CSS Web-Based Training Course List

Community Support Specialist Certification – Basic Core Courses (All Courses Required)

• Case Management Basics
• Crisis Management
• Cultural Diversity
• Documenting the Treatment Planning Process
• Overview of Assertive Community Treatment – Evidence Based Practices
• Overview of Psychopharmacology
• Person-Centered Planning
• Safety In The Field
• Bullying Prevention and Intervention
• Therapeutic Boundaries
• Understanding Recovery

Community Support Specialist – Electives

(Minimum of 2 courses)

• A Culture-Centered Approach to Recovery
• Coordinating Primary Care Needs of Clients for Paraprofessionals
• Major Mental Health Disorders of Childhood
• Overview of Serious Mental Illness for Paraprofessionals
• Community Based Suicide Prevention
• Stress Management for Behavioral Health Professionals

Lockout Period must be between 1 and 335 days.

Community Support Specialist – Population Specific Courses

(Minimum of 1 course, specific to the population(s) served

• Recovery of Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
• Positive Behavior Support for Children
• Wrong to Strong: Using Positive Psychotherapy

Lockout Period must be between 1 and 335 days.