Spring 2022 CSS Training Series

COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES TRAINING

This DMHAS funded training and technical assistance initiative is focused on assisting New Jersey’s supportive housing agencies in enhancing their ability to deliver and document Medicaid reimbursable Community Support Services. These rehabilitation services are designed to help individuals diagnosed with serious mental illnesses attain the skills and resources needed to live successfully in the community and move forward in their recovery. More specifically, Community Support Services (CSS) focus on helping individuals achieve and maintain valued life roles in employment, education, housing and social environments.

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

This training is for CSS direct care staff, clinicians, and RNs who have never taken the 9-week CSS training through the Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP).

The series will be preceded by our new CSS Orientation Modules now available on our online (Canvas) learning platform. They provide an overview of CSS admissions and documentation processes, CSS services, and the golden thread of documentation. These modules are prerequisites for the training series and must be completed before the start of the training in February 2022. If you have taken these modules previously, you will not need to retake them.

The series itself will be remote and begin the week of February 1, 2022. It will be a blend of synchronous Zoom meetings and asynchronous (independent) learning activities.

Please register for the spring training series in one of the three training groups:

• Tuesdays 9:30am–12:30pm from 2/1/2022 - 3/29

• Wednesdays 12:30pm-3:30pm from 2/2/2022 - 3/30

• Thursdays 10:30am–1:30pm from 2/3/2022 - 3/31

After you register, you will receive an email from Debbie Rich with instructions on how to set up a Canvas account and complete the prerequisite modules.

*Remember, if you previously completed these modules you will not need to retake them: however completing the prerequisites online modules is required before starting the training in February.