The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) are announcing the schedule for annual statewide training sessions offered to all participating School-Based ACCESS Program (SBAP) teams. Local educational agencies (LEAs) that are interested in beginning to participate in the SBAP are also welcome to participate in annual training.

Live trainings are scheduled across two dates, which will be recorded and made available through the SBAP Website. You may register to attend the sessions based on your location and availability. Registration is required; (instructions below).

Participation is strongly encouraged. LEAs are encouraged to assign at least one representative to attend each training session in order to receive important SBAP information.

LEAs are encouraged to submit questions in advance to DHS at [email protected] with “Fall Training Question” included in the subject of your email. Presenters will address as many of these as possible during relevant sessions, and they will be used in compiling a list of Frequently Asked Questions to be issued after the annual trainings are complete.

Itinerary
DAY ONE
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 – PROGRAM BASICS
General Participation Requirements and Compliance (8:30 AM – 10 AM)
Random Moment Time Study (RMTS) and Reimbursement (10:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
LUNCH BREAK 11:45 – 12:45
SBAP Systems (12:45 PM – 2:15 PM)
SBAP Handbook Updates (2:30 PM – 4 PM)

DAY TWO
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 – PROGRAM DEEP DIVES
Direct Services (8:30 AM – 10 AM)
SBAP Reports and How to Use Them (10:15 AM – 11:45 AM)
LUNCH BREAK 11:45 – 12:45
SBAP Reimbursement and Business Management (12:45 PM – 2:15 PM)
Behavioral Health and Mental Health Services in Schools (2:30 PM – 4 PM)

Registration is required. Registration is available for each live session online via the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) at https://www.pattan.net/events/. Recorded trainings will be made available on the SBAP Website for any who are not able to attend at the time of the live training.

Please contact Sharon Kennedy at [email protected] with any registration questions. For content questions, please contact DHS at [email protected]or the SBAP vendor at [email protected].