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Trauma-Informed Care in Community Settings
3.0 CE hours · General Clinical · TX-LPC
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Recognize the signs.Start the conversation.Connect to care.
Care Before Crisis™ Academy is a culturally responsive mental health learning platform built for everyone — with culturally aligned, trust-first care — before crisis ever has a chance to begin.
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The Care Before Crisis™ Certification
Four progressive levels that take you from awareness to action, built for families, faith leaders, educators, and community anchors. The four levels are launching soon. Certification courses you can start today are on the certification page.
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Aware
Learn the language of mental wellness and the cultural context that shapes it.
Level 1 · Launching soon
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Attuned
Recognize the early warning signs in yourself, your family, and your community.
Level 2 · Launching soon
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Allied
Start the conversation with confidence and respond without harm.
Level 3 · Launching soon
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Anchor
Connect people to care and serve as a trained Care Before Crisis™ Anchor.
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Course catalog
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certification3.1h
Care Before Crisis™ Community Mental Health Training
Recognize the Signs. Start the Conversation. Connect to Care.
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continuing-education3.3h
Affirming Clinical Care for Black LGBTQ+ Clients
A 3-hour cultural diversity CE for Texas LPCs on intersectional, affirming clinical practice.
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General Clinical (Adolescents)3.7h
Adolescent Emotional First Aid for Clinicians
Stabilize, support, and connect distressed adolescents — and know when to escalate.
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continuing-education3.7h
Clinical Group Work for Men's Wellness
A 3-hour general clinical CE for Texas LPCs on facilitating therapeutic groups for men's wellness.
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continuing-education3.7h
Prevention-First Practice: The Care Before Crisis™ Model in Clinical Work
A 3-hour general clinical CE for Texas LPCs on prevention-first practice and the Care Before Crisis™ model.
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