Mental Health Screeners Corner

Welcome to the Mental Health Screeners Corner.- This site will serve as a location to share new information among DSAMH screeners and to re-credential existing screeners as necessary. 

** Training for 2018 will be held at Delaware Technical Community College, Dover Campus on Wednesdays, beginning April 11 and concluding May 16 ** 

Training for 2018 will be held on Wednesdays beginning April 11 and concluding Wednesday, May 16, 2018. If you are interested in attending the upcoming training, please review the Welcome Letter  for training dates and the “Credentialing Regulations for Mental Health Screeners” and the “Credentialing Criteria Table” for necessary qualifications. If you meet the outlined criteria to become a screener, you may complete the “Mental Health Screener Application”  and fax it to Delaware Technical Community College @ 302-857-1450.  Delaware Technical and Community College will follow up with attendees if they do not meet admission criteria.

For Screeners that need to renew their credential, please take the time to review all of the information under "Credentialing Information for Mental Health Screeners" and complete the application to begin the renewal process. Next, please review the "Credentialing Criteria Table" and note any changes on the renewal application. Next, please review the "Resources for Mental Health Screeners" and complete the test once all materials have been read.  

If you have questions, please contact Judith Capiro;  Judith.Caprio@delaware.gov.

Credentialing Information for Mental Health Screeners

• Welcome Letter
• Credentialing Regulations for Mental Health Screeners
• Credentialing Criteria Table
• Mental Health Screener Application

Recredentialing Test Materials

• Mental Health Screener Recredentialing Application
• 24 Hour Emergency Detention Form
• 24 Hour Involuntary Detention DO's and DON'Ts
• Behavioral Health Assesment
• How Patient Suicide Affects Psychiatrists
• My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward Article
• Recredentialing Refresher
• HB 346: Delaware's Civil Commitment Laws
• Recredentialing Exam

*Upon completion of the exam, please scan and email it to Amy.Kevis@delaware.gov or fax to 302.255.4416.*

Physician Forms

• Physician Mental Health Screener Application
• Psychiatrist's Certificate for Provisional Hospitalization

Physician Training Resources for Credentialing (Resources are also for non-physician screeners)

• Crisis Intervention Services Northern Delaware
• Crisis Intervention Services Southern Delaware
• Detention Law Overview
• Eligibility and Enrollment Screener Training
• IMD Information for Screener Training
• Recovery Innovations Restart Presentation
• Ellendale Recovery Response Center
• Self-injury In Adolecents

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