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Upcoming Trainings

Social Determinants of Health

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Learning Objectives
• Define and identify the social determinants of health
• Understand how current US drug policy undermine social determinants of health

Infectious Disease 101

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223

Group Facilitation for Behavioral Interventions

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
Price
$0.00

Group Facilitation Skills for Behavioral Interventions is a 1-day course that provides tools, techniques and principles for effective group-level facilitation.

Suspending Sexual Judgment

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
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$0.00

In this 2-day course, participants develop greater understanding of their own responses to sexual issues, examine the process of psycho-sexual development and functioning (with an emphasis on how s

Sexual Health in Recovery

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
Price
$0.00

Infectious Disease 101
Group Facilitation Skills for Prevention
Suspending Sexual Judgment, Day 1
Suspending Sexual Judgment, Day 2

CCAR Recovery Coaching and Professionalism

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Location
Zoom
Price
$160.00

Recovery Coaching & Professionalism Course, a 12-hour curriculum, will prepare Recovery Coaches in 10 characteristics commonly associated with professionalism: accountability, appearance, etiqu

Trauma is the Gateway Drug

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
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$0.00

CCAR- Recovery Coaching in an Emergency Department

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Location
9400 Irving Road , Bel Alton MD 20611 (The Jude House Administrative Building)
Price
$40.00

Emergency Departments now recognize that Recovery Coaches can make a difference in this high paced setting by connecting those that are present in the ED to pathways of recovery that can be sustain

CCAR Recovery Coaching Academy

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Location
Virtual
Price
$450.00

this online training, you will learn essential techniques and strategies to support individuals on their journey to recovery.

Motivational Interviewing for Sexual Health Groups

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
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$0.00

This 1-day course provides an overview on the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing (MI) to address various behavior changes, and builds understanding of the process of individual change in he

Living Out Loud: Serving Transgender Clients in Recovery

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
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$0.00

This 1-day training is designed to raise levels of practical knowledge among substance use treatment providers about the identities, needs, and concerns of transgender clients, and to transmit best

Sexual Health for Gay, Bisexual, and Same Gender Loving Men

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Location
Maryland Department of Health, 1223 W. Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223
Price
$0.00

This 1-day capacity building workshop is designed to increase the ability of health and human service providers to engage and serve African American and Latino gay, bisexual, and same gender loving

CCAR Ethical Considerations

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Location
Zoom
Price
$200.00

Ethical Considerations for Recovery Coaches is a 2 Day (16 hrs) training that addresses many areas including: defining the coaching service role and functions, coaching standards, issues of vulnera

Jordan Peer Recovery CAP Conference

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Location
Bowie State University
Price
$0.00

This conference is designed to support the advancement of culturally aligned peer recovery.

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A Short Story About Us

The Maryland Addiction and Behavioral-health Professionals Certification Board is a private, non-partisan corporation which offers voluntary international and state level credentials to the behavioral health worker. The Board, comprised of certified and licensed professionals and peer recovery specialists throughout the state, implements standards, testing and training for certifying addiction counselors, co-occurring disorders professionals, criminal justice addictions professionals, clinical supervisors, and peer recovery specialists and their supervisors. It also approves providers of continuing education training in Maryland. Links to these documents can be found on the Certification, CPRS, and Training pages.

MABPCB is always looking for board members who can strengthen our service to behavioral health workers in the state. If you hold an IC&RC credential or you have a keen interest in what we are doing, please fill out and send the Board Membership Application to us. We promise to get back to you after our next board meeting. Meetings are usually held every other month, and sometimes more frequently as needed.

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New Website Registration

All new accounts, claimed accounts, and password resets will remain pending until Friday January 21, 2022. If you register or claim an account before then, you will need to re-submit again.

CPRS, RPS & RETEST APPLICATION FUNDING

Maryland's Behavioral Health Administration is proud to announce the BHA funding opportunity which allows individuals seeking CPRS, RPS status & Retest to apply to have your application and retest fees covered by BHA in partnership with MABPCB. These funds are designed to reduce financial barriers that individuals experience as they work towards their CPRS credential. The funding is also use to assist current CPRS to maintain their credential through recertification.