Welcome to the home page for the newly restructured DMH Training Institute! The Training Institute provides high-quality learning opportunities to a broad array of professionals, consumers and stakeholders throughout the District.

The Institute serves as the central coordinating body for accomplishing all workforce development-related objectives described in the Dixon Report and the Dixon Exit Criteria, local and federal accountability and compliance laws. It will also serve as the primary liaison for coordinating and publicizing training events within the Department, as well as creating standard instruments and procedures for DMH training activities.

Our Mission and Goals
Our History

What’s New at the DMH Training Institute?

The DMH Training Institute will take a hiatus in July and August of 2008 to prepare for Fall trainings, but a few on-going training events will be offered during the summer months. See the section below on newly added and upcoming events for more information.

Please note the important changes to our policies and procedures below.

The DMH Training Institute has moved exclusively to a web-based registration format, and will no longer accept registration forms sent electronically, by fax or mail. Please contact us at dmh.training@dc.gov or at (202) 671-0343 if you have difficulties accessing this system or would like additional assistance.
The DMH Training Institute and Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital Division of Psychology have been approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education credits in psychology.

Please check the calendar below for frequent updates and newly added events.

Spring 2008 Calendar (updated 6/16/08)

Spring 2008 (Web version)
Spring 2008*

Want to register for a DMH Training Institute event?

Use our online registration system to sign up for events listed in the Spring 2008 Calendar.

Calendar Highlights

Please join us for our monthly Compliance Community of Practice (COP) Calls! Visit the COP webpage for more information on upcoming calls, COP call minutes and helpful resources.

Newly added events:
• 374: Mental Health Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ) Youth (6/25)
• 375: Rapid Psychological First Aid (7/25)
• 377: Community-Based Intervention (7/10)
• 378: Service Authorization for Clinicians and Direct Service Staff (7/17)
• 379: DMH 101 (7/22)
Other DC Training News and Events:

The workshop Working with Dissociation in the Traumatized Patient on June 20th, 2008, will help social workers who are working with patients who have suffered traumas and have problems with regulating their anxiety and emotions. Please contact Kelley E. Smith, MSW, of The Catholic University of America’s, National Catholic School, at smithf@cua.edu for more information.

June Children’s Conference Call with Dr. Ken Duckworth
Save the Date: Friday, June 20th, 2008
Topic: Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents.
NAMI’s (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Child & Adolescent Action Center will host special guest, Dr. Gregory Lombardo, child and adolescent psychiatrist and author of Understanding the Mind of Your Bipolar Child on this month’s call. Dr Lombardo will discuss the diagnosis, development, and treatment of early-onset bipolar disorder. Friday children’s conference calls with Dr. Ken Duckworth take place on the third Friday of every month. The calls are toll free and are scheduled from 11 am – 12:30 pm. To access the toll-free call, please dial 1-888-858-6021; access number 309918#.

A training will be provided for DC mental health providers entitled Treating Tobacco Dependence in Mental Health Settings on July 14th and 15th from 9-5 pm. CME’s will be offered. See the event brochure for more information.

CMHS' National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) Dare to Transform Meeting on July 11-12, 2008. The meeting will highlight useful and practical strategies for moving forward together with the implementation of trauma-informed care in organizations, programs, and services. The meeting is designed for those with expertise in how to do it, for those in the process of learning how to do it, and for those who are considering what to do and how to do it. Visit their website for more information.

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