Children, Youth and Families

Breaking Down Ableism
As a group, people with disabilities fare far worse than their nondisabled counterparts across a broad range of health indicators and social determinants of health. Adults with disabilities are four times more likely than people with no disabilities to report their health to be fair or poor (40.3% vs. 9.9%). The absence of professional training on disability competency for healthcare practitioners is one of the most significant barriers preventing people with disabilities from receiving appropriate and effective health care.
This introductory course on disability is designed to provide behavioral health professionals with knowledge and skills to better understand and support individuals who have disabilities. This course covers a wide range of topics, including the many identities of people with disabilities, and the social determinants of health, ableism, and the previous models of care that have negatively impacted the well-being of the disabled community. It also highlights what disability-competent care looks like, and the importance of activism, continuous learning, and the disability justice movement.
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Breaking it Down: How to Navigate the BHA Provider Rules and Regulations
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Building a Harm Reduction Philosophy
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Building Enhanced Referral & Care Compact Relationships: Improving Outcomes Through Effective Collaboration
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Building the Bench for Early Childhood Intervention
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Caregiver Engagement: A Key Ingredient for Fostering Healthy Development in Children and Youth
About one in five adolescents have a current, diagnosed mental or behavioral health condition in the United States. According to the National Survey of Children's Health (2024), "Between 2016 and 2023, the prevalence of diagnosed mental or behavioral health conditions among adolescents increased 35 percent (from 12.0% to 20.3%)."
This course is about considerations for caregivers and their role in supporting their children throughout the process of receiving psychosocial care for mental or behavioral health conditions. It highlights emotional parenting actions and their alternative counterpart called effective parenting actions. Finally, it offers an overview of motivational interviewing.
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CCBHCs: Learnings from Changing the Landscape of Behavioral Health Services
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Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: Changing the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services
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Clinical Innovation for Improved Outcomes: Introduction to Measurement Based Care
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