Early Assessment and Support Alliance

Early Psychosis Intervention

EASA

Introductory Training Modules

The goal of this online training series is to help early psychosis intervention team members learn best practices in early psychosis intervention and to help them work effectively with young people who are at risk for developing psychosis or those who have experienced a first episode of psychosis.

The eleven modules in this training series are grounded in evidence-based approaches, practice-based evidence, and the lived experience of youth, young adults, and their family members and supports in early psychosis intervention care.

The modules are designed to be completed in sequence, however, you may complete them individually as stand-alone training modules.

Overview of Core Philosophies and Practices in Early Psychosis Intervention

  • Learn about the history and existing research that informs and supports early psychosis intervention, including clinical high risk for psychosis and first episode psychosis
  • Learn about the importance of Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) and its component
  • Gain knowledge about the overarching goals of coordinated specialty care in early psychosis intervention
  • Become familiar with transdisciplinary team roles, tasks, and functioning in early psychosis intervention
Module 1

Community Education and Outreach in Early Psychosis Intervention

  • Understand the goals of community education and outreach
  • Learn how to communicate effectively about your program
  • Understand the importance of partnership in community education
Module 2

Access and Screening in Early Psychosis Intervention

  • Understand core goals and processes in the referral and screening process.
  • Identify team roles and core practices in engaging youth, their family members, and their support system during screening.
  • Understand the role of family members and support systems in access and screening.
Module 3

Individual and Family Partnership and Psychoeducation in Early Psychosis Intervention

  • Identify system level supports integral to an early psychosis intervention program.
  • Understand the steps involved in engagement and partnership once participants and family members are in the program.
  • Learn about the core values and practice of Collaborative Decision Making processes.
  • Understand formal and informal methods of psychoeducation that are integral to early psychosis intervention programs.
Module 4

Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention

This module is split into 2 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material.

  • Learn about core elements of early psychosis intervention assessments and how they inform goal setting and treatment planning.
  • Learn how to integrate cultural humility practices while engaging, assessing, and treating young people.
Module 5A

Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention

Module 5B in this series focuses on Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention. This module is split into 2 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material.

Module 5B focuses on understanding assessment recommendations specific to medical and health needs, individual and family strengths and values, cognitive and sensory needs, trauma, and substance use, gaining understanding of therapeutic interventions that may be used to support the completion of the assessment and treatment planning, and understanding transdisciplinary treatment planning in early psychosis intervention from a team perspective.

Module 5B

Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention

The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention.

This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6A objectives are learning about the transdisciplinary approach in early psychosis intervention and learning the key components of transdisciplinary team care.

Module 6A

Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention

The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention.

This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6B learning objectives are to understand informal and formal roles of all transdisciplinary team members and to learn key elements involved in transdisciplinary team meetings.

Module 6B

Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention

The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention.

This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6C objectives are to learn about transdisciplinary shared decision making, healing, well-being, and person-centered approaches used in early psychosis intervention care and to identify how these approaches inform relapse prevention planning with individuals in early psychosis intervention care.

Module 6C

Peer Support in Early Psychosis Intervention

COMING SOON!

Module 7

Transition Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention

The eighth module in this training series focuses on Transition Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention.

Module 8 learning objectives are to understand the philosophy and practices of transition planning in early psychosis intervention and to learn about specific tools and resources to use in the transition planning process in early psychosis intervention care.

Module 8