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Mental Health Services overview Audiences Customization Transfer of learning Professional credit View courses by title View course descriptions as PDF  Links to related training Services overview Many human services staff come into contact with clients who have short-term or long-term mental health problems. The workshops in this section address issues that affect client-staff interactions as well as therapeutic interventions. Audiences The courses in this section can be used to train new workers or to update the knowledge and skills of experienced workers. Content can be adapted to training that involves a variety of partners, including: public and private social services mental health law enforcement other community partners Training can involve participants from a single organization or, to foster and support collaboration, multiple organizations in a county or region. Programs can serve other purposes, including: implementing new practice models introducing new delivery systems developing a consistent body of knowledge and common values within and across organizations, programs and staff levels Customization Courses that follow can be delivered as described or adjusted to meet the needs of training participants and sponsoring agencies. Customization takes into consideration" experience levels and program backgrounds of trainees training objectives performance gaps training should address whether or not training is mandated agency circumstances and practices related to the topic Course topics and activities are adjusted to tailor training to the agency and audience. If your organization has a training need not addressed on this site, The Center can develop a new course or training program. Transfer of learning Center training incorporates content and delivery methods that facilitate transfer of learning from the training room to the job. Center staff also can work with agencies on training overviews for supervisors and managers as well as other pre- and post-training activities that promote transfer of learning. Professional credit Upon request qualifying workshops can be offered for continuing education credit through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, California Board of Registered Nursing and California Psychological Association. List of courses by title Direct Practice Workshops Depression Women and Depression Casework with Mentally Ill Clients Using and Understanding the DSM-IV Legal Aspects of Mental Illness Psychopharmacology for Social Workers Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse Case Management for Clinicians Brief Therapy Models and Techniques Group Therapy Models Dual Diagnosis within the Mental Health Plan Caring for Caregivers Personality Disorders Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Introduction to PCIT Fundamental PCIT Skills Therapist, Supervisor and Trainer Development Advanced Practice Advanced Brief Therapy Advanced Group Therapy Advanced Dual Diagnosis Advanced Personality Disorders Administering Mental Health Systems of Care Principles of Mental Health Managed Care Services Fiscal and Management Information Needs for Managed Care Consumer and Family Empowerment and Employment Systems of Care Advanced Managed Care Leadership in Mental Health View course descriptions as PDF  Links to related training Other training related to mental health is described on the Children and Families, Adults and Case Management pages of this site.

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