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ACT 101


Credit Available - See Credits tab below.

Topic Areas:
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Categories:
MDHHS Approval Required |  Virtual Training
Presenters:
Kees Frankfort |  Anne Agar-Krill, RN, MSN
Duration:
Two day
License:
Never Expires.

Dates
Schedule at a glance


Description

Participants in ACT 101 will be able to describe Michigan’s Assertive Community Treatment’s (ACT) history, development and dissemination, team structure, roles, and community deployment. Participants will review ACT Medicaid requirements and the Field Guide to ACT to enhance understanding of ACT practice and fidelity and will be able to describe ACT’s treatment focus on person-centered, recovery-based holistic treatment of people experiencing the most difficult and intractable symptoms of serious mental health illness. Using a therapeutic set of intensive clinical, medical, and psychosocial services provided by a mobile multidisciplinary treatment team, participants will learn about basic ACT supports and services to assist in community tenure. Participants can discuss, describe, and ask questions of presenters and MDHHS staff as they relate to providing services within the managed care Medicaid environment. Successful pre-attendance online work is required, as is the generated certificate of completion. 

Objectives

Objective 1

1. Describe the development and dissemination of ACT teams in Michigan. 


Objective 2

2. Describe ACT implementation and fidelity to model including Medicaid, Michigan Field Guide to ACT, and Michigan Fidelity Assistance Support Team (MIFAST) process.


Objective 3

3. Summarize and explain the importance of treatment within a recovery-based system of care, and how team support and expectations within ACT positively impacts effects of serious mental illness (SMI). 


Objective 4

4. Describe the four Recovery Dimensions: Health, Home, Purpose, and Community. Recount the ten Common Recovery Components pertinent to consumers served by ACT teams (Hope, Person-Driven, multiple Pathways, Holistic, Peer Supported, Relational, sensitive to Culture, Trauma informed, Strengths/Responsibilities required and Respect).


Objective 5

5. Describe and compare individuals in the movie ‘Inside-Outside-Building a Meaningful Life After the Hospital,’ featuring eight individuals once considered to have the most chronic SMI and related impairments to those receiving treatment through ACT in Michigan’s current community based public behavioral health system. 


Objective 6

6. Identify the Ten Principles of ACT. 


Objective 7

7. Define and describe the activities and expectations of services provided through ACT. 


Objective 8

8. In the Michigan Medicaid Provider Manual, review specifics to ACT, discuss and summarize ACT. 

 


Objective 9

9. Articulate ACT Team Composition, roles, and expectations. 

 


Objective 10

10. Describe the Characteristics of ACT Teams. 


Objective 11

11. Validate ACT effectiveness after watching John Oliver YouTube clip. 

 


Objective 12

12. Identify and explain outcomes expected through ACT. 


Objective 13


13. Explain how the Field Guide to ACT supports practice


Credits


Social Work

Social Workers: This course qualifies for a maximum of 12 Continuing Education hours. The Community Mental Health Association is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Approved Provider Number: MICEC 060818. Qualifies as “face-to-face" (in-person) education.

 

 


MCBAP Related

Substance Use Disorder Professionals: CMHA is approved by Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP). CMHA maintains the responsibility for the program and content. Substance Use Disorder professionals participating in this training may receive a maximum of 12 related contact hours. It is important that attendees keep a copy of the training program brochure containing the workshop description.


Attendance Only Record of Attendance: This certificate verifies attendance only. No continuing education credit is awarded with this certificate. CE-eligible certificates are available separately in the participant portal.
Nursing Credit

Michigan Public Health Institute—Continuing Education Solutions (MPHI-CES) is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association - Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.



Handouts

Presenter

Kees Frankfort Related Seminars and Products

Presenter

Community Mental Health Association of Michigan


Cornelis “Kees” Frankfort, MA, LLP - Kees Frankfort has a long and rich history with Michigan Community Mental Health and especially with the ACT program. Kees was an original member of the ACT program and has been active in the development of the ACT model. He is a lifelong advocate for adults, who live with a mental illness.  


Anne Agar-Krill, RN, MSN Related Seminars and Products

Presenter

Independent Contractor


Anne Agar-Krill, RN, MSN - Working with the seriously mentally ill population for over thirty-five years has provided me with the opportunity to acquire varied insights and skills. Many of these skills were developed during my work on an ACT team functioning as a nurse and an educator as part of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment. Experiences have provided me with numerous authentic examples to use in my teaching. I have been providing ACT trainings in the state of Michigan and numerous other states for the past twelve years. 


Terms and Conditions

Payment Methods and Cancellation Policy

Terms and Conditions—

Payment MUST be received at the time of registration.  No checks or ACH will be accepted. No exceptions to this rule.

No shows will not receive a refund.

Cancellation Policy: If you do not cancel and do not attend, you will not receive a refund.  Substitutions are permitted based on availability.  Cancellations must be received in writing at least 14 days prior to the training for a full refund of less administrative fee based on the registration price below. 

Training fee

Administrative fee

$0-99

$10

$100-199

$25

$200 and over

$50

If cancellation is received less than 14 days prior to the training, no refund will be given.  

Special Accommodations: This information is requested when you register, however arrangements for special accommodations will be honored for those who submit via email 14 days prior to the training.  Clearly state your specific needs for mobility assistance, interpreters, etc. Attempts for on-site requests will be made.

National Accreditation Rules: National Accreditation rules indicate that if you are over five (5) minutes late or depart early, you forfeit your continuing education hours for the entire training.  Please note that this is a National rule that CMHA must enforce or we could lose our provider status to provide continuing education hours in the future.  This rule will be strictly followed.

Evaluation: Each participant is required to complete an evaluation of the course and the instructor.  If you have any issues with the way in which this conference was conducted or other problems, you may note that in your evaluation of the conference, or you may contact CMHA at 517-374-6848 or through our website for resolution.

Severe Weather Policy: Events will take place as scheduled, and we will not be able to refund registration fees. In the event of severe weather, please check the CMHA website at  www.CMHAM.org for scheduling delays and event updates.

Permission to Record, Use Image or Representation: I give my permission to Community Mental Health Association of Michigan ("CMHA"), to videotape, audiotape, photograph, record, edit or otherwise reproduce my voice, image or likeness, and to use it in various formats and for the purposes within CMHA's mission of teaching, public service and patient care.  Distribution methods may include, but are not limited to the classroom, television (including TV, broadcast, cable, and other), the Internet (including websites, webcasts and podcasts), print publications or other media not existing or later created.  CMHA retains the right not to use the footage for purposes other than archival purposes.  Any copyright protected works which I deliberately provide or otherwise include as part of a recording are either my own property or works for which I have the permission of the copyright owner to use in any way.

Code of Conduct: CMHA strives to create a training environment that is safe, inclusive, and fosters learning. As an attendee of a CMHA training, you agree to contribute to the success of such an environment. CMHA attendees are responsible for proper and ethical behavior during training sessions. It is not acceptable to use obscene, profane, threatening, or disrespectful visual, verbal, or written communication during your time as an attendee. Attendees are also not permitted to record any part of this training for personal or other use. If CMHA becomes aware that a participant has failed to abide by this code of conduct, then the association may take whatever actions it deems appropriate, including, for example, removal from the training without refund, notification of the participant’s employer, removal of any continuing education credits, and disqualification from attending future events.

BY SUBMITTING THIS REGISTRATION, I AM AGREEING TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO CMHA's ABOVE POLICIES.


Virtual Participation Guidelines

You are expected to actively participate in this virtual training. See below for additional information about virtual training requirements and recommendations:

  • After registering with CMHA, you will receive a confirmation email. You will be automatically registered in Zoom and will access the training through your account on CMHA’s registration site.
  • It is recommended that you log into the Zoom meeting through your account on CMHA’s registration site five to ten minutes before the training to test your equipment.
  • If you are experiencing technical issues prior to or during the training, please contact CE21 tech support to assist, but there is no guarantee that they can solve the issue. You are responsible for the functionality of your own equipment and being able to fully participate in the virtual training.
  • You must watch the virtual training LIVE to receive credit for the training.
  • Being on camera is strongly encouraged to ensure active participation.
  • To verify attendance, unique codes will be provided once at the beginning and at the end of each training day. You will be required to input the codes through your account on CMHA’s registration site at the end of the training. It is your responsibility to write down the code each day of the training. Do not share codes with other attendees.
  • Zoom reports will indicate arrival and departure times (for continuing education you must be logged into the virtual training within five minutes of the start of the training).
  • We do not allow participants to be driving during the training due to Michigan Distracted Driving Laws.
  • If you choose to call in only, you will not qualify for continuing education credits or attendance certificates.
  • Each person must have their own device – you cannot share a device or a Zoom link or allow others to log into your account on CMHA’s registration site.
  • Each training takes place in Eastern Standard Time.

After confirmation that you have fully participated in this training and completed the evaluation, your continuing education certificate will be available for download from your account on CMHA’s registration site.


Registration Details

Registration questions will be asked during registration. MDHHS will review and approve the attendance list. NOTE: Registration does not guarantee admittance into this training. If you do not meet the criteria for the targeted audience for this training, your registration fee will be refunded, and you will be notified of this. Registration is required and space is limited.

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