Everything a rehabilitation specialist is expected to know, in order

Lessons

• From Institutions to Community Recovery · 14 min
• Rehabilitation vs. Treatment vs. Case Management · 12 min
• The Recovery Frame in Daily Practice · 11 min

You will be able to

• — Explain psychiatric rehabilitation in plain language to a participant, a family member, and an auditor
• — Distinguish rehabilitation goals from treatment goals
• — Describe the recovery model and its practical implications for daily work

Lessons

• The Principles, Stated Plainly · 13 min
• Boundaries, Alliance, and the Helping Relationship · 12 min
• Building Toward CPRP Credentialing · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Name the core PRA practice principles and cite behavioral examples of each
• — Self-assess your practice against the principles
• — Prepare for CPRP-aligned expectations early in your career

Lessons

• How to Read a Regulation Without Panic · 12 min
• Program Requirements That Touch Your Day · 14 min
• Audit-Proofing Your Practice · 11 min

You will be able to

• — Locate and read the COMAR chapters that govern PRP service delivery
• — Connect regulatory language to your daily documentation
• — Identify the most common regulatory findings and how to avoid them

Lessons

• Inside the Lines · 11 min
• Risk, Crisis, and Mandatory Reporting · 13 min
• Holding the Line Gracefully · 9 min

You will be able to

• — State what a rehabilitation specialist may and may not do
• — Hand off clinical issues cleanly and quickly
• — Respond to scope pressure from participants, families, and coworkers

Lessons

• Anatomy of a Rehabilitation Note · 13 min
• Common Findings and How to Avoid Them · 12 min
• Corrections and Integrity · 9 min

You will be able to

• — Write a complete rehabilitation note in under eight minutes
• — Avoid the most common documentation findings
• — Correct errors properly and protect billing integrity

Lessons

• Self-Auditing Your Charts · 12 min
• Outcomes That Matter · 11 min
• Small Improvement Cycles · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Self-audit a chart against a standard checklist
• — Interpret basic program outcome measures
• — Contribute to a small-scale improvement cycle

Lessons

• Screening the Referral · 12 min
• Documenting Functional Impairment · 13 min
• Writing Medical Necessity · 11 min

You will be able to

• — Screen referrals against eligibility criteria
• — Document functional impairment with specific evidence
• — Write medical necessity statements that connect diagnosis, impairment, and service

Lessons

• Assessment Domains and Interviewing · 15 min
• Readiness Assessment · 12 min
• Strengths, Supports, and Culture · 11 min

You will be able to

• — Run a structured functional assessment interview
• — Assess readiness and match interventions accordingly
• — Translate assessment findings directly into plan objectives

Lessons

• Goal, Objective, Intervention · 13 min
• Making Objectives Measurable · 12 min
• Reviews That Actually Change the Plan · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Write goals in the participant's voice with measurable objectives
• — Sequence objectives from current functioning to the goal
• — Run a plan review that changes practice rather than restating history

Lessons

• The Six Elements · 15 min
• Task Analysis and Prompt Fading · 13 min
• Feedback and In-Vivo Practice · 12 min

You will be able to

• — Deliver a complete skills-training sequence in a single session
• — Fade prompts systematically
• — Plan for generalization from the first session, not the last

Lessons

• Group Design and Curriculum · 13 min
• Facilitation and Difficult Dynamics · 13 min
• Documenting Group Services · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Design a curriculum-based group with measurable objectives
• — Manage common group dynamics and disruptions
• — Document individual progress from a group service

Lessons

• Program Life vs. Community Life · 11 min
• Building Natural Supports · 12 min
• Purposeful Community Outings · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Map community resources against participant goals
• — Build natural supports deliberately
• — Plan community outings that teach rather than entertain

Lessons

• IPS Principles · 13 min
• Benefits, Disclosure, and Accommodations · 14 min
• Job Development and Follow-Along · 12 min

You will be able to

• — Apply IPS supported employment principles
• — Discuss benefits and disclosure without giving legal advice
• — Provide follow-along support that protects job tenure

Lessons

• The Family Is the Unit of Work · 13 min
• Schools, IEPs, and 504 Plans · 12 min
• Consent, Confidentiality, and Transition Age · 12 min

You will be able to

• — Adapt assessment and skills training for developmental level
• — Coordinate with schools and IEP teams
• — Manage consent, confidentiality, and family involvement with minors

Lessons

• Preparing for Supervision · 11 min
• Receiving and Using Feedback · 10 min
• Multidisciplinary Teamwork · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Prepare and lead a productive supervision session
• — Use feedback without defensiveness
• — Communicate effectively across disciplines

Lessons

• Confidentiality in the Community · 13 min
• Dual Relationships and Technology · 11 min
• Cultural Humility as Behavior · 12 min

You will be able to

• — Apply confidentiality rules to real community situations
• — Recognize and manage dual relationships
• — Practice cultural humility as a repeatable behavior

Lessons

• Recognizing the Signs Early · 11 min
• Load Management in the Field · 12 min
• A Sustainability Plan You Will Keep · 10 min

You will be able to

• — Recognize early burnout and vicarious trauma indicators
• — Manage caseload logistics to reduce avoidable strain
• — Build a sustainability plan you will actually follow

Lessons

• Days 1-30: Learn the System · 12 min
• Days 31-60: Build the Caseload · 12 min
• Days 61-90: Demonstrate Outcomes · 11 min

You will be able to

• — Execute a structured 90-day onboarding plan
• — Build the systems that carry your first year
• — Set and review 30/60/90-day performance targets