Periodically we post notification of upcoming provider
forums, training seminars, and presentations for providers. We also
post any documentation made available following such events. If you
are a provider requiring additional information please contact the provider
network specialist for your service.
| Meetings, Roundtables, and Training Sessions for Providers |
Please check out our new online calendar!
Please RSVP for Western Highlands trainings and
roundtables by e-mailing
Heidi Sears. |
| More Trainings For Providers: |
North Carolina DHHS - Mental Health Cost Reporting Training Sessions 2008
Summer training dates for the Mental Health Cost Report have been set. This training is recommended for those direct enrolled providers who have an accounting year end between 6/30/08 and 9/30/08 and are required to file a cost report by 11/30/08 or 02/28/09. For full details and registration information please view/download this document from NCDHHS: Word file or PDF. |
"WRAP One-on-One" Course Now Available
"WRAP One-on-One" is the first of many online WRAP® courses that will be offered at www.mentalhealthrecovery.com. This three hour course provides an overview of WRAP® and will help teach people how to support and facilitate another person's effort in developing their WRAP® Plan. |
** Helping You to Help Your Patients: An Introduction to Medication for Alcohol Dependence
This free online activity presents an overview of the latest developments in alcohol dependence, focusing on its epidemiology and the effects of alcohol on the brain. It explores the available pharmacotherapeutic options, explaining how they work with the brain mechanisms involved in alcohol dependence. Access the free online course here. |
| ** NC Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies announces
it's Summer Training Schedule. Please visit www.ncfads.org for
more information. |
NC-SNAP
Training Schedule: Please visit http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/ncsnap/index.htm |
** NC Evidence Based Practices (NCEBP) 2007 Spring
Training Schedule:
Please visit http://www.ncebpcenter.org/brochures.htm for information
on this and various programs offered with NCEBP. |
** Developmental Disabilities Training Institute (DDTI)
DDTI has many upcoming training opportunities throughout the state.
Please visit their website at www.unc.edu/depts/ddti for more information. |
** Continuing Education Opportunity sponsored by
Medscape Continuing Education Provider Unit:
Emergency Department Assessment of Psychiatric Patients: Reducing
Inappropriate Inpatient Admissions
More Info: Please visit
http://www.medscape.com/viewprogram/5768 |
** Indicates these trainings are not affiliated with Western
Highlands Network. Please use the information and links provided
to find out more. |
| Provider-to-Provider Trainings |
Provider Training Registration Form
If you are interested in hosting a training for other providers
and would like to post your training on our website, please fill out
the Provider
Training Registration Form and send it to Heidi Sears by fax
(828-225-2784)
or email. |
| Western Highlands Network is not associated with any of
the trainings offered by other providers. Please contact the provider
directly if you are interested in participating in a posted training. |
| Agency Specific Trainings |
Each provider agency is responsible for training their staff.
If you would like to schedule an agency specific training on
any of the topics below please contact your appropriate provider
specialist to check availability.
- Crisis Planning
- Person Centered Planning
- IPRS Training
- Critical Incident Reporting
- CQI Development
- Criminal Record Check/Health Care Registry
- WHN Procedural Training (Access, Services Management)
- NC-TOPPS
- Billing & Claims
- Medicaid Records Training
- Credentialing & Supervision Procedures
- Implementing Best Practice Service Delivery (New Medicaid Service
Definitions)
- Utilizing Natural Supports in the Recovery Model
*If your agency is interested in a training that is not listed please
contact your provider specialist. |
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| Training Resources |
| The following are PowerPoint slide shows. You will need PowerPoint
2000 or above to view these. |
| Slideshow: Claims
& Reimbursement Training Seminar (June 11 2008) |
| Slideshow: Claims
& Reimbursement Training Seminar (May 29 2008) |
| Slideshow: Healthcare
Regulations & Criminal Records Check |
| Slideshow: Introduction
to Writing Effective Person-Centered Plans: Person-Centered Planning
Starts with Person-Centered Thinking |
| Slideshow: National
Provider Identifier (NPI) |
| Slideshow: NCTOPPS
and Western Highlands Network |
| Slideshow: Negotiating
managed Behavioral Health Care: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Services
Financed and Approved by LMEs |
| Slideshow: Nuts
and Bolts of Community Support |
| Slideshow: STR
Training |
| Slideshow: Critical
Incident Reporting |