Join the growing number of communities that are helping to minimize the negative impact of severe mental illness in adolescents and young adults, so that they can live healthy, rewarding and productive lives.
Innovative, comprehensive training for today’s world
The PIER Training Institute is helping mental health providers and organizations across the nation bring the power of The PIER Model to their community. This implementation method has led to success and markedly improved outcomes in ten U.S. sites, including 14 entire counties, encompassing a population of over 14 million.
We provide training in:
- Community outreach education
- Comprehensive assessment of early psychosis
- Family psychoeducation
- Multi-Family Group Intervention
- Supported employment
- Occupational therapy
- Health and medical interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis
Our training process includes:
- Crucial early detection and intervention techniques
- Evidence-based methods for each learning component
- Training led by experts, including some of the world’s leading authorities on the early detection of mental illness
- In-person, on-site training and ongoing supervision
- Distance/Virtual training and ongoing supervision
- Certification as a PIER Model Program OR:
- Certification in individual components of the PIER Model (e.g., Multi-Family Group Intervention, Community Outreach/Education, Early Psychosis Assessments and CBT for Psychosis)
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PIER Model Training & Certification Family Psychoeducation Training & Certification