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CPA's Next Coffee/Networking Event!

Friday, September 8
8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Please join CPA members and leaders for a coffee/light breakfast networking event where you can meet CPA members and leaders, share information about your role as a psychologist, and create new connections. Bring business cards, flyers, brochures, or just yourself and join us! You do NOT need to be a CPA member to attend.

Where: Vivid Psychology Group, 333 W Hampden Ave, Suite 1040 Englewood, CO 80110

Building/parking information: Enter the Chase building on the East side (by the Chipotle entrance) - the elevators will be around the corner, by the Chase bank entrance area. The office suite is on the 10th floor, toward the end of the hallway. There is limited visitor's parking immediately outside, and a large visitor's parking lot across the street (to the north of the building entrance).

RSVP HERE

Advocacy Alert - Action Requested!

Please take a few minutes of your time to submit comments regarding the CMS Physician Fee Schedule. At first glance, it may not sound like this impacts all of us, but it does! It has significant implications to our work and you taking a few minutes can strongly impact greater support for behavioral health! This requires large numbers and they look at the numbers from each state, so it is important for Colorado to show up strong!

Please read the below statement from APA and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions!
Michelle Dawson, PsyD

Federal Advocacy Coordinator

Click here to act now!

The annual CMS Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule has serious implications across the health care field. These include reimbursement for telehealth services, interventions for clients at risk of suicide, treatment for substance abuse disorders and other services. Right now, many communities remain critically underserved, such as many rural communities, racial and ethnic minority communities and LGBTQA+ communities. Stronger funding for and flexibility around how these services are delivered will help reduce those disparities.

Please do not sit this out – this proposed rule is coming at a time when federal agencies – including CMS – are facing Congressional pressure to reduce spending. Now more than ever, it is important that psychology be represented in the public response to this proposal, to stress the need to preserve funding and strengthen access to mental and behavioral health services. Whether modifying new proposals to be inclusive of behavioral health or showing support for favorable policies, good policy becomes a reality only when we advocate in large numbers.

Two minutes of action on your part can protect access to key psychological services and enhance equity for underserved communities – take action today!

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Envision:You LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Provider Training Program

LGBTQ+ individuals experience higher rates of mental health disparities and often experience troubling encounters when mental health providers do not fully understand or appreciate the concerns that stem from being a part of a marginalized community. To address these needs, Envision:You developed a multi-level training program that can be delivered online or in-person to address implicit and explicit biases that exist among behavioral health practitioners that hinder so many in their recovery process. The Envision:You program is designed to help behavioral health professionals develop new skills and gain critical knowledge to enhance the delivery of quality, culturally relevant services and identify affirming behavioral health interventions for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Envision:You is offering all CPA members 25% off of all training courses in their catalog. You can register for the training at envisionyoubhptp.talentlms.com. Use the code ‘CPA25’ for 25% off when purchasing the training.

Thanks to a grant from the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration Envision:You is also able to provide free and discounted training through the next fiscal year to providers and health care organizations that qualify. Fill out the interest form here if you are interested in this opportunity.

Any provider who completes Level 1 and Level 2 of the training also has the opportunity to take one of our population-specific modules at no additional cost, focused on working with one of the following populations: Transgender & Gender Diverse Communities, LGBTQ+ Youth, LGBTQ+ Older Adults, and LGBTQ+ Communities of Color.

For more information you can visit the program page on the Envision:You website at envision-you-training.org. You can contact Marie Hafner at [email protected] with any questions.

Thank you for your commitment to serving the needs of our LGBTQ+ clients!