Email UpdatesTraining and Events Calendar
The Academy Training and Events calendar is an easy-to-use resource for healthcare professionals across all settings of care and specialties looking for educational opportunities to further their knowledge of integrating behavioral health with primary care. Some training opportunities are available as in-person meetings while others are conducted via live webinar. Opportunities are updated weekly, and the “filter” function can be used to search fields such as event type, location (virtual or in-person), CE/CME availability, and topic. Opportunities are identified from federal agencies and non-federal organizations, academic institutions, government agencies, and member associations conducting work in behavioral health integration.
February
The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for...
<p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Integrated Care.</p><p>This series showcases scalable, practical innovations that expand behavioral health workforce capacity while preserving quality of care. Each session explores a distinct strategy, from enhancing existing roles to leveraging lived experience and technology, to help organizations meet rising demand through integrated, community-centered approaches.</p><p>Session 1: Maximizing Existing Roles (January 2026)<br>Session 2: Training the Allied Workforce (February 2026)<br>Session 3: Technology as an Extender (March 2026)<br>Session 4: Lived Experience as a Resource (April 2026)</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Workforce Solutions Partnership. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is a partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Health Management Associates and the College for Behavioral Health Leadership. </p>
February 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Webinars
Workforce
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
Through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, many states are preparing to invest in community health worker (CHW) workforce initiatives...
<p>Through the federal <a href="https://www.cms.gov/priorities/rural-health-transformation-rht-program/overview">Rural Health Transformation Program</a>, many states are preparing to invest in community health worker (CHW) workforce initiatives to strengthen rural health systems and expand access to essential services. CHWs are trusted, non-clinical health professionals who draw on their lived experience and community relationships to provide health education, care navigation, and social and emotional support. Strong evidence demonstrates the impact of CHWs in improving health and social outcomes, including access to primary care services, leading to more CHWs being integrated into interdisciplinary teams within health systems, clinics, community-based organizations, and health plans.</p><p>This webinar, a product of the Center for Health Care Strategies’ (CHCS) <a href="https://www.chcs.org/evidence-to-action/"><em>Evidence-to-Action Hub</em></a>, will feature CHW programs in Oregon, Tennessee, and Virginia, to highlight lessons on expanding access to CHW services in rural communities. Speakers will discuss strategies for supporting these programs, including considerations for program design; training, certification, and accreditation; and engagement with CHWs and key stakeholders.</p>
February 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm EST
Webinars
Models & Implementation, Workforce
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
Universal screening remains a crucial first step in the process of identifying and supporting pregnant women who have substance use concerns....
<p>Universal screening remains a crucial first step in the process of identifying and supporting pregnant women who have substance use concerns. However, implementation remains inconsistent due to systemic and practical challenges.</p><p>Dr. Theresa Lemus, a nationally recognized expert in integrated health care, will share research-based insights during the webinar. Topics include:</p><ul><li>Goals of screening and brief intervention</li><li>Common implementation challenges</li><li>Strategies to improve outcomes through cross-system collaboration</li></ul><p>Dr. Lemus recently published an integrative review on barriers to universal screening in prenatal care. She will offer practical tools and approaches designed to help health care providers and cross-agency partners strengthen maternal and child health outcomes. The webinar also will cover strategies to enhance screening and to strengthen coordinated care for pregnant women and their families.</p><p>Join the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) as they engage national experts to learn more about:</p><ul><li>The rationale for and benefits of universal screening for substance use in prenatal care</li><li>Common barriers to effective screening</li><li>The use of validated tools and resources to implement the UNCOPE screening instrument</li><li>Free NCSACW training resources that seek to: 1) improve screening protocols, and 2) understand the role health care providers play in Plans of Safe Care for infants and families affected by substance use</li></ul>
February 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Webinars
Health Disparities, Substance Use
Government Agency
Virtual
Yes
February
Workforce retention remains one of the most pressing challenges facing behavioral health, community health, and child welfare organizations. Leaders...
<p>Workforce retention remains one of the most pressing challenges facing behavioral health, community health, and child welfare organizations. Leaders are being asked to do more with fewer resources, all while maintaining staff engagement, psychological safety, and quality outcomes.</p><p>In this webinar, the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) will explore how a proactive, data-informed approach to workforce development can support stronger retention. Drawing on CWLA’s Workforce Development Plan and real-world examples, presenters will share insights into what employees value most, how organizations are using employee feedback effectively, and practical strategies leaders can apply to improve engagement and reduce turnover.</p><p>By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:</p><ul><li>Understand how proactive, data-informed workforce strategies improve employee engagement and retention.</li><li>Identify key retention insights from CWLA’s Workforce Development Plan.</li><li>Apply practical approaches to collecting and acting on employee feedback to strengthen retention.</li></ul>
February 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Webinars
Health Disparities, Workforce
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
This panel, hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, presents the lived experience of three mothers who have survived and prospered, while...
<p>This panel, hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, presents the lived experience of three mothers who have survived and prospered, while navigating the 30+ years of their caregiving experiences of adult children with serious mental illness (SMI). The moderator, Dr. Judith R. Smith, psychotherapist and author of Difficult: Mothering challenging adult children through conflict and change will share her research that describes the challenges that women experience as they age and care for their adult children with SMI and/or substance use disorder. </p>
February 19 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Webinars
Health Disparities, Patient
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common...
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common mental health conditions in children, effectively manage psychopharmacology, and implement an evidence-based treatment plan. This three-day training includes eight case-based group learning calls over four months.</span></p>
February 20 @ all-day
Training & Courses
Health Disparities, Mental Health, Workforce
Professional Association
Virtual
No
February
This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common...
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common mental health conditions in children, effectively manage psychopharmacology, and implement an evidence-based treatment plan. This three-day training includes eight case-based group learning calls over four months.</span></p>
February 21 @ all-day
February
This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common...
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course, hosted by the REACH Institute, will help pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants diagnose common mental health conditions in children, effectively manage psychopharmacology, and implement an evidence-based treatment plan. This three-day training includes eight case-based group learning calls over four months.</span></p>
February 22 @ all-day
February
Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention that uses incentives to encourage positive recovery behaviors among individuals with...
<p>Contingency management (CM) is an evidence-based intervention that uses incentives to encourage positive recovery behaviors among individuals with substance use disorders. Research shows that CM can improve abstinence, treatment engagement, and medication adherence, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). It is particularly effective for stimulant use disorder, for which no Food and Drug Administration-approved medications currently exist.</p><p>This Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) webinar, made possible by The Pew Charitable Trusts, will bring together state leaders and experts to discuss how they are exploring, launching, and scaling CM across various policy and funding environments. Speakers from three states — Delaware, New Jersey, and Wisconsin — will share considerations related to state roles, provider engagement, operational design, and financing approaches, including Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waivers and State Opioid Response Grants. The discussion will highlight common challenges, emerging solutions, and lessons for states at all stages of CM development.</p><p>This 75-minute webinar is designed for states that are beginning to explore CM, those piloting limited CM programs, and those seeking to scale and spread CM statewide, as well as other stakeholders seeking to promote CM.</p>
February 24 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm EST
Webinars
Models & Implementation, Substance Use
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
Join the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) for a conversation exploring policy solutions that can improve quality of care for seniors and generate...
<p>Join the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) for a conversation exploring policy solutions that can improve quality of care for seniors and generate savings by increasing primary care participation in ACOs.</p><p>Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have been shown to generate greater savings for Medicare—presumably, because of better care management and better outcomes. And primary care-led ACOs outperform their peers, generating nearly double the savings of others.</p><p>Unfortunately, the share of ACOs led by primary care teams is shrinking, preventing Medicare from leveraging the full potential of these organizations. In this webinar, participants explore potential strategies to improve primary care’s participation in ACOs.</p><p>The conversation will discuss approaches in MSSP; the new LEAD model; and other ways to help more primary care practices embrace and succeed in ACO models—leading to better outcomes, lower costs and healthier communities.</p>
February 24 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Webinars
Health Disparities, Models & Implementation, Policy & Financing
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
February
The Certificate in Advanced Mental Health Care in Primary Care course was developed for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who...
<p>The Certificate in Advanced Mental Health Care in Primary Care course was developed for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners who work in primary care and want to increase their confidence, knowledge, skill, and capacity to treat mental health conditions. Created by an interdisciplinary group of experts, faculty members are practicing clinicians and educators in primary care with extensive experience at the complex intersections of psychiatry, psychology, social health, and primary health care.</p><p>The course addresses the real-life, complex patient presentations we see in primary care every day. Thematically integrated throughout is content that acknowledges and responds to the daily challenges of providing care to populations facing structural barriers to care, with emphasis on the critical role of chronic stress exposure, trauma, and adversity in the development of mental health conditions.</p><p>The course includes the role of psychopharmacology in primary care, with content dedicated to providing clinicians with fundamental knowledge about all major psychotropic medication classes and detailed information on how to use individual medications based on different patient factors, co-occurring conditions, and presenting symptoms. Participants will learn how to select the right medication, how to dose it, and how to safely monitor its effects. They will also receive comprehensive guides to diagnostic assessment of different conditions, patient-centered communication and engagement, and counseling skills that medical clinicians can utilize in their daily practice. </p>
February 27 @ all-day
Training & Courses
Mental Health, Models & Implementation
Academic Institution, Professional Association
On Demand
Yes
February
The creators of The Waco Guide are pleased to announce the 2026 Annual Behavioral Health Update, Feb. 27–28 in Waco, TX! This year’s focus—ADHD...
<p>The creators of The Waco Guide are pleased to announce the 2026 Annual Behavioral Health Update, Feb. 27–28 in Waco, TX! This year’s focus—ADHD and Substance Use Throughout the Lifespan—brings together nationally recognized experts and evidence-based education tailored for primary care. Learn from leaders like Tim Wilens, MD, Scott Hadland, MD, and Devan Stahl, PhD. This conference will provide opportunities to claim CME credit and take-home actionable strategies to enhance care for patients of all ages.</p>
Waco Family Medicine - Central
1600 Providence Drive
Waco, TX 76707
United States
February 27 @ all-day
Conference
Mental Health, Models & Implementation, Substance Use
Non-Profit
In-Person
Yes
February
The creators of The Waco Guide are pleased to announce the 2026 Annual Behavioral Health Update, Feb. 27–28 in Waco, TX! This year’s focus—ADHD...
<p>The creators of The Waco Guide are pleased to announce the 2026 Annual Behavioral Health Update, Feb. 27–28 in Waco, TX! This year’s focus—ADHD and Substance Use Throughout the Lifespan—brings together nationally recognized experts and evidence-based education tailored for primary care. Learn from leaders like Tim Wilens, MD, Scott Hadland, MD, and Devan Stahl, PhD. This conference will provide opportunities to claim CME credit and take-home actionable strategies to enhance care for patients of all ages.</p>
February 28 @ all-day
March
The need for better Suicide Care is ever present as is the need for clear pathways for billing those services. Organizations like the Suicide Care...
<p>The need for better Suicide Care is ever present as is the need for clear pathways for billing those services. Organizations like the Suicide Care Research Center (SCRC) and Zero Suicide have created tip sheets and guidance on how to finance Suicide Care. However, the landscape is changing - the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) recently created new billing codes (for safety planning and post-discharge) which have yet to be tried at a lot of sites. In the primary care setting, CMS has also developed Collaborative Care billing, but it isn't clear to many providers which codes to use when serving a patient experiencing suicidal thoughts or behavior.</p><p>As new interventions for suicide care are developed, it is critical to know how they will be integrated into the workflow and, particularly, how to bill them effectively. The SCRC has been co-designing a number of new interventions with clinicians and people and families with lived experience of suicidal thoughts or behavior. For them to be used, this has to be done with pragmatic issues like financing in mind.</p><p>Join the AIMS Center and Drs. Ratzliff and Comtois as they present existing financing options. They will then apply these options by walking through two case scenarios based on new SCRC technology-based interventions and review strategies for billing for these services in outpatient medical settings. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion.</p>
March 4 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Webinars
Policy & Financing
Academic Institution
Virtual
No
March
On March 4 from 3:00–4:30 pm ET, the AHRQ Integration Academy is hosting a high-impact webinar on emerging trends in Integrated Behavioral Health...
<p><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">On March 4 from 3:00–4:30 pm ET, the AHRQ Integration Academy is hosting a high-impact webinar on emerging trends in Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH). Join national experts </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Jeff Reiter, PhD, ABPP</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> (Whole Team Consulting Services), </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Sara Barker, MPH</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> (AIMS Center, University of Washington), and </span><strong style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Neftali Serrano, PsyD</strong><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);color:rgb(64, 64, 64);display:inline !important;float:none;font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"> (Collaborative Family Healthcare Association), for a discussion of how integrated care is evolving in response to real-world practice pressures and system-level change. Sara Barker will share on-the-ground innovations in Collaborative Care, including model adaptations, workforce solutions, and the critical elements needed for successful and sustainable implementation. Dr. Reiter tackles one of integrated care’s toughest problems: over-reliance on referrals for complex patients, and how primary care teams can build capacity and treat with greater confidence and skill. Dr. Serrano will spotlight what’s next for PCBH and CoCM—where today’s practice breaks from the evidence and how AI, workforce dynamics, and primary care team redesign will reshape the field over the next five years. This is a must-attend event for clinicians, leaders, and policymakers working at the forefront of integrated care.</span></p>
March 4 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST
Webinars
Models & Implementation, Patient, Technology & Innovation, Workforce
Government Agency
Virtual
No
March
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center is hosting a webinar on March 5 for the Innovation in Behavioral Health...
<p>The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center is hosting a webinar on March 5 for the Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model’s Cohort II Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that will provide an in-depth review of the model’s Cohort II NOFO.</p><p>The IBH Model for Cohort II is a seven-year, voluntary service delivery and payment model beginning in January 2027, focusing on advancing and promoting integrated care in behavioral health settings. The IBH Model will test the impact of a value-based payment model aligned across Medicaid and Medicare that supports an integrated care delivery framework in specialty behavioral health organizations and settings for adult Medicaid, Medicare, and dual-eligible beneficiaries with moderate to severe mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders.</p><p>The IBH NOFO webinar will provide important information on the model payment methodology, federal award details, and the application process. Attendees will also hear from Cohort I state awardees (Michigan, New York, and South Carolina) about their insights and experiences in the model and engage in a live question-and-answer segment with the model team. This webinar will provide an important opportunity to expand and deepen your understanding of the model and how it may be leveraged in your state to transform behavioral health for Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as for Medicare and dual-eligible beneficiaries for states that participate in the Medicare arm of the model.</p>
March 5 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Webinars
Policy & Financing
Government Agency
Virtual
No
March
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered approach that supports patients struggling with health behavior change through a proven...
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered approach that supports patients struggling with health behavior change through a proven conversation. The spirit of MI is collaborative, non-judgmental, and honors the autonomy of the patient.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">MI can be a powerful and effective tool in helping individuals discover their reasons for making a change. Although there are simple techniques that can be learned quickly, it takes time and practice to master motivational interviewing so that it can be used most effectively.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The Center for Integrated Primary Care's Certificate of Intensive Training in Motivational Interviewing is a semester-long course founded on the principles described by Miller & Rollnick. The evidence tells us that clinicians only begin to successfully use MI when they have had opportunities to engage in the deliberate practice of Motivational Interviewing.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The course will engage students beyond the academic understanding of active skills practice through live, online Learning Labs, during which they will have the opportunity to practice with other students from around the country who are taking the course. Students will also have two one-on-one practice sessions with an experienced MI coach, during which they will demonstrate their skills and receive objective feedback on their strengths and areas for growth. These coachings are professionally coded using the universally accepted MICA tool. </p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">This course is designed for individuals in healthcare fields who wish to become active practitioners of MI. There are no prerequisites.</p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">The course includes video, readings, active practice and analysis, and reflection on your growing skills--this is the way to become a capable MI practitioner.</p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;list-style-type:none;margin:1em 0px;orphans:2;padding:0px 0px 0px 1.5rem;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.425em 0px;padding-left:1.35em;position:relative;">10 pre-recorded, online Lessons.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.425em 0px;padding-left:1.35em;position:relative;">Five live online, interactive group Learning Labs.</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0.425em 0px;padding-left:1.35em;position:relative;">Two 1-1 practice sessions with an experienced MI coach, where participants will demonstrate their skills and receive objective feedback on their strengths and areas for growth using the MICA coding system.</li></ul><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(64, 64, 64);font-family:fira-sans, -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;margin-bottom:1.3em;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Registration closes March 6, 2026.</p>
March 6 @ all-day
Training & Courses
Models & Implementation, Workforce
Academic Institution
On Demand
Yes
March
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) leaders are under growing pressure to demonstrate quality, understand patient needs and...
<p>Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) leaders are under growing pressure to demonstrate quality, understand patient needs and continuously improve care without adding administrative burden. The right experience management solution can help by providing timely insight into patient and staff experiences, making it easier to respond to concerns and demonstrate impact.</p><p>Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a real-world discussion on how CCBHCs can use keep people engaged in care, improve services and meet reporting and compliance expectations without adding more work.</p><p>After attending the session, participants will:</p><ul><li>Understand how real-time patient and employee feedback supports CCBHC quality improvement and ongoing needs assessments.</li><li>See how CCBHCs are using experience management data to strengthen engagement, retention and service delivery across programs.</li><li>Identify practical ways to apply insights to support compliance, inform decision-making and advance person-centered care.</li></ul>
March 11 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Webinars
Models & Implementation
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
March
The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for...
<p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Integrated Care.</p><p>This series showcases scalable, practical innovations that expand behavioral health workforce capacity while preserving quality of care. Each session explores a distinct strategy, from enhancing existing roles to leveraging lived experience and technology, to help organizations meet rising demand through integrated, community-centered approaches.</p><p>Session 1: Maximizing Existing Roles (January 2026)<br>Session 2: Training the Allied Workforce (February 2026)<br>Session 3: Technology as an Extender (March 2026)<br>Session 4: Lived Experience as a Resource (April 2026)</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Workforce Solutions Partnership. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is a partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Health Management Associates and the College for Behavioral Health Leadership. </p>
March 17 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Webinars
Technology & Innovation, Workforce
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
March
The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from...
<p>The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from around the country to address the number one public health issue facing young people today: alcohol and other drugs. This is the first joint national meeting in over a decade convened to address this public health imperative.</p>
Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore
200 International Drive
Baltimore, MD 21202
United States
March 24 @ all-day
Conference
Health Disparities, Substance Use
Non-Profit
In-Person
No
March
The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from...
<p>The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from around the country to address the number one public health issue facing young people today: alcohol and other drugs. This is the first joint national meeting in over a decade convened to address this public health imperative.</p>
March 25 @ all-day
March
The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from...
<p>The Joint Meeting on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery brings together all relevant stakeholders, constituencies, and interested parties from around the country to address the number one public health issue facing young people today: alcohol and other drugs. This is the first joint national meeting in over a decade convened to address this public health imperative.</p>
March 26 @ all-day
March
Substance use among Veterans and Service Members continues to be a critical behavioral health challenge that intersects with trauma, pain management,...
<p>Substance use among Veterans and Service Members continues to be a critical behavioral health challenge that intersects with trauma, pain management, and the transition to civilian life. Veterans are at significantly higher risk of developing a substance use disorder (SUD) as compared to non-veterans. Veterans with SUD are also more likely to suffer from a mental illness or experience homelessness (Lloyd, Prakash, and Terplan, 2024). Federal, state and local agencies are continually working to reduce the prevalence of SUD among Service Members, Veterans and their families (SMVF)</p><p>This webinar will explore evidence-informed strategies, emerging trends, and innovative models that support recovery and resilience among SMVF. Presenters will discuss the importance of coordinated care across systems including the Department of Veterans Affairs, state health authorities, and community-based organizations. The presenters will highlight programs that are improving access to effective substance use treatment and long-term recovery support.</p><p>Join for this conversation as we bring together leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the SAFE Project, and the Oregon Health Authority to share practical tools, lessons learned, and resources for those working to address substance use and promote wellness across the military and Veteran continuum of care. </p>
March 30 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
Webinars
Health Disparities, Substance Use
Government Agency
Virtual
No
April
This training, hosted by the REACH Institute, will consist of evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to support children and...
<p>This training, hosted by the REACH Institute, will consist of evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to support children and teens suffering from depression.</p><p>The primary audience includes pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. The course will consist of a 1-day training, and 4 case-based group learning calls over 2 months.</p>
April 17 @ all-day
Training & Courses
Health Disparities, Mental Health
Professional Association
Virtual
No
April
The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for...
<p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is hosting a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Integrated Care.</p><p>This series showcases scalable, practical innovations that expand behavioral health workforce capacity while preserving quality of care. Each session explores a distinct strategy, from enhancing existing roles to leveraging lived experience and technology, to help organizations meet rising demand through integrated, community-centered approaches.</p><p>Session 1: Maximizing Existing Roles (January 2026)<br>Session 2: Training the Allied Workforce (February 2026)<br>Session 3: Technology as an Extender (March 2026)<br>Session 4: Lived Experience as a Resource (April 2026)</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Workforce Solutions Partnership. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce.</p><p>The Workforce Solutions Partnership is a partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Health Management Associates and the College for Behavioral Health Leadership. </p>
April 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Webinars
Patient, Workforce
Non-Profit
Virtual
No
May
This training, hosted by the REACH Institute, will consist of vital skills for treating patients who have experienced trauma, like how to apply a...
<p>This training, hosted by the REACH Institute, will consist of vital skills for treating patients who have experienced trauma, like how to apply a trauma-informed lens to health care, how to detect trauma in the primary care setting, and what to do when you believe trauma is a factor.</p><p>The primary audience includes pediatricians, family physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. The course will consist of a 1-day training, and 4 case-based group learning calls over 2 months.</p>
May 6 @ all-day
Training & Courses
Health Disparities, Mental Health
Professional Association
Virtual
No
