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The Behavioral Health Sciences Institute (bhsi) is a collaboration of Spurwink and the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA). The collaboration's mission is to improve the quality and range of behavioral health services through training and research.


Program Offerings


BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (BHP) TRAINER CERTIFICATION UPDATE SESSION

Trainer Update Notice

BHSI is conducting a BHP Trainer Update Training Session that is MANDATORY for all currently Certified BHP Trainers; please be sure to read the announcement and download the registration form and get it in to Faith Hauger.

The training session information can be found at the Trainer Update page. The link can also be found on the right in the: IN THIS SECTION: Course Registration Info Pages you will find a link to download the registration form on that page.


SCHOOL-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (SB-BHP) CERTIFICATION TRAINING

School is defined as Public School (PK-12), Special Purpose Private School, CDS Site, CDS Approved Program

*SCHOOL-BASED BHP*

The Department of Education has requested that the Behavioral Health Sciences Institute create and implement a 28-hour School-Based BHP training curriculum for employees who work under MaineCare Sections 65 Day Treatment & 28 School-Based RCS.

Upon curriculum development completion, BHSI will provide five (5) state-wide School-Based BHP Train-the-Trainer courses to schools and agencies who are interested in offering the BHP training to staff who are/will be providing school-based behavioral health treatment services under the MaineCare Sections 65-Day Treatment & 28 School-Based RCS.

These trainings are posted on the BHSI School-Based BHP Training Calendar.

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Please contact BHSI at (207)321-6081 for more information.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:


ANNOUNCEMENTS

BHP: ALL CERTIFIED BHP TRAINERS TAKE NOTE...

BHSI will be presenting a curriculum/policies update for the Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) Program in the...more

 

BHSI: NOW AVAILABLE - BHSI would like to announce that we are now accepting registrations for the online BHP Module 1 Provisional Certification Program. ...more

BHSI:After a long search, and much deliberation of the applicants that applied, we are very excited to announce the hiring of our new BHP Project Manager! ...more

BHP: NOW AVAILABLE: A revised Module One: Introduction to Behavioral Health Professional DVD! ...more

SB-BHP: NOW AVAILABLE: A revised Module One: Introduction to Behavioral Health Professional DVD! ...more

 

BHP: Are you a current BHSI Certified BHP Trainer? Are you intestested in teaching the School-Based BHP? ...more

 

Opportunities: Are you looking for a new career; ...thinking about shifting your career? Are you looking for an internship that will meet your educational requirements for job experience? Well, look no further! ...more

 

 

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Please contact BHSI at (207)321-6081 for more information.

Available Trainings

BHSI has posted the training calendars for the 2011-2012 academic year.

For current listings see the menu below: