Advanced Crisis Core
EnHaNCING
SKILLS
Launch into next level crisis care.
You can continue developing your crisis response skills through participation in advanced crisis training. Grow your competence and focus more intentionally on the skills you need to successfully navigate your crisis role. If you need to complete Mobile Crisis Response Team training for enhanced reimbursement, we've got you covered.
Benefits of The Training
The advanced crisis core trainings empower you as a human services professional to enhance your skills, build connections and promote resilience in the face of complex and high-stakes situations.
Enhance Skills
Increases feelings of competence, confidence and job satisfaction among crisis workers.
Build Connections
Develops healthy crisis teams and strengthen networks of support.
Promote Resilience
Equips supervisors with tangible strategies for engagement to support workforce retention and employee satisfaction.
Upcoming Trainings
Mobile Crisis Response Team Orientation
Fee: $0 members; $130 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 8
Note: Satisfies Medicaid requirements for enhanced reimbursement.
Crisis De-Escalation
Concrete Skills for Intervention
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 members; $30 partial members; $60 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 4
Trainer(s): Brian Bean
Peer Support in Mobile Crisis Teams
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 members; $70 partial members; $99 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 6.0
Trainer(s): Nze Okoronta
Harm Reduction in Crisis Intervention
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 (Full Members); $30 (Partial Members); $60 (Nonmembers)
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): Myranda Green, LLMSW
Note: Satisfies Medicaid requirements for enhanced reimbursement.
Mobile Crisis Teaming
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 members; $30 partial members; $60 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): Liz Bartz, MS
Note: Satisfies Medicaid requirements for enhanced reimbursement.
Substance Use in Crisis Intervention
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $35 members; $70 partial members; $99 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 8.0
Trainer(s): Joanne Tulachka, MA, LPC, CSAC
Telehealth & Suicide Risk
Working with Individuals at Elevated Risk for Suicide via Telehealth
Virtual via Zoom
Fee: $15 members; $30 partial members; $60 nonmembers
Continuing Education Hours: 4.0
Trainer(s): David Rozek, Ph.D., ABPP
Note: Full members: Black Friday sale includes bonus registration.
Mobile Crisis Response Team Training
Core Competencies
This training series is comprised of six live, synchronous training courses and a self-paced, asynchronous course. Live coursework builds on the foundational skills taught in the self-paced course and includes discussion and small group work.
For more information about the core competencies that make up this curriculum, as well as to keep track of your training requirements, use our Mobile Crisis Response Team Orientation and Training Checklist.
Medicaid Minimum Training Requirements
In order to satisfy the training requirements to be eligible to receive enhanced Medicaid reimbursement beginning in January 2024, the following training sessions must be successfully completed (in addition to foundational crisis core training per DHS 34.21(8)):
Alternatively, the self-paced Mobile Crisis Response Team Orientation training will satisfy the minimum training requirements.
More information about billing for mobile crisis teaming can be found in this webinar from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS).
Grant Funds
For mobile crisis trainings only
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Medicaid Services received planning grant funds to design an enhanced mobile crisis service and partnered with the BHTP to create a new Mobile Crisis Response Team curriculum.
This mobile crisis response team training curriculum was supported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $853,504 with 100% funded by CMS/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CMS/HHS or the U.S. Government.
Advanced Crisis Core Questions?
Our Trainer and Development Specialist, Liz Bartz, can help. Equipped with an array of experience serving folks as a human service professional, she's passionate about sharing her knowledge.