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Welcome to the Training & Education Calendar of Training

For your convenience, we're providing links to resources for upcoming virtual conferences, virtual training, and online training. Training provided represents a collaboration between Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) and the University’s Division of Psychiatric Services Research, designed to serve the training and service development needs of Maryland’s behavioral health delivery system.


State & Local Trainings 

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Peer Recovery Specialist

Peer Recovery Specialist counseling a coupleIn 2015, the University of Maryland Training Center, in partnership with the Maryland Behavioral Health Administration, began providing training specifically dedicated to the needs of a new behavioral health workforce, Peer Recovery Specialists.

Peer Recovery Specialists use their own lived experience to assist others in their recovery process. Learn more about how to become a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in Maryland.


Behavioral Health Administration’s Online Training Portal

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Hosted by the Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration, this portal provides online training in the area of behavioral health. Please visit the BHA's Online Training Portal to explore and register.


UMB Psychiatry Department and Behavioral Health Administration

Diverse group of kidsMDBehavioralHealth.com is an online training site hosted by the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Developed in partnership with the Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health Administration Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Services (CAYAS), the site provides training to individuals interested in supporting the behavioral health of youth and their families.

To explore and register for online CAYAS training, please visit https://mdbehavioralhealth.com