Under a contract with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, CUCS is able to offer a variety of free trainings for:
- All programs interested in accessing mental health housing
- Exclusively for programs funded by DOHMH or OMH that provide transitional and permanent housing beds for the mentally ill in New York City.
Directions to CUCS' Training Center
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Free Trainings for Providers Interested in Accessing Mental Health Housing
Under a contract with DOHMH, CUCS offers the following trainings free of charge to any human service provider interested in learning more about NY/NY III housing and other housing options for persons with mental illness.
- Accessing Housing from an Inpatient Setting (Half-day), OASAS approved 2.5 hrs
- Clinical Interventions in Housing Placement (Full-day), OASAS approved 5 hrs
- Housing Options, Assessment and Referral (Full-day), OASAS approved 5 hrs
- Understanding and Working with the Chronically Homeless (Half-day), OASAS approved 2.5 hr
- New York/New York III (NY/NY III) Overview
- Category A - NY/NY III
- Category B - NY/NY III
- Category C - NY/NY III
- Category D - NY/NY III
- Category E - NY/NY III
- Category F - NY/NY III
- Category G - NY/NY III
- Category H - NY/NY III
- Category I - NY/NY III
To register for these NY/NY III trainings, please click here . If you are interested in other trainings for DOHMH/OMH Funded Transitional and Permanent Mental Health Housing providers, please see below.
Trainings for DOHMH/OMH Funded Transitional and Permanent Mental Health Housing Providers
Below is a list of trainings CUCS currently offers exclusively to DOHMH and OMH funded providers of transitional and permanent mental health housing.
To receive a calendar of upcoming training opportunities and learn how to register for trainings, please email Rafael Urena at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (212) 801-3300.
In addition to the free trainings listed below, CUCS is also available to come to your agency to provide customized trainings exclusively for your staff. CUCS will work with you to modify any training or group of trainings to meet your unique needs.To find out more, please email Rafael Urena at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
If your program doesn't provide transitional or permanent housing funded by DOHMH or OMH, please click here to learn about trainings for all other human service providers.
- Accessing Housing from an Inpatient Setting*
- Cognitive Impairments & Interventions
- Coordinating Property Management and Social Services
- Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills
- De-Compensation and Hospitalization*
- Non-Coercive Prevention of Violence*
- Suicide Assessment and Prevention*
- Clinical Interventions in Housing Placement*
- Critical Time Intervention (CTI)
- Cultural Competency: How Biases Impact Our Work
- Cultural Competency: Culture and Communication in the Workplace
- Developing Successful SSI/SSDI Applications
- Effective Group Work*
- From Incarceration to the Community
- Fundamental Counseling Skills*
- Housing Options, Assessment and Referral*
- Introduction to Evidence Based Practices
- Moving On: Supporting Clients Through Transition
- New York-New York III (Overview or by Category)*
- Overview of Major Psychiatric Disorders and Medication*
- Person Centered Clinical Skills- Foundations of Motivational Interviewing*
- Providing Effective Staff Supervision*
- Reducing Job Related Stress*
- Stages of Change - Helping People Change Behavior*
- Trauma and Its Aftermath
- Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
- Understanding Compulsive Hoarding
- Understanding Mental Health Recovery
- Understanding Special Needs Populations for Non Clinical Staff*
- Understanding Supported Employment
- Understanding Wellness Self Management
- Understanding and Working with the Chronically Homeless
- Working with Serious Mentally Ill Youth
- Working With Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
*indicates Core Curriculum that is offered every trimester
