Division of Behavioral Health Services Training

Enhanced Assessment Training for Behavioral Health Technicians

Developed by ADHS/DBHS and the University of Arizona, the information contained in the links below is part of a training that is required for behavioral health technicians to become privileged to perform behavioral health assessments and/or serve as Clinical Liaisons in Arizona's public behavioral health system. Behavioral health professionals who perform behavioral health assessments and/or serve as Clinical Liaisons may also attend this training, but are not required to do so.

• Strengths-Based Clinical Interviewing
• Stages of Change Theory
• ADHS Intake and Service Planning Principles
• ADHS/DBHS Assessment Tool
• Psychiatric Mental Status Examination
• The Assessment Process and Clinical Liaison Role
• Review of the DSM-IV-TR Criteria for the Diagnosis of Mental Disorders
• Psychotropic Mediations: What Every Counselor Should Know
• Putting It All Together