Course Bundles

This course provides Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver effective case management within Florida’s behavioral health system. Emphasizing assessment, service coordination, person-centered recovery planning, and ethical practice, the course explores how case managers engage clients, link them to essential resources, advocate for their needs, and monitor progress over time. Participants will learn to navigate interdisciplinary collaboration, maintain professional documentation, and apply ethical decision-making when working with diverse and high-risk populations. By integrating best practices and recovery-oriented approaches, this training prepares CMHPs to improve outcomes, reduce fragmentation of care, and strengthen client resilience across systems of support.

Accurate, timely, and thorough documentation is a core professional responsibility for Certified Mental Health Professionals. Clinical records serve as both a legal and ethical safeguard, providing evidence of services delivered, clinical reasoning, and client progress over time. High-quality documentation includes assessments, treatment and recovery plans, progress notes, crisis interventions, and discharge summaries, all written in clear, objective, and professional language (Knapp et al., 2013). Effective records not only ensure continuity of care within interdisciplinary teams but also demonstrate compliance with agency policies, state regulations, and certification standards. For CMHPs, documentation is more than paperwork—it is a vital tool for communication, accountability, and the protection of client welfare.

This course prepares Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) to integrate knowledge and skills into effective practice by focusing on application, professional readiness, and psychopharmacology. Participants will examine how theoretical concepts translate into real-world service delivery, with emphasis on ethical decision-making, cultural responsiveness, and recovery-oriented approaches. The course strengthens professional readiness by addressing workplace expectations, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of clinical judgment required for effective case management. In addition, CMHPs will gain foundational understanding of psychopharmacology, including the role of common psychiatric medications, their therapeutic uses, potential side effects, and the importance of coordination with prescribing providers. By blending applied practice skills with professional standards and pharmacological literacy, this training equips CMHPs to provide competent, ethical, and collaborative support to clients across diverse behavioral health settings.

This section provides an essential foundation in evidence-based counseling techniques with a focus on multicultural competence, ensuring practitioners can deliver care that is respectful, responsive, and effective across diverse populations. Learners will examine the identification and treatment of co-occurring disorders, emphasizing integrated approaches that address both mental health and substance use conditions. The philosophy and outcomes of widely accepted therapeutic practices will be explored, including how collaboration among interdisciplinary treatment teams enhances recovery and continuity of care. Special attention will be given to trauma-informed practice, suicide prevention, and crisis intervention, equipping professionals with the tools needed to respond ethically and effectively in high-risk situations. By strengthening both clinical skills and cultural responsiveness, this module prepares participants to support positive client outcomes while aligning with the standards of the CMHP credential.

This course introduces Certified Mental Health Professionals (CMHPs) to the principles and practices of Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC), a framework that emphasizes client choice, community integration, and long-term wellness as central to behavioral health. Participants will explore how ROSC moves beyond symptom management to prioritize holistic recovery outcomes such as housing stability, employment, social connectedness, and quality of life. The training highlights the CMHP’s role in promoting resilience, building collaborative partnerships across service systems, and supporting culturally responsive and person-centered approaches. By integrating recovery values into case management and service coordination, CMHPs will gain the tools to advocate effectively for clients and contribute to a behavioral health system that is flexible, empowering, and grounded in dignity and hope.