• See the Public Policy Updates Section for the most current information available.

• Check out our Education & Training section to see the exciting seminars we are offering in 2007!

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

Essential Learning: Essential Learning is the largest provider of e-learning services to the behavioral health and human services industry. They currently provide e-learning to more than 300 organizations in 40 states and have more than five years of experience.  CCPA Program established in 2007.

Benefits to CCPA Members:

• Reduce training costs and increase staff productivity

•  Customize trainings and develop courses for your specific needs at no additional cost utilizing an extensive library of accredited, high quality courses

• Helps you maintain compliance with state and accrediting organizations training requirements with new CEU course offered monthly

• CCPA members will receive a 10% discount on customized web-based learning management systems.  If you are also a member of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH), you will receive an additional 5% discount for a total of a 15% discount.

• CCPA members will receive a 10% discount on individual courses.

College of Direct Support : The College of Direct Support (CDS) is an electronic learning provider endorsed by the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services.  CCPA has obtained administrator rights by paying the initial $2,800 fee so that direct service provider agencies can enroll in the program as sub-administrators at a drastically reduced rate.  CCPA Program established in October 2007 for a start date of February 15, 2008

Benefits to CCPA Members:

• CCPA Members can enroll in the program through CCPA and save up to $2,000 off the cost of administrator fees based on the size of the organization.  Nonmembers can also save significantly by signing up through CCPA.

•  As an administrator, CCPA is responsible for providing technical assistance for program participants, assigning privileges for sub-administrators and provide the roll out for the College of Direct Support at a state-wide level.

• Agencies that sign on in the program will act as sub-administrators and will have unlimited access to online training courses offered in the systems, be able to enroll staff, assign courses and access and run reports.

MEMBERSHIPS:

The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH): The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) association representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders.  The NCCBH membership dues cycle runs from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009.  View their brochure here.

Benefits to CCPA Members:

• For FY10 CCPA Members pay $600 for NCCBH membership.  Without the CCPA discount, the cost of membership dues is $3,015.  You save $2,465 by joining NCCBH when you renew your CCPA dues!

• CCPA members that join NCCBH through our special arrangement are eligible to take advantage of all of the NCCBH Products and Services

• CCPA members that join NCCBH receive a 15% combined CCPA and NCCBH member discount off the purchase of an Essential Learning- Learning Management System as a result of the CCPA-Essential Learning partnership.

ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES:

Benefits to CCPA Members:

• Reduced unemployment costs

• Accrued reserves for unexpected claims

• Professional claims management

• Cost based on experience not actuarial tables

• Accrued funds accessible upon termination

• Organizations interested in entering the trust must have appropriate paperwork completed by December 1st to be eligible to participate in the trust for the following year.

• 2007 Annual Report for the Trust

Workers Compensation Trust: WCT is Connecticut’s leading provider of workers’ compensation coverage to healthcare and human service providers.  CCPA Program established in 2007.

Benefits to CCPA Members:

• One complimentary registration for an educational program per CCPA member agency

• Employer Mutual Association dedicated solely to Connecticut’s healthcare and human service providers

• Over $17,000,000 in premium returns given back to members

• Unique Loss Control programs aimed at reducing injuries

• Claims management focused on encouraging return to work and reducing cost

• Available through Connecticut’s leading agents and brokers

• Insuring more than 50,000 healthcare workers throughout Connecticut

• Members may qualify for premium returns