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Reminder: MBC Technology & Integration Overview with Greenspace & RCPA November 10
RCPA and Core Solutions to Host Exclusive Cx360 Clinical Assist AI Presentation November 18
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
11:00 am ET
Register Here
Join Core Solutions in this exclusive presentation for RCPA members. This session will showcase how Cx360 Clinical Assist integrates seamlessly with your FHIR-enabled EHR to support smarter, faster clinical decisions. Get a first-hand demonstration of how Clinical Assist brings summaries, documentation, insights, planning, and other advanced capabilities directly to the point of care.
During this presentation, you will:
- Experience AI-driven clinical insights that surface key information instantly within your workflow;
- See real-time documentation support that reduces administrative burden and enhances accuracy; and
- Discover how Clinical Assist empowers clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions.
Speakers will include:
- RCPA’s COO and Mental Health Policy Director Jim Sharp, MS; and
- Core Solution’s Director of Clinical Strategy Michael Arevalo, PsyD.
NCN Files Lawsuit to Protect Access to Critical Food Assistance During Government Shutdown
Philabundance Shares Information, Resources as Lapse in SNAP Benefits Takes Effect
Pennsylvania Providers Nervous as State Budget Impasse Drags On, RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley Quoted
DHS Launches Human Services Helpers Program
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is launching Human Services Helpers, a Substack that will cover updates on DHS programs, news from the agency, and how organizations and partners can help their communities. Specifically, as DHS implements changes required by the federal government under HR1, Human Services Helpers will share resources and tips to help Pennsylvanians affected by these changes understand what is happening and what they must do to keep their benefits. News on the federal government shutdown and its impact on programs like SNAP and LIHEAP will also be shared through this platform.
Sign up for updates today and be a helper for PA!
Please contact your respective RCPA Policy Director with any questions.
RCPA Member WellSpan to Provide 1 Million Meals to CPFB to Address Food Insecurities
Drexel University Announces 33rd Behavioral Health Forensics Conference
Drexel University’s Division of Behavioral Healthcare Education has announced its 33rd Forensic Rights and Treatment Conference to held virtually on Wednesday and Thursday, December 10–11, 2025. The conference theme is “Contemporary Issues Impacting Forensic Services.” The conference will feature live and pre-recorded presentations addressing a wide variety of forensic topics pertinent to behavioral health. The virtual format allows participants to earn additional continuing education credits by accessing session recordings after the conference. More information is available online or by downloading the conference flyer.
No-Cost CEs Now Available Through FR-ACT Program
The Office of Children, Youth and Families is offering no-cost continuing education opportunities for service professionals. The Department’s First Responder Addiction and Connection to Treatment program (FR-ACT) is a training program within the Office of Drug Surveillance and Misuse Prevention that was established to ensure first responders and public safety professionals, including CYS professionals, have the tools necessary to respond to the overdose epidemic. Training is offered at no cost and is available in all 67 counties across Pennsylvania. The Department works with an expert training vendor, St. Joseph’s University, to deliver live trainings.
FR-ACT trains and provides skills to first responders and public safety professionals on opioid use disorder, overdose response, and related information, including:
- Substance use disorder as a chronic disease;
- Stigma reduction;
- Providing resources to overdose survivors and families;
- Naloxone use and leave-behind practices; and
- Warm hand-offs and connection to treatment.
Continuing education credits are now available for Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Professional Counselors licensees who complete FR-ACT training. There are two ways to participate:
- Complete the online, self-study training on TRAIN PA and earn 1 credit hour. Self-study training is available here.
- Schedule a training for yourself or your agency by contacting St. Joseph’s University Center for Addiction and Recover Education. OR, you can email the Department. Credit hours available to participants of live training will depend on the length of live training.
More information about FR-ACT may be found here. Please contact Emma Sharp with any questions.
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