SAVE THE DATE

Registration will open June 6, 2017

THIS TRAINING IS FOR CMH BILLABLE PROGRAM EMPLOYEES ONLY!

To receive the code for this training, supervisors of eligible providers may contact

Tiffany Love, Administrative Assistant, SOC Children's Initiatives at:  

tlove@iamtgc.net or 734-785-7705 Ext. 7004

These trainings are recommended by the DHHS for children and youth with a primary Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) diagnosis only. 

Participants MUST have taken and passed a training that included testing between July 10, 2015- July 10, 2017.  If you do not have this training recorded with VCE, you may be asked to produce the training certificate.

If you have not taken and passed a CAFAS Training within the past two years, you must take the INITIAL. 

Child & Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS)

Booster Training

CAFAS Boosters are required every 2 years after the initial training is passed to keep your certification.

with 

Daren Jones and John Casey

Date: Monday, July 10, 2017   Registration will close July 7, 2017

Time: 8:30am-5:00pm

Location: The Guidance Center, Center for Excellence, Bldg #2, Southgate MI.

Cost: $0

Information:
CAFAS is the gold standard for assessing a youth's day-to-day functioning across critical life subscales AND for determining whether a youth's functioning improves over time.

• Backed by over 20 years of research A link to a pdf file is present.  supporting its validity and sensitivity to detecting change in behaviors.
• Widely used to inform decisions about level of care, type and intensity of treatment, placement, and need for referral
• CAFAS items (problem behaviors, strengths, and goals) are behaviorally descriptive and anchored, resulting in high credibility 
• Quickly completed by practitioners (10 minutes), based on information from routine clinical evaluation
• Designed for ages 5 to 19 (kindergarten and higher).

Continuing Education Credits: Continuing Education Credits are offered for this training. Participants must arrive on time and remain in the training for its entirety to receive credits.  No partial credit is available. You must have your license number with you to check in. 

• Counselors: 6.5 Continuing Education credits are approved for this training. The VCE is National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
• Social Workers: 6.5 Continuing Education credits are approved for this training.

• CMHP: This training meets the MDHHS requirement for Children's Mental Health Professionals
• Training Hours: This training offers general training hours.

ADA Accommodations: If you have individual requirements or need special services to participate in this event, please notify Tiffany at (734) 785-7705, ext. 7004.

Cancellation Policy: If your schedule has changed and you are no longer able to attend, please un-register yourself from this event through your profile at www.vceonline.org. You can do this by logging onto http://www.vceonline.org, and navigating to your Virtual Transcript and clicking Un-register next to this event in your Upcoming Events.

Registration/Walk-In Policy: Participants may try to attend the training as a walk-in, someone that did not pre-register. However, walk-ins will NOT be guaranteed seats or materials. Walk-ins will be asked to wait until the training begins to be seated to ensure there is enough room. Plan to pre-register to ensure your attendance.

You will receive a confirmation of your registration via e-mail. If you do not, please contact the DWMHA Message Center at 313-451-3792

Wait List: Once this training is full, you will have the option of being added to our wait list. If you choose to be added to the wait list, you will automatically be notified if space becomes available. 

Registration will close July 7, 2017