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Basic Requirements and Continuing Education Requirements

All staff of the Department, a community mental health services program, or a licensed private hospital, employed for the purpose of providing recipient rights services shall attend and successfully complete the Basic Skills curriculum as determined by the State Office of Recipient Rights, within the first 90 days of employment.

A minumum of 36 clock hours of education or training shall be required over a three (3) year period subsequent to the completion of the Basic Skills requirements, and in every three (3) year period thereafter.

Click this link to review Educational Requirements for Recipient Rights Staff (pdf format)

Click this link for the Recipient Rights CEU Course Application (pdf format)

2008 Approved Programs

Date	Name of Course	CEU's	Source	Location
10/21/08	Advanced Interviewing Concepts	5.5	Mark McLish	Dearborn , MI
10/23/08	Cultural Competency-General Overview	2	Sekai Broaden	Dearborn , MI
10/23/08	How To Be An Expert Witness	2	Cynthia Sherburn	Dearborn , MI
10/24/08	Cultural Competency-Individual Biases	1.5	Sekai Broaden	Dearborn , MI
10/24/08	Self Determination and Rights	1.5	Chad Witcher	Dearborn , MI

2009 Approved Programs

All 2009 Recipient Rights Conference Sessions with the exception of General Session 2 have been approved for Recipient Rights Continuing Education Credits. Please refer to your conference brochure for a breakdown of credits approved per session.

Course	Date	Name of Course	CEU's	Source	Category
09-000	02/06/09	ORR Requirement for Behavioral Treatment Planning	2.5	RROAM	I
09-001	05/08/09	Out of Catchment Placements	3	RROAM	I
09-002	03/25/09	Gentle Teaching	5	LifeWays	III
09-003	05/19/09	Civil Rights Click this link to view Civil Rights Presentation	1.5	DCH-ORR	I
09-004	04/24/09	Cultural Issues in Mental Health Treatment	3	Essential Learning	III
09-005	06/01/09	Compliance Training	12.5	Mary Thornton	II
09-006	06/26/09	Culture & Race in Human Service Delivery	5.5	CMH/ Central Michigan	III
09-007	04/23/09	Well-being - Be the Change	5.5	NorthCare Network	III
09-008	06/03/09	Corporate Compliance	4	Mary Thornton	II
09-009	08/06/09	Creating a Culture of Gentleness	4.5	RROAM	III
09-010	09/18/09	Basic Principles of Behavior Analysis	6	David Laman Ph,.D Price Pullins, MA	I
09-011	09/17/09	Writing Positive Behavior Support Plans	6	David Laman, Ph.D Price Pullins, MA	I
09-012	09/18/09	UP Consumer Conference	3	NorthCare Network	III
09-013	On-Line	Recipient Rights for Substance Abuse Services	6	On Line	I
09-017	09/14/09	The Ring of Safety: Teaching People with Disabilities to Prevent Abuse	3	David Hingsburger	I
09-018	09/15/09	i to 1: Self-Concept & People with Intellectual Disabilities	3	David Hingsburger	II


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