PCHC staff is now available to offer FACE TO FACE trainings on the topics listed below that
are part of the Official Pennsylvania Dual Diagnosis Curriculum:
Additional topics will become available during this calendar year. The topics are designed to develop DSP competency in dual diagnosis
support and are complimentary to the National Association for Dual Diagnosis DSP Certification.
If you would like to schedule a training for your agency, just submit a Training Request Form
or call the Education Department at 215.546.0300 ex. 3681 for more details.
Learn more about the
PA Dual Diagnosis Direct Support Curriculum.
What do you think is the most important thing that people need to know about Dual Diagnosis
(a person who has an intellectual disability and a mental health challenge)? Before we, as a system, can continue to
successfully incorporate Positive Approaches or Positive Practices, we must cultivate the one thing that predicts whether
those Positive Approaches and Positive Practices will be successful...a Positive Perspective.
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The Association of Behavioral Specialists
Members from the Southeastern Behavioral Specialist Forum have currently been spear-heading the development of an
independent association for clinicians who provide
Behavioral Support Services to the
adult intellectual disability
population throughout Pennsylvania. The Association of Behavioral Specialists is currently
seeking clinicians who
may desire to become a part of this newly developing association. Interested parties are asked to
contact the Association
of Behavioral Specialists directly at
behaviorspecialistsofpa@gmail.com