On-demand Recordings

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.

We recommend you Do NOT sign up with Apple or Google. If your certificate says “Apple User” or “Google User”, contact us.

For courses on this new platform, you will NOT need to fill out our on-demand courses survey. (For courses still on Zoom please fill out the survey for certificates.)

If you run into any issues, don’t hesitate to reach out to Ben Jaggers, our Training Coordinator.

DBHDID-TRIS Everything You Need to Know
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

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Goal Setting, Lifelong Learning, and Career Opportunities
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

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My Living and Working with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
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

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Five Stages in the Recovery Process
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

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Making Sense of Psychiatric Medications
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

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Substance Abuse Recovery Alongside Mental Health
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

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Employee Mental Health and Wellness
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

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WRAP – Wellness Recovery Action Plan
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

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Keeping the Family Secret Made Me Sick!
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

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Enjoying Life: Practicing and Modeling Self-Compassion
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

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Doing Something: Persistent Advocacy
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

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Improvisational Activities for Making Groups Interactive
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

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Eating Disorders
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

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Grief and Loss
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

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What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)?
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

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Trauma-Informed Care
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

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Overcoming Depression
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

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Suicide Awareness and Prevention
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

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Eat Well, Feel Great: How to Supercharge Your Body and Brain!
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

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Trauma-informed Group Facilitation
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

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Overcoming Depression
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

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Suicide Awareness and Prevention
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

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Overcoming Depression
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

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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

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CPE On-demand Recordings on Zoom:

To Receive your CE Certificate for Zoom Courses:

For on-demand recordings still on Zoom, after you watch a recording, please fill out this CPE on-demand recordings survey. (This is not the live webinar survey in Zoom chat.)

You will need to complete one survey for each on-demand Zoom recording that you watch.

We try to make and email surveys once a week. If you have not received your certificate by email within a week or if you need it sooner, you may contact Ben Jaggers.

Please register for recordings through Zoom.

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Financial Foundations

by Joseph Cecil

3 CEs

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.

Joseph Cecil is the Financial Empowerment Coordinator for the Office of Resilience and Community Services (Louisville Metro Government), and has held that role for 9 years. He is an adjunct Professor at Bellarmine University where he teaches a 400-level class on Financial Empowerment.

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Effective Mental Health Advocacy: Making Your Voice Count

by Sheila, Schuster, Ph. D.: 2 CEs
How can I make my voice be heard?
Why get into the game?
How can I become a player?
How can I influence the outcome?

As psychologist/advocate/lobbyist with over 40 years of experience in Frankfort, Dr. Sheila Schuster has focused her advocacy on reducing the stigma of mental health, improving access to services and supports, strengthening the community safety net, and addressing social justice issues.

Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT): An Invaluable Community Resource

by Pat Doyle: 2 CEs

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.

Pat is a Standards Board certified Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) instructor for the last 11 years. She has trained thousands of law enforcement. Her team developed a “CIT Concepts for 9-1-1” training which is currently taught throughout the state of Illinois.

Knowing Ourselves and Overcome Obstacles to Find Joy

by Amy Hinton, Ashley Wells, and Grant Johnson:

2 CEs

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.

Could It Be? -- Recognizing the Signs & Symptoms of Mental Illnesses

by Pat Doyle: 3 CEs

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.

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Uploading Certificates to TRIS

  • Each Kentucky Peer Specialist is required to complete at least six (6) continuing education hours each year.

  • 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: What is it and how does it work? by Laura Cunningham)

  • Turn in your certificates of attendance to the designated person at your agency.

  • Keep copies of your certificates forever.