CEU Opportunities for QMHIs and QMHI-Ss

Qualified Mental Health Interpreter (QMHI)
and (QMHI-S) Certification Maintenance
2014
Continuing Education Opportunities
in Mental Health
Alabama Department of
Mental Health
Office of Deaf Services
Mental Health
Interpreter Training
(MHIT)
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Please contact [email protected] for additions or corrections to this document.
CEU opportunities for Mental Health Interpreting – QMHI/QMHI-S Renewal
Continuing education hours may be earned as described by Certificate of Qualification as a
Mental Health Interpreter as set forth in chapter 580-3-24 of the Code of Alabama. This
includes working in clinical settings, attending mental health related training, or a combination
of work and training. Sometimes local training or work hours may not be readily available.
In such instances, the following non-traditional options are presented. No guarantees are
given or implied regarding quality of trainings. This is not an exhaustive listing.
MHIT online
www.mhit.org - contact [email protected] for additional
information.
Independent study options
 Read a mental health/deafness related book such as Glickman’s books on
MH/deafness.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=searchalias%3Daps&field-keywords=deaf%20mental%20health
 Read articles related to MH or MH/deafness, etc.
 Read books or articles on clinical or diagnostic specific topics.
Notes:
o If you are an instructor at a university, you can access many books
for free online through the publisher. (Review copy)
o Individuals may often access books for free at the library, interlibrary
loan or electronic book copies.
 Read biographical or historical books on the treatment of individuals in
psychiatric inpatient facilities. Feel free to contact our office for
suggestions.
 Set up a (local or online) study or discussion group.
o Read, review, discuss a book/dvd such as Bob Pollard’s MH
Interpreter Curriculum.
o Set up a supervision/mentoring group that meets on a regular basis
(related to mental health work)
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 Read standards or position papers on MH/Deafness such as
NAD http://www.nad.org/issues/our-position-statements or
RID http://www.nad.org/issues/our-position-statements
 See the goals section in the QMHI Practicum book which may help direct
you to topics of specific interest.
 Search for YouTube videos related to mental health and deafness that are
training videos.
PINRA or IS – Deafness/Interpreting related AND non Deafness or nonInterpreter tracked specific trainings
 American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org/continuing-education/webinars
http://www.prolibraries.com/counseling/ (includes a free ce of the month)
 Army OneSource Resource Center
Online education courses (often free)
http://aos.academy.reliaslearning.com/Army_One_Source_Free_Online_Tr
aining.aspx?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohvqvLZKXonjHpfsX56%2BUkX
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 ASADS (Alabama Substance Abuse Disorders Conference)
Presentations/handouts are online at
http://www.asadsonline.com/handoutArchive/ArchiveIndex
 CE Quick
https://admh.cequick.com/
 CMI Education Institute, Inc.
Multiple live seminars, webcasts, streaming seminars, downloadable
seminars, etc. Cost varies. http://www.pesi.com/
 CPI Crisis Intervention Webinars
http://www.crisisprevention.com/Resources/Webinars
 DSM-5 training – free
Archives available
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http://www.gmeded.com/webcast-registration/what-new-dsm-5-changesmean-clinicians?utm_source=Psychopharmacology+Institute&utm_medium
=email&utm_term=emailblast&utm_campaign=Newsletter+July
 FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination (ODIC) webinars
Inclusion of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness and
disaster response and recovery.
Web Conference URL: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/ca-dri/
Captioning for this meeting is available:
http://fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=2329562&CustomerID=321
 First responder trainings
http://www.fema.gov/community-emergency-response-teams
(online CERT trainings)
 The First Responders Group Capacity Building Webinar Series of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate
https://share.dhs.gov/capacitybuildingseries
 Counseling Courses
https://www.i-counseling.net/quiz/courses
 Gallaudet Counseling Conference
http://www.gallaudet.edu/counseling/2014_counseling_conference.html
 Georgetown University
Ongoing trainings and archived PowerPoint and discussions)
http://georgetownuniversity.adobeconnect.com/p3hj0c2my4x/
202 687 5450 or [email protected].
Conference with online capabilities
http://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/TrainingInstitutes.html
https://www.class-central.com/university/georgetown (some courses may
be MH/SA related).
 Global Medical Education (GME)
Often has free resource training for evidence -based information on
psychiatric illness featuring the world's leading experts
https://www.facebook.com/GMedEd or www.gmeded.com.
 HIPAA Training and Certification
http://www.hipaatraining.com/
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 Institute for Brain Potential
https://www.ibpceu.com/
 Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness
http://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/johns-hopkins-centerfor-public-health-preparedness/training/online/mental_hlth_intro.html
 Mental Health First Aid
http://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/cs/program_overview/
http://www.thenationalcouncil.org/events-and-training/webinars/webinararchive/
 Minnesota Department of Human Services
http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CON
VERSION&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased&dDocName=id_003
501
 NASMHPD webinars - free
http://www.nasmhpd.org/Meetings/UpcomingMeetings.aspx
 National Alliance on Mental Illness - free
http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=Education_Training_and_Peer_
Support_Center
 National Board of Certified Counselors
http://www.nbcc.org/Assets/ContinuingEducation/continuingeducationcalen
dar.pdf
 National Child Protection Training Center
http://www.ncptc.org/
 Office of Minority Health
www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov
 Peter Walker Counseling - NAADAC approved videos
The videos are free as a tool to use in treatment (or for personal or
academic purposes).
http://www.1peter1three.com/video-resources.html
 Philadelphia Health Care Online Training - free
http://www.pchc.org/Education/OnlineTraining/OnlineTraining.aspx
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 Red Cross trainings
http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class
 SA Online Recovery Conference – free (annual)
http://recovery2point0.com/
 SAMSHA online trainings - free
http://captus.samhsa.gov/access-resources/resource-types/online-courses
 Substance Abuse Counseling and Supervision Topics – Videos – free
http://www.1peter1three.com/video-resources.html
 Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://training.sprc.org/
 Vermont Department of Mental Health – free (includes multiple sites)
http://mentalhealth.vermont.gov/training/online
 Veterans Affairs - free
http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/pages/fslist-continuing-education.asp
 Contact your local MH center, state agency, or state mental health
organization for clinical trainings that you could participate in.
 There are a host of free or paid trainings online. Try search parameters
such as “mental health training online” or in areas of specific interest.
Academic coursework
 Take a university course on a clinical topic (Psychology, Group therapy,
Clinical approaches, etc.)
 Many universities offer free online access to university level courses –
these are not for college credit, but could be used under independent study
or PINRA options. Some examples include;
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/find-by-department/
http://oyc.yale.edu/courses
 University instructors will often openly post syllabi/lesson plans for
coursework. This could be used for self study and independent study.
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Online CEU options
 There are some other online training providers such as Signs of
Development, CEUS On the Go, Described Captioned Media Program
(DCMP), etc. that may have basic to some mental health related trainings.
 Accessing Safety Initiative, Center on Victimization & Safety, Vera Institute
of Justice. [email protected] or http://www.vera.org/centers/victimization-andsafety to register or for more information.
(Have hosted Deaf specific webinars on occasion).
 DC-S Online Supervision Groups and Learning Opportunities
Contact [email protected] for additional information or
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Demand-Control-Schema-The-PracticeProfession-of-Interpreting/207949252570669?ref=br_tf.
 Deaf Action Center has webcasts and archived webcasts, some are mental
health or substance abuse related. www.deafactioncenter.org
 Deaf Blind Training, Interpreting and Professional Development.
http://www.deafblindtip.com/. Click “Mental Health” to select mental health
workshops – current and archived available for ceus.
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Heart of Interpreting (Kendra Keller QMHI-S) has online MH Interpreting
workshop options.
http://www.heartofinterpreting.com/products.html
 Pepnet (mental health workshops) online. Various (live, ongoing, archived,
etc.)
http://pepnet.org
Traditional routes for earning ceus
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Local Conferences/Workshops
MHIT annual Conference
Alabama Annual Deaf and Clinical Training Series
ADARA conference (see www.adara.org) for more information
Breakout conference (see www.adara.org) for more information
Check out MHIT’s website, Facebook and Twitter accounts to stay abreast
of upcoming trainings in Alabama and other states.
 Check out RID’s website for training in mental health (find a workshop).
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No endorsement is provided regarding the quality of any particular program. This
is informational only. However feedback is always welcome regarding the listing
of opportunities for continuing education. Please contact our office with
corrections or suggestions.
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