EASA Modules

Early Psychosis Intervention
Introductory Training Modules

The goal of this online training series is to help early psychosis intervention team members learn best practices in early psychosis intervention and to help them work effectively with young people who are at risk for developing psychosis or those who have experienced a first episode of psychosis.

The eleven modules in this training series are grounded in evidence-based approaches, practice-based evidence, and the lived experience of youth, young adults, and their family members and supports in early psychosis intervention care.

The modules are designed to be completed in sequence, however, you may complete them individually as stand-alone training modules.

  • Module 1: Overview of Core Philosophies and Practices in Early Psychosis Intervention
    • Learn about the history and existing research that informs and supports early psychosis intervention, including clinical high risk for psychosis and first episode psychosis
    • Learn about the importance of Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) and its component
    • Gain knowledge about the overarching goals of coordinated specialty care in early psychosis intervention
    • Become familiar with transdisciplinary team roles, tasks, and functioning in early psychosis intervention
  • Module 2: Community Education and Outreach in Early Psychosis Intervention
    • Understand the goals of community education and outreach
    • Learn how to communicate effectively about your program
    • Understand the importance of partnership in community education
  • Module 3: Access and Screening in Early Psychosis Intervention
    Understand core goals and processes in the referral and screening process. Identify team roles and core practices in engaging youth, their family members, and their support system during screening. Understand the role of family members and support systems in access and screening.
  • Module 4: Individual and Family Partnership and Psychoeducation in Early Psychosis Intervention
    Identify system level supports integral to an early psychosis intervention program. Understand the steps involved in engagement and partnership once participants and family members are in the program. Learn about the core values and practice of Collaborative Decision Making processes. Understand formal and informal methods of psychoeducation that are integral to early psychosis intervention programs.
  • Module 5A: Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention
    This module is split into 2 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material.
    • Learn about core elements of early psychosis intervention assessments and how they inform goal setting and treatment planning processes.
    • Learn how to integrate cultural humility practices while engaging, assessing, and treating young people.
  • Module 5B: Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention, Cont'd.
    Module 5B in this series focuses on Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention. This module is split into 2 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 5B focuses on understanding assessment recommendations specific to medical and health needs, individual and family strengths and values, cognitive and sensory needs, trauma, and substance use, gaining understanding of therapeutic interventions that may be used to support the completion of the assessment and treatment planning, and understanding transdisciplinary treatment planning in early psychosis intervention from a team perspective.
  • Module 6A: Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention
    The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention. This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6A objectives are learning about the transdisciplinary approach in early psychosis intervention and learning the key components of transdisciplinary team care.
  • Module 6B: Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Team Functioning in Early Psychosis Intervention, Cont'd.
    The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention. This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6B learning objectives are to understand informal and formal roles of all transdisciplinary team members and to learn key elements involved in transdisciplinary team meetings in early psychosis intervention care.
  • Module 6C: Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention, Cont'd.
    The sixth module in this training series focuses on Team Member Roles and Transdisciplinary Teams in Early Psychosis Intervention. This module is split into 3 parts in order to cover all of the necessary material. Module 6C objectives are to learn about transdisciplinary shared decision making, healing, well-being, and person-centered approaches used in early psychosis intervention care and to identify how these approaches inform relapse prevention planning with individuals in early psychosis intervention care. 
  • Module 7: Peer Support in Early Psychosis Intervention
    The seventh module in this training series focuses on Peer Support in Early Psychosis Intervention. There are 4 learning objectives in Module 7: learn the history and definitions of peer support, understand the major pillars of peer support, understand the models of peer support, and understand the roles of peer support specialists as members of transdisciplinary teams in early psychosis intervention programs.
  • Module 8: Transition Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention
    The eighth module in this training series focuses on Transition Planning in Early Psychosis Intervention. Module 8 learning objectives are to understand the philosophy and practices of transition planning in early psychosis intervention and to learn about specific tools and resources to use in the transition planning process in early psychosis intervention care.

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The development of these online introductory modules is sponsored by Mental Health Block Grant funds through the Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. Kentucky’s early psychosis intervention programs, known as iHOPE (Helping Others Pursue Excellence), are based on the Early Assessment and Support Alliance (or EASA) model in Oregon.

The EASA Center for Excellence is part of the Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University School of Public Health. With support from the universities and Oregon Health Authority, EASA C4E is a nationally recognized research, training, consultation, and technical assistance organization for early psychosis intervention programs statewide in Oregon, as well as across the United States.

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