Training & Events

VTCPAP believes in continuous, collaborative learning and growth.

We believe in doing what works, using evidence-based practices, and focusing our efforts on having a ripple effect of impact across Vermont.


By providing training opportunities to providers across Vermont, we are helping to support our partners in consistently delivering exceptional patient care.


Please use this form to inquire about availability and scheduling a VTCPAP training for your practice.

VTCPAP Training Opportunities

VTCPAP is available to provide FREE  live virtual trainings to practices on a variety of mental health related topics including: ADHD, anxiety, behavioral challenges/aggression, suicide care, and trauma. Please use this form to inquire about availability and to schedule a VTCPAP training for your practice.

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Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care (PPP) 

VTCPAP is sponsoring a cohort of PCPs to the  REACH Institute’s PPP training in May 2026!


Participants will virtually join the national PPP cohort while receiving the same gold-standard training offered in previous Vermont cohorts, with opportunities to connect with pediatric providers from across the country.

 

Training Dates & Times (EST):

  • Friday, May 1: 12:00–5:30 PM
  • Saturday, May 2: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
  • Sunday, May 3: 8:30 AM–1:30 PM

CME  credits available | FREE  for PCPs


This highly rated pediatric mental health training has received excellent feedback from past participants.


Patient-Centered Mental Health in Pediatric Primary Care has two components:

  • A dynamic three-day, 16.50-hour interactive course focused on building skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating pediatric behavioral health problems.
  • A four-month case-based follow-up program. Participants join eight bimonthly, one-hour group conference calls with national primary care and child/adolescent psychiatry experts to solidify their learning.
Click Here to Register!

If you have questions, please contact Ellen Arrowsmith, VTCPAP Program Director at earrowsmith@vtcpap.com.

VTCPAP Sponsored/Recommended Trainings:


Upcoming Events

  • VTCPAP Sponsored: REACH Institute PPP - May 2026

    VTCPAP is sponsoring a cohort of PCPs to the REACH Institute’s PPP training in May 2026!


    Register Today!


    Please note that for this session, VTCPAP will be sending a cohort of Vermont-based providers to (virtually) join the May 2026 national PPP cohort, rather than hosting a Vermont-only cohort. The training content and format will otherwise be the same as in previous rounds of PPP and will allow you an opportunity to connect with one another and other pediatric providers from around the country.


    Training Dates and Times (EST):


    Friday, May 1: 12:00 PM – 5:30 PM


    Saturday, May 2: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM


    Sunday, May 3: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM


    Approved for 24.50 CME


    VTCPAP is offering this gold-standard pediatric mental health training to PCPs for FREE. 


    We've received really excellent feedback from providers who have attended this training in the past, and we hope that you find it equally engaging and useful to your practice!


    Register Today!


    If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at vtcpap@vtcpap.com.


    “Where have you been my whole career!? This was the most valuable CME course I have ever taken. It was on point, clear, concise but comprehensive, goal-oriented and motivational. I have taken a number of pediatric psychiatry courses in the past and none come even close to this one.” – PPP Attendee

  • VTCPAP Sponsored: Perinatal Suicide Care

    VTCPAP, in partnership with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont, present a one-hour virtual training: Perinatal Suicide Care, led by Sarah Nagle-Yang, MD.


    DATE: Wednesday March 25, 2026

    TIME: 12PM - 1PM EST

    VIRTUAL: Zoom (details will be sent to attendees after they register)

    COST: FREE

    CEU’s: 1.0 (social work, allied mental health practitioners and psychological examiners)

    WHO IT’S FOR: Perinatal medical and mental health providers.


    This interactive session offers a practical, structured approach to responding to positive suicide screens in OB and postpartum care. Through video-based case demonstrations and guided skills practice, participants will learn to conduct patient-centered suicide risk conversations, explore intent and distress drivers, identify modifiable contributors such as sleep deprivation or isolation, and develop concise, perinatal specific safety plans with follow-up steps and available supports.


    REGISTER TODAY



  • VTCPAP Sponsored: Perinatal OCD

    VTCPAP in partnership with the Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont present a four-hour virtual training, Perinatal OCD, led by Bethany (Beth) Warren, LCSW, PMH-C.


    DATE: Wednesday July 1, 2026

    TIME: 12PM - 4PM EST

    VIRTUAL: Zoom (details will be sent to attendees after they register)

    COST: FREE

    CEU’s: 3.75 (social work, allied mental health practitioners and psychological examiners)

    WHO ITS FOR: Perinatal medical and mental health providers.


    Perinatal mental health clinicians often face complex decisions when OCD symptoms overlap with other perinatal conditions. This training will explore screening and treatment considerations for perinatal OCD and demonstrate how to thoughtfully apply Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) within a holistic, trauma-informed framework.


    REGISTER TODAY!

  • SPACE Training: Save the Date

    We had an enthusiastic response to our recent Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) training and are pleased to announce that we will be offering another cohort in September 2026. 


    This cohort will take place over four consecutive days, rather than two full days, and will be held from 9:00–1:00 EST on September 22–25, 2026. 


    Because space is limited, participation will be determined through an application process. Priority will be given to clinicians who work with children and caregivers and who accept Medicaid and other common insurance types, in order to expand access to the SPACE model across Vermont. 


    More details will be shared soon. In the meantime, you may email vtcpap@vtcpap.com to be added to the waitlist and notified when the training application is released.

  • Interventional Strategies for Youth and Families with a History of Trauma

    The UVM Vermont Center for Children, Youth, & Families (VCCYF) and  the Vermont Consultation & Psychiatry Access Program (VTCPAP) present a seminar series:  When First-Line Interventions Don’t Work - Interventional Strategies for Youth and Families with a History of Trauma  


    DATE: Tuesday, February 10

    TIME: 12:00 PM EST

    Register Today! 


Ongoing/On Demand

  • Dartmouth Health: Pediatric Grand Rounds

  • American Academy of Pediatrics

    • Identifying and Managing ADHD with Co-occurring ConditionsThis course will support pediatricians and other health care providers with practical knowledge and resources to better identify and manage ADHD that co-occur with other conditions. 
    • Practical Strategies for Implementing Trauma-Informed Care: free 6-unit PediaLink that aims to enhance pediatricians’ practical skills to identify and respond to child traumatic stress and includes videos from national trauma-informed care experts, which discuss specific guidance and case studies related to trauma-informed care. This 3-hour asynchronous course offers 3 CME and 3 MOC Part 2 credits and includes practical tools to identify and respond to trauma by age groups.
  • What To Say Healthcare: Discussing Weight and Food in Pediatric Settings

    • Learn strategies to reduce weight stigma in your practice and address weight, BMI, and food-related concerns with pediatric patients and their families.  This course is accredited by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for 2.0 Prescribed CME credits, and addresses critical topics such as weight stigma, adolescent body image issues, disordered eating and eating disorders. Click here for a flyer with the QR code for Vermont Providers to access this training for FREE
  • Mental Health Education & Training

  • Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health

  • Perinatal Trainings

    • Postpartum Support International Trainings
    • Perinatal Mental Health Training for Medical Providers: Live Onsite or Virtual Course or On-Demand Recorded Webinar - Designed to equip primary care frontline healthcare providers with the skills necessary to assess patients for perinatal mental health complications and, as appropriate, provide treatment with medication(s) or connect individuals with additional resources and care. Training is provided by PSI perinatal psychiatric experts with curriculum developed specifically for primary healthcare providers. Discounts for group registration. CEs and CMEs provided.
  • The CAMS Approach to Suicidal Risk with David A. Jobes, Ph.D., ABPP - On-Demand

    "The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) is one of a handful of suicide-focused clinical treatments with extensive clinical trial support. CAMS is a therapeutic framework that focuses on patient-identified "drivers" of what makes them suicidal. CAMS is patient centered and focuses on empathy, collaboration, and honesty. As an outpatient intervention CAMS is designed to form a strong clinical alliance and to increase motivation in the patient with helpful clinical documentation that reduces the risk of malpractice liability." Check out this free, on-demand course

  • Perinatal Mental Health Primer- Perinatal Suicidality: Policy Overview & Insights on Screening

    Click here to access the recording of Perinatal Suicidality: Policy Overview and Insights on Screening with Cindy Herrick, MA, PMH-C, CPSS, MHFA.

  • Early Childhood Development, Adversity, and Resilience: A review for pediatric health care providers

    This new interactive, self-paced learning module from The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University offers an overview of key science concepts related to early childhood development, including: 

    • how children's earliest experiences — beginning before birth — impact their development and health;
    • how early development of the brain and other organ systems affects lifelong health and well-being;
    • toxic stress and its relationship to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), trauma, and resilience;
    • how moving upstream to address structural inequalities while also addressing individual needs can build children’s resilience and promote healthy development; and more!

    Click Here to Explore this New Resource!


  • Trainings from VPQHC

    Check out the trainings offered by the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care.