

An overview of the need for behavioral health professionals, the impacts of workforce shortages and discussion of a framework for recruitment, retention, and building a pipeline for training future behavioral health professionals.

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Breaking it Down: How to Navigate the BHA Provider Rules and Regulations

An overview of the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR), along with the revised BHA rules and regulations, how these changes align with the broader BH policy reform, and key changes and considerations when navigating the regulations.

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Building a Harm Reduction Philosophy

An overview of basic harm reduction principles, a harm reduction philosophy and how that manifests as risk reduction tools, an approach to care, and a policy platform. Harm reduction strategies and their evidence base are explored.

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Building Enhanced Referral & Care Compact Relationships: Improving Outcomes Through Effective Collaboration

An overview of two types of collaboration that can enhance care for individuals and families, best practices for care compacts, and continuum of care compacts from two providers to multiple providers and system approaches.

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Building the Bench for Early Childhood Intervention

An overview of key principles of early childhood mental health and strategies for applying these principles to working with young children (0 to five years) and their families, including how to approach assessment and case conceptualization.

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