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This course is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of behavioral health professionals in delivering evidence-based treatments (EBTs) to youth and families. This training provides an overview of the principles and benefits of EBTs, describes strategies for overcoming barriers to using EBTs in community practice, and introduces recommended EBTs for common youth mental health concerns.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often goes undiagnosed in patients who have a substance use disorder (SUD), but it's actually quite common. At least one in five people with a substance use disorder may also experience the effects of a brain injury.

This is often an invisible disability. This course will give you the knowledge you need to identify, understand, and help your patients prevent and manage their symptoms.

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.

As many as 1 in 20 individuals in Colorado has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Often referred to as a "hidden disability," FASD is frequently misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or undiagnosed, leading to inappropriate treatments and interventions that can exacerbate medical, behavioral, and academic challenges. This course is designed specifically for both behavioral and medical providers to enhance their understanding of FASD and their unique impacts. Learners will explore the neurodevelopmental basis of FASD, their behavioral and physical health impacts, and their frequent co-occurrence with mental and physical health conditions. The course highlights the importance of distinguishing between behavioral dysregulation and intentional misbehavior, as well as addressing the systemic barriers individuals with an FASD face in accessing appropriate care.

In late 2021, the Surgeon General declared a mental health crisis among adolescents in the United States. This crisis has been slowly building for some time, which is evident from trends in adolescent suicide rates over the past two decades. Between 2008 and 2017, the rate of suicide in individuals ages 10 to 24 increased by 60%, and suicide is now a leading cause of death for Colorado adolescents between the ages of 10-24. Risk factors for suicide and other complex behavioral health concerns (e.g., anxiety, depression) differ based on childhood developmental stage, and early identification and treatment may be key to impacting what could otherwise be an unstable or worsening trajectory over the lifespan. In this course, you will discover how measurement-based care and structured screening tools can be used to help these deserving children and youth get the care they need.

This course provides an overview of the lived experience of individuals with a history of aggression and methods for improving their experience and outcomes in behavioral health care spaces.