Competency-Based Training and Technical Assistance

Suicide Prevention in a System of Care 

January 27, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CST | Virtual Registration through Zoom

Presenters: Sara Knox, LMSW 

Intended Audience: Integrated health homes, MCO CBCM, targeted case managers, MFP transition specialists and case managers within LTSS provider types.

Objectives: 

• Internalize that everyone, regardless of role, has a responsibility in helping prevent suicide.
• Describe what needs to happen when following up with someone with thoughts of suicide. 
• Point out how organizations can integrate ongoing support of people with thoughts of suicide. 

Guardianship and Decision-Making

January 31, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM CST | Virtual Registration through Zoom

Presenters: Jennifer Donovan, JD 

Intended Audience: direct support professionals and administration from LTSS provider types and case managers.

Objectives: 

• Know the components of decision-making capacity and ways to maximize decision-making capacity. 
• Understand different types of decision-making supports and situations when each might be most appropriate. 
• List the responsibilities of guardians, conservators and representative payees. 

I-START and Provider Prevention and Support Services 

February 11, 2025  |  2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST  |  Virtual Registration through Zoom

Presenters: Tiffany Liska

Intended Audience: Direct support professionals and case managers from LTSS provider types. 

Objectives:

• To learn what services Provider Prevention and Support Services (PPSS) or the I-START provides to those supporting Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
• To learn what additional resources you can access if your team does not have someone directly engaging with the PPSS program.  

1. Generating positive outcomes for members

2. Generating positive outcomes for providers

3. Providing a better understanding of, and compliance with, state and federal regulations concerning service provision

4. Increasing staff competencies in direct service

5. Increasing access to state-wide training for direct support professionals

1. Trainings are relevant to Iowa rules and regulations, CMS standards and HCBS philosophy

2. More opportunities for providers to acquire well-trained, competent direct support professionals with measured core competencies

3. Improved access to trainings and information pertinent to member care

4. Competency-based learning with objectives to ensure training topics are relevant to and useful to the agency’s needs

We are excited to have you as part of our CBT provider group. If you would like to enroll for emails providing updates on training, notifications of changes to the schedule, materials added to the website or other helpful information, please reach out to emma.nutter@hhs.iowa.gov to learn how to sign-up to receive CBT Informational Letters.

If you have additional questions regarding this site, the training schedule, or a specific training content or topic question please Email the CBT Specialist, Barbra Brottman at the training and TA email address: HCBSTTA@hhs.iowa.gov