Supporting Minnesota’s Behavioral Health Workforce in Strengthening Youth and Families
MAP trainings and workshops are made available to providers across Minnesota through support from the Division of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division. These offerings are designed to strengthen the use of MAP in practice and help professionals deepen their skills in applying MAP tools and principles with youth and families.
Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities
This one-day virtual workshop is designed for MAP-trained professionals in supervisory or training roles. Participants will explore resources and strategies for adapting MAP content, materials, and activities for practitioner-level audiences. The session will include interactive discussions, rehearsal planning, and a walkthrough of a sample MAP training plan. Whether you’re actively training others or planning to do so, this workshop offers tools to strengthen MAP implementation and engagement across your team.
Date: May 7, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
Platform: Zoom, Participants will receive a link upon registration
Continuing Education: Five (5) CEs provided at no cost
Target Audience: MAP trained professionals in a supervisory or training role. Attendance at a MAP Agency Supervisor workshop and/or an active MAP Agency Supervisor credential is not required.
Please note this is a booster workshop and not for credential.
This in-person workshop will focus on the use of MAP in family therapy and supervision contexts—expanding beyond the individual-focused applications emphasized in standard MAP training. Participants will engage in interactive activities, explore real-world adaptations of MAP for work with families, and review supervision strategies that support quality service delivery and provider development. This session is ideal for behavioral health professionals and supervisors with prior MAP training who are ready to take the next step in applying MAP more broadly in their clinical and supervisory work.
Date: June 11, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
Location: In person, at the Washburn Center for Children, 1100 Glenwood Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Continuing Education: Five (5) CEs provided at no cost
Target Audience: Participants with prior MAP training who are interested in expanded application for family therapy and supervision.
Additional details: Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and light snacks are included.
The MAP Supervision and Consultation Training Series teaches MAP Therapists to provide supervision and consultation to other professionals using the MAP system. The program’s primary aims are for professionals to acquire proficiency in (a) developing direct service professionals using the MAP Direct Services curriculum, (b) improving the process of direct service, and (c) delivering supervision and consultation services using the MAP system.
Date: June 9-10, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST each day
Location: In person, at the Washburn Center for Children, 1100 Glenwood Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Continuing Education: 12 CEs provided at no cost
Target Audience: This workshop and consultation call series is intended for MN DHS contracted providers with a MAP Therapist credential (active or expired) who intend to provide MAP training or supervision to others within their organization.
Additional details: Breakfast, lunch, beverages, and light snacks are included.
Sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division, and hosted by Washburn Center for Children and PracticeWise, this initiative is designed to help you strengthen your work with youth and families. These informal, drop-in consultation calls are open to Minnesota providers who have participated in MAP training, whether recently or years ago. No matter where you are in your MAP journey, these sessions are here to provide real-time support, meaningful collaboration, and fresh insights.
Mark your calendar for future sessions – every second Wednesday of the month, 8:00 – 9:00 AM CT.
Practicewise, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PracticeWise, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
PracticeWise Partnership With Minnesota Strengthens Children's Mental Health Services Statewide
Minnesota Department of Human Services (MNDHS) needed to train and strengthen the capabilities of its clinicians across the state by leveraging research and evidence so that offered services would be based on what is known to work. MNDHS approached PracticeWise to help the organization find efficient and cost-effective solutions.
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