Clinical Practice Training and Resources

• Center for Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (the National Council for Behavioral Health)
• CHPW Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Clinical Care and Quality Improvement (AACP)
• CoLab: Community & Behavioral Health Policy – Engages community expertise and research evidence to spark creative and sustainable change in behavioral health policy and systems, particularly those involving youth and families.
• Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Training – Training for a variety of providers and healthcare professionals (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Affairs)
• Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds Series – Includes webinar presentations on updates in clinical practice, research, and education, open to those within UW Medicine and to the general public, at no charge.
• Harborview Behavioral Health Institute, Telebehavioral Health Training
• HealtheKnowledge – Free/Low Cost Online Behavioral Health Training with Continuing Education credits
• Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC)
• Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center Telehealth training and technical assistance support for Washington and the Northwest region.
• Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NWATTC)
• Resources for Integrated Care, Continuing Education Activities
• The Bree Collaborative
• UW Psychiatry and Addictions Case Conference Series – Sessions include both an educational presentation on an addictions or psychiatry topic and case presentations where providers who participate receive feedback and recommendations for their patients.
• UW Medicine’s TelePain – A free weekly service for community providers intended to increase knowledge and confidence in chronic pain management, and to present difficult chronic pain cases for consultation.
• Washington State Department of Health Community Collaborative
• Washington State Hospital Association
• Washington State Medical Association

All Patients Safe is a suicide prevention training free to all WA providers through June 2022. Register at apsafe.uw.edu. It includes the following benefits:

• Meets state licensure requirements for medical and behavioral health care providers to assist in reducing suicide through improved training
• 3-hour course for all client-facing staff
• 6-hour course for medical and other licensed professionals
• Optional CE is available for both courses for a nominal fee

Free training from HCA on Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0 – 5™). Mental Health professionals are required to use this criteria when assessing and diagnosing children from birth through age five.

Visit the WA-AIMH DC:0-5™ page to find training near you.

General Behavioral Health Resources

• APA Courses (American Psychiatric Association)
• HealtheKnowledge – Free/Low Cost Online Behavioral Health Training with Continuing Education credits
• SAMHSA Practitoner Training Programs
• Evidence-Based Practice Resource Center (SAMHSA) 
• CBT+ Training (UW Medicine)
• Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Training & Events
• Addictions Technology Transfer Center Training & Events
• UW Psychiatric and Addictions Case Conference Weekly case conference on mental health and addictions topics. CME available.
• Athena OWL e-Learning Free professional development for substance abuse prevention and mental health promotion professionals and volunteers (DBHR)
• Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line for Providers (UW)
• Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (SAMHSA)

Mental Health Disorders

• Mental Health First Aid
• Suicide Prevention Training for Health Professionals (DOH)
• Suicide Training (Forefront Suicide Prevention)
• Suicide Training (NowMattersNow)
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Standardized Library of Depression Outcome Measures (AHRQ)

Substance Use Disorders

• Northwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NWATTC) – sign up for training updates
• Addressing Stigma and Substance Use Disorders online course (Addictions Technology Transfer Network)
• Disclosure form to allow providers access to patient drug treatment and screening records
• Chemical Dependency Treatment 24‐hour Referral Number
• Learn About Treatment (Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute(ADAI))

Opioid Use Disorder

• Community Perceptions of Opioid Overdoses: Brains, Bias, and Best Practices (NW ATTC)
• Opioid Response Network 
• PainEdu: Opioid Risk Management
• Distributing Overdose Reversal Medications (HCA)

Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI)

• SMI Adviser – A Clinical Support System for Serious Mental Illness (SAMHSA & American Psychiatric Association)
• Understanding Correctional Mental Health Services (SMI Adviser)

Children’s Mental Health

• Adolescent Depression (UW Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds)
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resource Center (AACAP)
• School Mental Health Training (NWMHTTC) – sign up for mailing list
• School Mental Health Assessment, Research, & Training (SMART) Center Training & Technical Assistance
• Practitioner’s Guide – Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth: developed by the American Psychological Association (APA)

Racial Equity

• Practitioner’s Guide – Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth: developed by the American Psychological Association (APA)
• African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (SAMHSA)
• ​​​Re-Imagining Be​havioral Health in the 21st Century: Race, Equity, and Social Justice​ Recordings (Harborview Behavioral Health Institute)
• National Council for Behavioral Health: Addressing Health Equity and Racial Justice: a curated compilation of resources.
• Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals online course
• Cultural Humility Primer: Peer Support Specialists and Recover Coaches (NWATTC)
• Using the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview (Columbia University Center of Excellence in Cultural Competence)
• Racism and Black Mental Health (American Psychiatric Association)
• Responding to Racism from Patients, Families, and Guests Towards Residents and Practicing Physicians (American Psychiatric Association)
• Impact of Microaggression on Mental Health Outcomes (American Psychiatric Association)
• Diversity & Health Equity Education (American Psychiatric Association)

Clinical integration of physical and behavioral health care is a key facet of Integrated Managed Care and successfully delivering whole-person care. Transforming clinical practices requires engagement at all levels of an organization.

A successful transformation plan includes:

• Needs assessment
• Strategy to build capacity
• Leadership engagement
• An action plan
• An evaluation process

Throughout the process, make space for developing cultural competency that reflects the diversity of your practice’s population.

• MCO Resources (AWHP)
• Achieving Healthy Weight for Mental Health Consumers (MHTTC)
• Pediatric Integrated Care Resource Center (AACAP)
• Collaboration with Primary Care (AACAP)

Collaborative Care Model

• Collaborative Care Model Introduction
• AIMS Center Collaborative Care Toolkit
• Collaborative Care Code Billing Code Information
• American Psychiatric Association Collaborative Care Model
• Collaborative Care Model Online Training for Psychiatrists, PCPs and BH Care Managers (American Psychiatric Association)

Implementation Support

• MeHAF Facilitation Guide
• Patient Centered Medical Home Assessment (PCMH-A)
• AIMS Center
• American Psychiatric Association Integrated Care Training
• Healthier Washington Collaboration Portal
• Healthier Washington Resource Portal: Accountable Communities of Health, value-based reimbursement, behavioral/physical health integration, practice transformation.
• SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integration Solutions (CIS)

Training

• SBIRT (NWATTC)
• SBIRT for Health and Behavioral Health Professionals: How to Talk to Patients about Substance Use (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
• Supporting the Medical Care of People Living with Serious Mental Illness  Online Self-Paced Training (HealthierHere, AIMS Center)

• Multiple Chronic Conditions Education and Training (HHS)
• American Medical Association Education Hub
• CDC Diabetes Prevention Program
• Action Guides for Cardio Vascular Health (Million Hearts)
• Smoking Cessation Videos for Health-care Providers (University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention)
• CHPW Acupuncture Benefit

Pain Management 

Find resources and tools for treating chronic pain on the CHPW Pain Management webpage.

See CHPW Pain Management resources and tools ➜

• Helping Providers Have Conversations with Families around COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar
• Free Resources to Combat COVID-19 (RELIAS)
• How to Talk About the COVID-19 Vaccines with Individuals Who Have Serious Mental Illness (SMI) (SMI Adviser – SAMHSA)
• Behavioral Health Impacts
  • Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19 Updated regularly as trainings are developed (SAMHSA)
  • WA Department of Health COVID-19 Behavioral Health Resources and Recommendations
  • Double Jeopardy: COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Disparities for Black and Latino Communities in the U.S. (SAMHSA)
  • National ACT Virtual Meetings & Discussion Forum to Address Impact of COVID-19 (Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC))

• CHPW COVID-19 Bulletins – COVID-19 information for CHPW providers

• HealthBegins Upstream Training and Education From exam rooms to boardrooms, equity is increasingly viewed as essential to the mission of health care but many ask how. A new series of six interactive modules created by HealthBegins with the American Medical Association (AMA) helps to answer that question.
• The Virtual National Health Equity Summit, June 7-10, 2021 (Global Health Care)
• Cultural and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Training for a variety of providers and healthcare professionals (Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Affairs)
• Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals online course
• Cultural Humility Primer: Peer Support Specialists and Recover Coaches (NWATTC)
• Health Equity Considerations and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups (CDC)
• Social Needs Data Sharing: Z Codes 101 (Northwest Regional Primary Care Association feat. CHPW)
• Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit Resources (Association of American Medical Colleges)
• Using the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview (Columbia University Center of Excellence in Cultural Competence)
• Racism and Black Mental Health (American Psychiatric Association)
• Responding to Racism from Patients, Families, and Guests Towards Residents and Practicing Physicians (American Psychiatric Association)
• Impact of Microaggression on Mental Health Outcomes (American Psychiatric Association)
• Diversity & Health Equity Education (American Psychiatric Association)

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Practice Parameters
• American Psychological Association Guidelines for Assessment and Intervention
• American Academy of Pediatrics Comprehensive Evaluation
• Autism Guidebook for WA State
• DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration Factsheets
• DSHS Meeting the Mental Health Needs of People with Intellectual Disabilities Guidebook
• DSHS Developmental Disabilities Administration Services & Programs
• ECHO IDD Programs and Resources (University of Washington)
• National Association of Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
• New Journeys Programs (First Episode Psychosis Program and Early Initiative)
• Symptom Management with Psychiatric Medications in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (PACC Slides)

• Center of Excellence LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity
• LGBTQ+ Education and Training (The Fenway Institute)
• Learning Resources (National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center)
• Evidence-Informed Interventions Coordinating Center for Technical Assistance for HIV/AIDS (The Fenway Institute)
• 2020 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health Conference (32 Recordings with CME) (National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center)
  • Providing Mental Health Assessments for Gender Affirming Surgery Referral Letters (National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center)
• Transgender Youth Health Resources (Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic)
• Trainings for Youth-Serving Professionals (The Trevor Project)
• Resources: LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, and DSD Health (Association of American Medical Colleges)
• Resources for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Members (Developed by Medicaid MCOs)

• Perinatal Mental Health Care Guide (UW Maternal-Child Health Program)
• CHPW Immunization Management (vaccine information for parents)
• CHPW ChildrenFirst™ Program
• Perinatal Psychiatry Consultation Line for Providers (UW)

A free training for all levels of clinic staff to gain an understanding of the important contributions each role provides in support of the Medicare STAR program. In this course, you will be introduced to Medicare STAR ratings and learn how your daily work impacts the health of your patients and the community. From a patient phone call to a clinic visit, every interaction can make a lasting impression!

Estimated time to complete: 20 minutes

Start ➜

• Shared Decision Making Online Skills Course for Providers (Healthier Washington Collaborative Portal)
• Certified Patient Decision Aids (Healthcare Authority)
• Shared Decision Making Tools (SAMHSA)
• Engaging Patients and Families in Health Care (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Motivational Interviewing (MINT)
• Resources to connect people to medications for Opioid Use Disorder (English and Spanish Brochures)

• CHPW Virtual Care – CHPW’s telehealth benefit
• Center for Connected Health Policy (National Telehealth Policy Resources)
• Connecting Through Telehealth: a Guide to Virtual Primary Care for Providers, Patients, Families, & Caregivers – Free Online Course (NRTRC/University of Utah)
• Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC)
• Washington State Telehealth Training (SB6061) FAQ (WA State Telehealth Collaborative)
  • Washington State Healthcare Professional Telemedicine Training (WA State Telehealth Collaborative & NRTRC)
  • TeleBehavioral Health Series 101 (Behavioral Health Institute)
• Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (SAMHSA)
• Behavioral Health Institute Telehealth Training & Resources (BHI)
  • TeleBehavioral Health 501 Series (Webinar Registration)
• Telehealth & Telemental Health Resources (NWATTC)
• Implementation Resources
  • Telehealth IT Playbook (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology)
  • Mental Health App Evaluation Model (American Psychiatric Association)
  • Mental Health App and Digital Health reviews (One Mind Psyberguide)
  • Telehealth Playbook (FQHC Telehealth Consortium)

• ACEs Connection – general information on ACEs, neurodevelopment and local initiatives
• Trauma Informed Care and Psychology through an Indigenous Lens (North Sound ACH) (duplicate in equity section)
• The Trauma Stewardship Institute
• Getting Started with Trauma-Informed Care (Center for Healthcare Strategies)
• Psychological First Aid (Johns Hopkins University/Coursera)
• Trauma-Informed Approaches (HCA)
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Learning Center
• Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: Quick Guide for Clinicians (SAMHSA)
• How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime (Nadine Burke Harris, MD, TED Talk)
• ACEs Primer (KPJF Films)
• Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Pediatric and Adult Primary Care Settings (Center for Healthcare Strategies)
• Implementing Trauma-Informed Care into Organizational Culture and Practice (Center for Healthcare Strategies)
• Trauma Informed Care and Psychology through an Indigenous Lens (North Sound ACH)

• Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) (SAMHSA)
• An Introduction to What Non-Tribal Providers Need to Know (North Sound ACH)
• Indigenous Health Indicators (North Sound ACH)
• Trauma Informed Care and Psychology through an Indigenous Lens (North Sound ACH) (duplicate in equity section)
• A Guide to Build Cultural Awareness: American Indian and Alaska Natives (SAMHSA)
• Resources for self-care and trauma (The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition)