CANS Assessment 102 
This 3-hour training aids in identifying areas of challenges for collaborative youth and family engagements and offers guided strategies toward increasing success in this area. It is built on the foundations from the Ohio Children’s Initiative TCOM and CANS training and the CANS Assessment 101: The Initial Assessment – Guided Conversations and Collaborations training, though neither are prerequisite for attending this training. While the ideas and strategies are applicable to an initial CANS assessment, the greatest utility may be for those updating CANS with children/youth and their families and for Care Coordination.
CANS Assessment 102 August 11, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 October 6, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 December 1, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Booster Training The CANS Booster training is designed only for those professionals who are currently certified or who have been certified within the past year. The CANS Booster Training is a 3-hour course that provides attendees a review of previously learned principles of Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM), communimetrics, and information about the CANS assessment. The training provides information about practice application and implementation strategies as well as special considerations for special populations and system applications. The training reviews each of the CANS domains and focuses on specific CANS items that are trending as more challenging than others. This session is helpful for brand new CANS assessors as well as those who have been practicing in the field but could use a refresh on the concepts and CANS domains/items.
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION
September 24, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION December 1, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training Designed for professionals already certified in CANS. This training will teach participants how to administer the CANS in order to meet FFPSA requirements including, roles, responsibilities, family and permanency team engagement, engagement in “teaming”, use of the decision support model, crafting a concise justification and developing necessary court documentation. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training July 21, 2025 1:00-4:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTER HERE 2.75 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
4th Thursday of each month from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Offered once per month on the fourth Thursday of each month from 9am-10am. The learning community is designed to provide brief “deep dive” didactic advanced learning content combined with applied learning, reflective practice, field-based questions, and peer-to-peer group learning. The learning community will provide a place for continued competency development and practice refinement. Every month the learning community will be facilitated fully as a skills learning lab. Attendees at the skills learning lab will receive a child/youth vignette and break out into small groups to practice rating the various domain items together. The last half of the skills lab session will include the group coming back together to review the preferred ratings and discuss rationales. Register once and select the dates you would like to attend. Upcoming dates: April 24, 2025 – May 22, 2025 REGISTER for ONE of ALL SESSIONS HERE
Upcoming dates: April 10, 2025 – May 8, 2025 – June 12, 2025 REGISTER HERE
CANSOhio.org is presented by The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP) and the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (CABH COE) Part of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Services Mailing Address: 10900 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 © 2022 Center for Innovative Practices, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
CANS Assessment 101 This training will introduce the Care Coordinator and their Supervisors to ethical issues commonly encountered in Wraparound and strategies for managing them. This training will include the following content areas: 1) Managing confidentiality in Wraparound; 2) Maintaining professional boundaries with all child and family team members; 3) Professional responsibilities for mandated reporting; 4) Working within your scope of practice; and 5) Managing ethical dilemmas. 3.0 CE for Pscyhologist, Counselor, Social Worker 
CANS Assessment 101 July 12, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTER HERE 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers CANS Assessment 101 September 8, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 101 November 3, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 This 3-hour training aids in identifying areas of challenges for collaborative youth and family engagements and offers guided strategies toward increasing success in this area. It is built on the foundations from the Ohio Children’s Initiative TCOM and CANS training and the CANS Assessment 101: The Initial Assessment – Guided Conversations and Collaborations training, though neither are prerequisite for attending this training. While the ideas and strategies are applicable to an initial CANS assessment, the greatest utility may be for those updating CANS with children/youth and their families and for Care Coordination.
CANS Assessment 102 August 11, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 October 6, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 December 1, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Booster Training The CANS Booster training is designed only for those professionals who are currently certified or who have been certified within the past year. The CANS Booster Training is a 3-hour course that provides attendees a review of previously learned principles of Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM), communimetrics, and information about the CANS assessment. The training provides information about practice application and implementation strategies as well as special considerations for special populations and system applications. The training reviews each of the CANS domains and focuses on specific CANS items that are trending as more challenging than others. This session is helpful for brand new CANS assessors as well as those who have been practicing in the field but could use a refresh on the concepts and CANS domains/items.
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION
September 24, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION December 1, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training Designed for professionals already certified in CANS. This training will teach participants how to administer the CANS in order to meet FFPSA requirements including, roles, responsibilities, family and permanency team engagement, engagement in “teaming”, use of the decision support model, crafting a concise justification and developing necessary court documentation. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training July 21, 2025 1:00-4:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTER HERE 2.75 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
4th Thursday of each month from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Offered once per month on the fourth Thursday of each month from 9am-10am. The learning community is designed to provide brief “deep dive” didactic advanced learning content combined with applied learning, reflective practice, field-based questions, and peer-to-peer group learning. The learning community will provide a place for continued competency development and practice refinement. Every month the learning community will be facilitated fully as a skills learning lab. Attendees at the skills learning lab will receive a child/youth vignette and break out into small groups to practice rating the various domain items together. The last half of the skills lab session will include the group coming back together to review the preferred ratings and discuss rationales. Register once and select the dates you would like to attend. Upcoming dates: April 24, 2025 – May 22, 2025 REGISTER for ONE of ALL SESSIONS HERE
Upcoming dates: April 10, 2025 – May 8, 2025 – June 12, 2025 REGISTER HERE
CANSOhio.org is presented by The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP) and the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (CABH COE) Part of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Services Mailing Address: 10900 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 © 2022 Center for Innovative Practices, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
TRAINING EVENTS ARE SPONSORED by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Ohio Department of Medicaid. These professional development events are free for Ohio’s System of Care workforce. If you are not a provider supporting Ohio’s System of Care, but are interested in a training, please click here to contact us. Please review the following virtual training policies to ensure a productive and respectful learning environment.
1. Registration: Each person must be registered individually and use their unique link to join the Zoom training. A reconfirmation email was sent to registered persons which contained your link to this training. Your unique link is used for attendance purposes and verification for CEs.
2. Connection: Bandwidth issues: inform your agency and make plans to access a working connection. Chromebook or similar devices complicate your connection, and you will not be able to obtain chat information etc. Phoning in with audio (no video) cannot verify attendance, and you will be removed from the training. 3.Artificial Intelligence: To ensure a safe training experience, there is no AI permitted. Any AI present will be removed. Zoom auto transcripts are available.
4. Engagement: Please review your pre-training email with handouts (if available) before the training. Login on time and be prepared. Actively participate in group discussions and breakout rooms. Behaviors should be the same as in-person training, and limit multi-tasking activities (phone calls, side conversations or meetings, emails, driving in your car, being online in unrelated topics, etc.). Cameras must be on, and participants must be in view. If you do not have a working camera or wi-fi, please problem solve this before the day of training.
5. Earn CE/Attendance Certificate: You must attend at least 90% of the training (attending breaks does not qualify towards CE eligibility). After the training, you will receive a Qualtrics link to complete an evaluation survey.
NOTE: If you’re licensed, the license number you provided will be uploaded to CE Broker, so you can access confirmation. Attendance certificates will continue to be emailed. Please allow 4 weeks for distribution, and check your Spam/Junk folder before reaching out.
CANS Trainings April-June 2025 
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training The Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS assessment tool has been developed for broad application across multiple systems, including youth involved in child protection, developmental disability, department of youth services, and mental health and addiction. This training will satisfy the Ohio live training requirement and prepare participants to take the CANS certification exam.
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training July 11, 2025 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Presented by Amanda Gillespie REGISTER HERE 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training July 15, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTER HERE 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training July 18, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Mike Fox REGISTER HERE 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training July 29, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Mike Fox REGISTER HERE 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training August 5, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training August 12, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training August 19, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training August 29, 2025 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Presented by Amanda Gillespie REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training September 4, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training September 12, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training September 19, 2025 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Presented by Amanda Gillespie REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training September 22, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training October 3, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training October 14, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training October 24, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training October 27, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training November 4, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training November 7, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training November 13, 2025 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Presented by Amanda Gillespie REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training November 18, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training December 2, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training December 8, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Rachel Sorg REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training December 16, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Joyce Agee REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Assessment and TCOM Training December 19, 2025 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Presented by Amanda Gillespie REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 5.5 CE available for: SW, PC, CD
CANS Assessment 101 This training will introduce the Care Coordinator and their Supervisors to ethical issues commonly encountered in Wraparound and strategies for managing them. This training will include the following content areas: 1) Managing confidentiality in Wraparound; 2) Maintaining professional boundaries with all child and family team members; 3) Professional responsibilities for mandated reporting; 4) Working within your scope of practice; and 5) Managing ethical dilemmas. 3.0 CE for Pscyhologist, Counselor, Social Worker
CANS Assessment 101 July 12, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTER HERE 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers CANS Assessment 101 September 8, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 101 November 3, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 This 3-hour training aids in identifying areas of challenges for collaborative youth and family engagements and offers guided strategies toward increasing success in this area. It is built on the foundations from the Ohio Children’s Initiative TCOM and CANS training and the CANS Assessment 101: The Initial Assessment – Guided Conversations and Collaborations training, though neither are prerequisite for attending this training. While the ideas and strategies are applicable to an initial CANS assessment, the greatest utility may be for those updating CANS with children/youth and their families and for Care Coordination.
CANS Assessment 102 August 11, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 October 6, 2025 9:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Assessment 102 December 1, 2025 1:00-4:15 p.m. Presented by Mike Fox REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3.0 CE for Psychologists, Counselors, Social Workers
CANS Booster Training The CANS Booster training is designed only for those professionals who are currently certified or who have been certified within the past year. The CANS Booster Training is a 3-hour course that provides attendees a review of previously learned principles of Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM), communimetrics, and information about the CANS assessment. The training provides information about practice application and implementation strategies as well as special considerations for special populations and system applications. The training reviews each of the CANS domains and focuses on specific CANS items that are trending as more challenging than others. This session is helpful for brand new CANS assessors as well as those who have been practicing in the field but could use a refresh on the concepts and CANS domains/items.
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION
September 24, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS Booster Training *ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE CERTIFIED IN PREVIOUS VERSION December 1, 2025 9::00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTRATION COMING SOON. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training Designed for professionals already certified in CANS. This training will teach participants how to administer the CANS in order to meet FFPSA requirements including, roles, responsibilities, family and permanency team engagement, engagement in “teaming”, use of the decision support model, crafting a concise justification and developing necessary court documentation. 3 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS for FFPSA Qualified Individuals and QRTP Training July 21, 2025 1:00-4:00 p.m. Presented by Heather Distin REGISTER HERE 2.75 CEs pending for SW, C, Psych, RN, LPN and Chemical Dependency Counselor
4th Thursday of each month from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Offered once per month on the fourth Thursday of each month from 9am-10am. The learning community is designed to provide brief “deep dive” didactic advanced learning content combined with applied learning, reflective practice, field-based questions, and peer-to-peer group learning. The learning community will provide a place for continued competency development and practice refinement. Every month the learning community will be facilitated fully as a skills learning lab. Attendees at the skills learning lab will receive a child/youth vignette and break out into small groups to practice rating the various domain items together. The last half of the skills lab session will include the group coming back together to review the preferred ratings and discuss rationales. Register once and select the dates you would like to attend. Upcoming dates: April 24, 2025 – May 22, 2025 REGISTER for ONE of ALL SESSIONS HERE
Upcoming dates: April 10, 2025 – May 8, 2025 – June 12, 2025 REGISTER HERE
CANSOhio.org is presented by The Center for Innovative Practices (CIP) and the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (CABH COE) Part of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention at Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School of Applied Social Services Mailing Address: 10900 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, OH 44106-7164 © 2022 Center for Innovative Practices, Cleveland, Ohio 44106