Community Support Program (CSP)

Course Description

This self-paced training is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge and skills for professionals working in Wisconsin Chapter DHS 63 Community Support Programs. This course is ideal for mental health professionals seeking to complete their orientation training for Wisconsin DHS 63 Community Support Programs. It covers essential topics such as qualifying mental health diagnoses, substance use disorders, psychopharmacology, psychiatric rehabilitation, assertive community treatment, treatment principles, crisis de-escalation, and suicide risk assessment. You'll gain a thorough understanding of the principles and practices necessary to support individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) effectively. You must engage in interactive video activities, as well as pass quizzes at the end of each module to earn continuing education hours.  

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Understand Wisconsin Chapter DHS 63 Regulations: Comprehend the guidelines and requirements for CSP as outlined in DHS 63.
• Identify Mental Health Diagnoses: Recognize and differentiate between various qualifying mental health diagnoses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and co-occurring disorders.
• Address Substance Use Disorders: Understand the impact of substance use disorders on individuals with SPMI and apply appropriate intervention strategies.
• Apply Psychopharmacology Knowledge: Gain insights into the use of psychotropic medications in treating mental health conditions.
• Implement Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Utilize recovery-oriented care and psychiatric rehabilitation techniques to support clients’ daily living skills and overall well-being.
• Understand Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): Learn the core features and target population of ACT, and apply evidence-based practices to enhance program fidelity.
• Utilize Person-Centered Planning: Develop and implement person-centered plans that reflect the unique needs and goals of each client with a focus on recovery.
• Employ Crisis De-escalation Techniques: Employ effective strategies for managing crisis situations and de-escalating potentially volatile scenarios.
• Understand Suicide Risk and Involuntary Care: Recognize the signs, risk factors and protective factors for suicide and who is most at risk, and understand the protocols for voluntary and involuntary care.

Course Outline:

Module 1: DHS 63: Community Support Programs (1:16:32)

• Chapter 1: Introduction to DHS 63 (10:23)
• Chapter 2: Personnel (36:41)
• Chapter 3: Admission & Treatment (5:11)
• Chapter 4: Assessment, Treatment Planning, and Treatment Services (11:10)
• Chapter 5: Client Rights, Confidentiality, Documentation, and Billing (13:07)

Module 2: CSP Qualifying Mental Health Diagnoses (1:05:35)

• Chapter 1: Introduction (1:18)
• Chapter 2: Schizophrenia (9:55)
• Chapter 3: Other Psychotic Disorders (7:12)
• Chapter 4: Affective Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis (4:32)
• Chapter 5: Affective Disorders: Bipolar Disorders (8:56)
• Chapter 6: Delusional Disorder (5:45)
• Chapter 7: Other Diagnoses: BPD and PTSD (10:24)
• Chapter 8: Other Disorder: OCD and Hoarding Disorder (10:44)
• Chapter 9: Co-Occurring Disorders (5:54)
• Chapter 10: Resources (0:55)

Module 3: Substance Use Disorders (53:36)

• Chapter 1: Introduction (2:54)
• Chapter 2: Downers: Alcohol (6:16)
• Chapter 3: Downers: Opiates (5:10)
• Chapter 4: Uppers: Stimulants (10:30)
• Chapter 5: All Arounders: Marijuana and Nicotine (12:55)
• Chapter 6: SUD and SPMI (15:51)

Module 4: Psychopharmacology (30:27)

Module 5: Psychiatric (Psychosocial) Rehabilitation (58:04)

• Introduction to Psychiatric Rehabilitation (1:50)
• Chapter 1: Recovery-Oriented Care in Community Mental Health (3:42)
• Chapter 2: Overview of Psychiatric Rehabilitation (10:41)
• Chapter 3: Assessing Specific Areas of Adulting Skills (9:27)
• Chapter 4: Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Practice (32:24)

Module 6: Introduction to Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) (59:10)

• Introduction (1:42)
• Chapter 1: History of ACT (9:12)
• Chapter 2: Who is ACT Designed to Serve? (5:55)
• Chapter 3: Core Defining Features of ACT (26:43)
• Chapter 4: ACT Research and Program Fidelity (12:38)

Module 7: Treatment Principles (49:12)

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Person-Centered Planning (PCP) (7:23)
• Chapter 2: What is Person-Centered Planning? (8:47)
• Chapter 3: Key Principles of PCP (15:06)
• Chapter 4: Summary of PCP (6:06)
• Chapter 5: 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery (12:12)

Module 8: Engage or Enrage – Crisis De-escalation (1:44:43)

• Chapter 1: What is a Crisis Situation? (16:39)
• Chapter 2: The Crisis Volcano (6:57)
• Chapter 3: Active Listening (16:51)
• Chapter 4: Active Listening Demonstration (4:56)
• Chapter 5: Supportive Strategies (17:21)
• Chapter 6: Be a SMaRti (16:38)
• Chapter 7: SMaRti Demonstration (8:39)
• Chapter 8: Cooling (16:42)

Module 9: Understanding Suicide Risk and Involuntary Care (37:50)

• Chapter 1: Suicide Assessment: Introduction (13:36)
• Chapter 2: Suicide and Risk Assessment (8:37)
• Chapter 3: Voluntary and Involuntary Care (15:37)

Total time: 9:15:09 + Quizzes/Review: 45:00 = Course Total: 10.0 hours