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CPE On-Demand Courses for Peer CE Credit
CPE Automated On-Demand Courses
Welcome to our new on-demand course platform which automatically produces downloadable certificates. You will need to create a student account and password which will give you a personalized student profile page where you can see all the courses you have taken on this platform. Create your student account using the name you would like on your certificate and an email address you can access no matter where you work.
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DBHDID-TRIS Everything You Need to Know
What every Kentucky Peer Support Specialist needs to know about navigating the DBHDID-TRIS system, regulation requirements, recent changes, and updates.
Instructor: Chrystal Osborne
1.5-hour course/1.5 CEs • CC
Goal Setting, Lifelong Learning, and Career Opportunities
Learn the power of setting goals to progress in your career. Take a career assessment and learn employment strategies for people with a disability.
Instructor: Eric Wright
3-hour course/3 CEs
My Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
Debbie shares her personal story of how working has helped her to recover as well as: What is IPS? and Why does IPS work?
Instructor: Debbie Homan
1-hour/1 CE
Five Stages in the Recovery Process and 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery
This Webinar Reviews the Five Stages In The Recovery Process according to the Appalachian Consulting Group and SAMHSA’s 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery.
Instructor: Debbie Homan
1-hour/1 CE • ASL and CC
Making Sense of Psychiatric Medications
Charlene discusses how psychiatric medications work, their side effects, and how they combine with other treatment strategies.
Instructor: Charlene McAndrews, RN, MSN, PMHNP-BC
1-hour course/1 CE • ASL and CC
Substance Abuse Recovery Alongside Mental Health
Ben shares his journey of recovery in both substance use and mental health and explains the term “dual diagnosis”.
Instructor: Ben Jaggers
1-hour course/1 CE • ASL and CC
Employee Mental Health and Wellness
Learn self-care strategies to avoid burnout while working in peer support and ways to support your mental health colleagues.
Instructor: Anita Whitworth
1-hour course/1 CE • ASL and CC
WRAP – Wellness Recovery Action Plan – An Evidence-Based Practice
Explore the Evidence-Based Practice of WRAP -- Wellness Recovery Action Plan. WRAP research, history, and content.
Instructor: Debbie Homan
1-hour course/1 CE • ASL and CC
Keeping the Family Secret Made Me Sick!
Pat shares her personal journey of managing the stigma of mental illness within her own family and shares resources and information for family members.
Instructor: Pat Doyle
1-hour course/1 CE
Enjoying Life: Practicing and Modeling Self-Compassion
When we learn to take in and enjoy positive experiences all around us, we begin to hardwire that skill in our brains and nervous systems.
Instructor: Diane Brewer LPCC, CPRP
1-hour course/1 CE
Doing Something: Persistent Advocacy
Worried about something going on in government? You're not alone! We'll discuss tools and tactics for advocating for yourself, your family members, and your profession.
Instructor: Marcie Timmerman
1-hour course/1 CE
Improvisational Activities for Making Groups Interactive
Make virtual or in-person groups more interactive using improvisational techniques that help people connect, build social skills, and gain resilience.
Instructor: Susan Pope
1-hour course/1 CE
Eating Disorders
Overview of eating disorders and their co-occuring disorders. Addresses concepts such as HAES, Body Neutrality, and the concept of Fat Phobia.
Instructor: Katie Lannon, APSS
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Grief and Loss
Learn about the normal grieving process, how grief can impact our lives, and supportive strategies to facilitate the process of grieving.
Instructor: Debby Richmond PMHCNS-BC
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?
Basics of DBT and how it helps with Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.
Instructor: Bruce Behney, LCSW
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Trauma-Informed Care
How trauma affects the brain / Supporting trauma survivors while protecting against secondary traumatic stress.
Instructor: Susan Pope, APSS
2-hour course/2 CEs
Overcoming Depression
Types and symptoms of depression; treatment options; interventions to support someone who is coping with depression.
Instructor: Debby Richmond PMHCNS-BC
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Suicide Awareness and Prevention
Learn the warning signs and risk factors for suicide and how best to offer support.
Instructor: Anita Whitworth
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Eat Well, Feel Great: How to Supercharge Your Body and Brain!
Learn how foods can boost your body and brain power, help you feel strong and full of energy, and balance your mood.
Instructor: Amanda Jones, APRN, AFMC, CHC
1.5-hour course/1.5 CEs ASL/CC
Trauma-informed Group Facilitation
Learn techniques to help our group members engage in activities safely and stay out of fight, flight, or freeze mode.
Instructor: Susan Pope
1-hour course/1 CE CC
Humor and Mental Health
How laughter improves our physical health and benefits and tips for using humor at home, at school, and at work.
Instructor: Diane Brewer LPCC, CPRP
1-hour course / 1 CE ASL and CC
Grief, Trauma, and Loss
The presentation discusses various types of trauma, the signs and physical effects of trauma, and how to overcome trauma through counseling and self-care. We will also review grief and loss, the stages of grief, and how to overcome loss.
Instructor: Anita Whitworth
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Overcoming Anxiety
The webinar will describe strategies and interventions to manage anxiety based on how anxiety is created in the brain.
Instructor: Debby Richmond PMHCNS-BC
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Baby Steppin’ - A look at harm reduction in substance use treatment
Learn techniques to help our group members engage in activities safely and stay out of fight, flight, or freeze mode.
Instructor: Julia Naiditch
1-hour course/1 CE CC
Supporting Equity Through Peer Support
Peer support specialists from underserved communities and subgroups can play an important role as trusted messengers of harm reduction resources and practices that can help save lives.
Instructor: Amber Collins
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Cultural Diversity and LGBTQ+ Mental Wellness
This webinar is a framework for understanding how various aspects of a person's social and political identities (such as race, gender, sexuality, class, ability, and others) combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.
Instructor: Nija Mackey
1-hour course / 1 CE ASL and CC
Financial Foundations
This webinar will cover the building blocks of financial empowerment and Behavioral Economics as well as light touches into the personal finance world with information on banking, saving, credit, budgeting, and dealing with debt.
Instructor: Joseph Cecil
3-hour course / 3 CE ASL and CC
Effective Mental Health Advocacy: Making Your Voice Count
- How can I make my voice heard?
- Why get into the game?
- How can I become a player?
- How can I influence the outcome?
Instructor: Sheila Schuster
2-hour course / 2 CE ASL and CC
Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT): An Invaluable Community Resource
This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of "Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training,” a forty-hour curriculum based on the Memphis Police Department Crisis Intervention Team model of best practices for law enforcement intervention with persons who may have a mental illness, substance use disorder, or dual diagnosis. The CIT training builds strong partnerships between law enforcement, mental health provider agencies, and individuals and families affected by SMI/SUD.
Instructor: Pat Doyle
2-hour course/2 CE
Knowing Ourselves and Overcome Obstacles to Find Joy
Through video, worksheets, self-evaluation and open discussion, this workshop will help the participant understand the importance of how we talk to ourselves and other people and what impact it can have on our recovery and the recovery of others. We will also see how overcoming obstacles in recovery can put us on the right path for finding joy in our lives.
Instructor: Amy Hinton, Ashley Wells & Grant Johnson
2-hour course / 2 CE
Could It Be? -- Recognizing the Signs & Symptoms of Mental Illnesses
Trying to tell the difference between expected behaviors and what might be the signs of a mental illness isn't always easy. Join us as we review some of the common signs & symptoms of different mental illnesses. Pat is the founder of Vision for Change.
Instructor: Pat Doyle
3-hour course / 3 CE - CC
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Distress Tolerance
Basics of DBT and how it helps with Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.
Instructor: Bruce Behney, LCSW
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Peer Support Storytelling: Knowing When and How to Share
Sharing a personal story can be one of the most powerful tools in peer support—if used intentionally. But how do you know when a story supports recovery, and when it might be too much? Knowing when and how to share is just as important as the story itself.
Instructor: Brandon Banks
1-hour course/1 CE
Struggle to Strength
This webinar presentation is on Dual Diagnosis
Instructor: Yvette Anderson
1-hour course / 1 CE
Eliminating Barriers: Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
This webinar will introduce participants to the Peer Incubator Project (a joint effort between the Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities and Bridgehaven Mental Health Services).
Instructors: Michael Estrada, Patricia Ison, and Bradley Leedy
1.5-hour course / 1.5 CE - ASL & CC
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Distress Tolerance 06/05/2025
This webinar presentation will focus on Looking at Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Instructor: Bruce Behney, LCSW
1-hour course/1 CE ASL/CC
Motivational Interviewing Training Series Part 1 of a 3 Part Course
Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles, spirit and techniques can be applied to any client population to increase engagement and communication skills and ultimately guide members toward positive life changes.
Instructor: Dawn Burke, M.S.Ed.
2-hour course/2.0 CEs • ASL and CC
Motivational Interviewing Training Series Part 2 of a 3 Part Course
Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles, spirit and techniques can be applied to any client population to increase engagement and communication skills and ultimately guide members toward positive life changes.
Instructor: Dawn Burke, M.S.Ed.
2-hour course/2.0 CEs • ASL and CC
Motivational Interviewing Training Series Part 3 of a 3 Part Course
Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles, spirit and techniques can be applied to any client population to increase engagement and communication skills and ultimately guide members toward positive life changes.
Instructor: Dawn Burke, M.S.Ed.
2-hour course/2.0 CEs • ASL and CC
Trauma Informed Care
This trauma-informed care training webinar introduces participants to the impact of trauma, teaches the core principles of a trauma-informed approach, and equips them with the knowledge and awareness to begin implementing trauma informed care within their personal and organizational practices. This course will cover how trauma affects individuals, families, and communities, and how to apply trauma-informed principles in various settings, including behavioral health, human services, healthcare, education, and justice systems.
Instructor: Dawn Burke
3-hour/3 CE • ASL and CC
Burnout And Toxic Stress Prevention: Rediscovering Your Purpose and Passion
Do you notice feeling less effective when helping others and perhaps even starting to lack confidence in your abilities…or maybe you are noticing physical, social and emotional effects that are unusual for you or are increasing in intensity?
Instructor: Dawn Burke, M.S.Ed.
2-hour course/2 CE
Uploading Certificates to TRIS
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Each Kentucky Peer Specialist is required to complete at least six (6) continuing education hours each year.
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Upload your certificates to DBHDID TRIS after you complete each training and by the day before your yearly deadline. (This is very important. See our Peers in the Know on-demand training: DBHDID-TRIS Everything You Need to Know by Chrystal Osborne)
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Turn in your certificates of attendance to the designated person at your agency.
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Keep copies of your certificates forever.