The goal of the Behavioral Health Training Program is to prepare Community Health Workers, Community Paramedics or Peer Support Specialists (PSS) to work in team-based models of care in order to address the social and behavioral needs of our rural and frontier communities.
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List of Available Trainings

 

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Training Schedule

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Registration

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Add-On Modules

The core trainings will provide the knowledge and skills necessary to work in any one of the following behavioral health related positions:

  • Community Health Worker
  • Community Paramedic
  • Peer Support Specialist
  • Behavioral Health Technician

Upon completion of the core training, it is a requirement to continue to develop your skills through additional trainings for up to 6 months.

Participants will have access to a library of courses that offer the ability to customize your learning experience towards your behavioral health related interests and career goals.

Choose from a number of courses including:

  • Trauma Informed Care
  • ACEs
  • Grief and Loss Training
  • Geriatric Fall Prevention
  • Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA)
  • Management of Aggressive Behaviors (MOAB)
  • SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment)
  • …and so many more

 

Community Health Worker
7 weeks core training

Next 4.5 months:

3 hours of add-on modules per month
6 more months of access to training menu
Peer Support Specialist
40 hours (5 days) core training

6 months: 

3 hours of add-on modules per month
6 more months of access to training menu
Community Paramedic
CIH Course

3 hours of add-on modules per month  (until participant has trained for up to 6 months)
6 more months of access to training menu    
Behavioral Health Technician
Fundamentals of Behavioral Health (55 hour course)

6 months: 

3 hours of add-on modules per month
6 more months of access to training menu

 

For Questions or More Information

Natalee Wheeler
Project Coordinator
natalee.wheeler@montana.edu

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