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Training, Consultation, & Continuing Education Statement of Work

Introduction The Indian Health Service (IHS), Office of Clinical and Preventive Services, Division of Behavioral Health, Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence is in need of training, consultation, and continuing education credits to disseminate to IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) clinical and non-clinical staff.

Information The contractor will provide training on a broad range of topics, including behavioral health, pain, and opioids. Trainings will primarily be web-based, but will also include a limited number of on-site, in-person trainings. Trainings may require curriculum development and course evaluation. The audience will be IHS, Tribal, and Urban staff with diverse educational, cultural, and practice backgrounds. The IHS Telebehavioral Health Center of Excellence (TBHCE) will provide the learning platform and technical expertise to host the trainings.

These services will be provided in a variety of formats, including webinar, recordings, televideo, in-person, etc. to best match the content and the audience. The contractor will, working with IHS TBCHE staff, ensure that relevant Continue Education credits are available for these activities. Services should be culturally sensitive and incorporate discussions of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) culture and Trauma Informed Care.

The contractor will also provide relevant and appropriate Continuing Education credits for other trainings hosted by TBHCE by other entities. For example, training presented by internal, IHS staff.

The TBHCE will provide the web-based platform (currently Adobe Connect) for all virtual trainings. TBHCE will also provide all required technical support to presenters and attendees. Any registration or learning management systems will generally be handled by TBHCE.

Scope of Work/Deliverables Behavioral Health

1. Training-

a. Provide training on a broad array of behavioral health-related topics as determined by IHS.

b. Training may require curriculum development.

c. Provide a minimum of 65 live, web-based trainings per year.

d. Develop or convert a minimum of 25 trainings to online courses in partnership with TBHCE.

e. Training must be culturally appropriate and culturally relevant for those working with AI/AN populations, as determined by SMEs and participant feedback.

2. Clinical Experiences for Students/Residents/Interns-

a. Coordinate with TBHCE to establish standing telebehavioral health training sites.

b. Provide prospective psychology and psychiatry residents, fellows, interns, or postdocs for the sites.

c. Provide clinical supervision for the student clinical experiences.

d. Clinical activities by supervisors will not exceed 30 hours per week.

3. Continuing Education credits-

a. Provide the appropriate and relevant Continuing Education credits for all requested trainings as content allows.

b. Based on content, provide the appropriate and relevant Continuing Education credits for trainings hosted by TBHCE and presented by other entities.

4. Provider Consultation-

a. May provide consultation to IHS staff, as needed or requested.

5. Data & Reports-

a. Submit quarterly reports documenting participation, attendee feedback, and other agreed upon metrics.

6. Guidance & Policy-

a. As a Subject Matter Expert, the contractor may be asked to advise IHS on guidelines, policies, initiatives, etc. related to behavioral health.

Pain & Opioids

1. Training-

a. IHS Essential Training on Pain and Addiction-

i. Annually update existing curriculum to include new/updated standards of care, guidelines, best practices, regulations, etc.

ii. Provide a minimum of one (1) live, web-based Essential Trainings a year.

iii. Annually update online/enduring content to reflect the updated live curriculum.

b. Pain Intensives-

i. Provide a minimum of one (1) regional, in-person Pain Intensive training.

ii. Topic(s) will be determined by contractor guidance, IHS clinician needs, and IHS leadership input.

iii. Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Waiver training will be included as part of the Pain Intensive training.

c. Training must be culturally appropriate and culturally relevant for those working with AI/AN populations, as determined by SMEs and participant feedback.

2. Provider Consultation-

a. Make available weekly consultation to I/T/U clinicians on pain and opioid issues.

3. Guidance & Policy-

a. As a Subject Matter Expert, the contractor may be asked to advise IHS on guidelines, policies, initiatives, etc. related to pain and opioids.

4. Data & Reports-

a. Submit quarterly reports documenting the demographics of clinicians attending training, education, and consultations.

5. Continuing Education

a. Provide the appropriate and relevant Continuing Education credits for trainings.

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

1. Training-

a. Provide training on a broad array of FASD and neurodevelopmental issues as determined by IHS.

b. Training may require curriculum development.

c. Provide a minimum of 15 live, web-based trainings per year.

d. Develop or convert a minimum of 10 trainings to online courses.

e. Provide a minimum of two (2) on-site, in-person training per year.

f. Training must be culturally appropriate and culturally relevant for those working with AI/AN populations, as determined by SMEs and participant feedback.

2. Provider Consultation-

a. Make available twice monthly consultation to I/T/U clinicians on pediatric neurodevelopmental and behavioral health issues.

3. Guidance & Policy-

a. As a Subject Matter Expert, the contractor may be asked to advise IHS on guidelines, policies, initiatives, etc. related to FASD and other neurodevelopment issues.

4. Continuing Education-

a. Provide the appropriate and relevant Continuing Education credits for all trainings.

5. Data & Reports-

a. Submit quarterly reports documenting participation, attendee feedback, and other agreed upon metrics.

Responsibility Factors:

The contractor must meet the following responsibility factors:

1. Be acknowledged as an expert in behavioral health, pain and opioids, and neurodevelopmental issues, and AI/AN issues by training or experience.

2. Be eligible to provide behavioral health Continuing Education credits.

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