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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
The REsource for Advancing Children's Health (REACH) provides training
to providers (pediatricians, family practitioners, child psychiatrists, nurse practitioners,
psychologists, social workers, school personnel, and parent
advocates) in recent advances in optimal methods for identifying, diagnosing
and treating children's emotional and behavioral problems.
These programs are based on the latest scientifically established
training procedures for assisting others to adopt new methods
in assisting children. Most
training programs entail 1-2 days of intensive, face-to-face
initial training, followed by year-long hands-on support and
consultation by phone with national experts in the use of
the particular methods being taught. Training is available
in the most recent assessment and diagnostic methods that
can be feasibly applied in "real world" settings,
evidence-based but user-friendly psychotherapeutic methods
and manuals, optimal pharmacotherapeutic methods for primary
care clinicians and mental health specialists, and optimal
methods for reorganizing a clinical operation to implement
a range of evidence-based methods.
Benefits of Training to Clinicians and Agencies: In addition to clinicians' learning to apply the latest, high quality, science-based methods to yield more rapid improvements to children's mental health, agencies often benefit by increased staff morale, decreased staff turn-over, improved consumer satisfaction, decreased no-show rates, and reduced agency risk exposure because of unsafe/outdated practices, or poor clinician-client relationships.
Child and Adolescent Training Institute for Evidence-based Psychotherapies (CATIE)
Hands-on, sustained training in 4 different evidence-based psycotherapies by leading experts across the US
Mini-Fellowship in Primary Pediatric Psychopharmocology (PPP)
Safe and effective use of medications for children with behavioral and/or emotional disturbances
The Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)
Training for parent advocates in the most effective methods for helping parents get the best care for their children with mental health problems.
Evidence-based Approaches for Systems Serving Youth (EASSY)
REACH's EASSY programs offer comprehensive training in integrated methods, such as the combined use of appropriate screening and diagnostic methods, treatments, and family support interventions, often required within school systems, in mental health, child welfare or juvenile justice settings. These trainings are tailored to the needs of a given city or state agency or health care organization.
For all training programs, partial of full training scholarships for agencies or individuals unable to bear the full costs of training can be provided, subject to availability of REACH funds
For more information
about our training programs, contact Peter S. Jensen, M.D., at
training@thereachinstitute.org.
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