Our goal is to work with any new employers to support training participants to complete the training. If you leave your current employer, talk with your consultation team for assistance with remaining enrolled in the academy.

Currently, the training is only available to staff working in these specific programs. We hope to expand the list of eligible staff in the future.

Sharing this information with other agency staff is allowable. It can be part of your agency-wide adoption of the psychiatric rehabilitation model to provide this knowledge to staff across your agency/program. The in-person training is only available to individuals enrolled in the training academy. Continuing education credits can only be provided to individuals enrolled in the training academy.

Emails will be sent to notify you to register for training, remind you of upcoming training, and alert you when new training content is released. Communication will be strategic and intentional.

The training academy offers two training tracks, practitioner, and supervisor. The practitioner track is offered twice during the training academy, cohort 1 starts in February 2023 and cohort 2 starts in February 2024. The supervisor track will start in March of 2024. To participate in the supervisor track, you must complete the cohort 1 practitioner track.

Absolutely! Because of the low time commitment, staff who start cohort 1 after February 2023 can easily catch up on the webinars, podcasts, learning modules. Once in-person training begins, you will need to work with your consultation team regarding new enrollment to the training academy.

You must complete 45 hours of training to be eligible for the scholarship to take the Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner credential exam. The 45 hours of training are scheduled over 19 months. You can expect to need about 2 hours a month to complete the webinars and office hours or learning modules. There are three half-day in-person training courses and one full day of in-person training scheduled. Those participating in the supervisor training will continue for another 18 months at the conclusion of the practitioner training.

Cohort 1 starts in February 2023. During phase 1, February through May, you will attend webinars, office hours, and listen to podcasts. Phase 2 will start in June and end in February 2024. During phase 2, you will have a combination of online learning modules and in person training. In Person training will be held in July, September, November, and February 2024. Phase 3 will start in March 2024 and will be monthly virtual community of practice meetings. Cohort 2 will begin in February 2024 and follow the same schedule design. The supervisor cohort will start in March 2024 with the first three months being webinars.

No, agencies/programs can decide which in-person training dates work for their staffing needs. Each region will offer multiple in-person training sessions. If needed, trainees can attend training sessions in a different region.

There will be multiple in-person training sessions offered around the state. You can register for whichever training best fits your schedule. If you cannot attend any of the in-person training sessions offered, speak to your consultation team for guidance.

Visit the training academy website at https://psychrehabacademy.org to register for training opportunities and for valuable information about the training academy.

During the supervisor training’s second phase, you will record supervision meetings where you provide supervision to staff. These recordings will be submitted to your trainers, and you will receive written feedback on how you implement the supervisory skills taught during the first training phase. The training is focused on teaching supervisors how to identify when staff are offering a psychiatric rehabilitation service, support the fidelity of the model, incorporate psychiatric rehabilitation into their current service delivery and develop strategies to support staff when challenges arise.

The supervisor training is to teach supervisors how to recognize when a staff member is offering a psychiatric rehabilitation service and then how to provide support, supervision, and assistance to the staff to ensure that they are providing effective psychiatric rehabilitation services.

It is possible to participate in the supervisor training cohort if you do not supervise staff. If you are interested in this opportunity, speak with your consultation team.

Ideally supervisors will have 4-5 staff who have attended or are attending the practitioner training. If a supervisor has less that will be acceptable. This requirement ensures enough opportunity for supervisors to use the skills taught during the training to develop fluency.

To participate in the supervisor training, you must successfully complete cohort 1 practitioner training. The 45 hours of training are scheduled over 19 months. You can expect to need about 2 hours a month to complete the webinars and office hours or learning modules. There are three half-day in-person trainings and one full day of in-person training scheduled. Those participating in the supervisor training will continue for another 18 months at the conclusion of the practitioner training. The supervisor training will have about the same time commitment as the practitioner training.

Cohort 1 starts in February 2023. During phase 1, February through May, you will attend webinars, office hours, and listen to podcasts. Phase 2 will start in June and end in February. During phase 2, you will have a combination of online learning modules and in person training. In Person training will be held in July, September, November, and February 2024. Phase 3 will start in March 2024 and will be monthly virtual community of practice meetings. The supervisor cohort will start in March 2024 with the first three months being webinars. The supervisor cohort will require only virtual attendance.