MIRECC / CoE

TMS Registration for VA Clinicians

Click on registration link below. Course details will appear, and you will see “Choose Your Learning Style”. Choose “Instructor Led” for the Live course. Available Classes will appear; choose the class you are registering for by clicking on it. Register will appear in the top right corner of your screen; choose "Register." Registration screen appears and Accreditation Request selection. Use drop down to select accreditation(s). After selecting the accreditation(s), click on "Review". Review your selections, and click on "Complete." You are now registered, and will receive an email confirmation. Only register for the training you will attend or you will have issues with completing the evaluation and getting CE. If you need help, email Ainelda.Alfred@va.gov.

TRAIN Registration for Community Clinicians

To access available sessions, you first need to create an account. If you already have an account, please login. After you log in, return to the registration page for this training and select the registration button next to the time that you want to attend. If you need help, email VHATRAIN@va.gov.

After the training learners should be able to:

• Discuss the importance of engaging Veterans in conversations about firearm storage, particularly in the context of suicide prevention and risk reduction.
• Describe practical skills and a structured tool that clinicians can use to facilitate effective conversations about secure firearm storage with Veterans.
• Explain key ethical considerations involved in discussing firearm access and storage, including issues related to autonomy, safety, and therapeutic rapport.

1. VA Clinicians: You should join through VA TMS. If you have trouble, join directly using the Microsoft Teams link below. Contact the TMS Help Desk for assistance.
2. Community Clinicians: You should join through VHA TRAIN. If you have trouble, use the Microsoft Teams link below. You will have to access TRAIN afterwards to get CE. If you need help, email VHATRAIN@va.gov
3. Join the Microsoft Teams Meeting
4. Clinicians have 15 days after the training to complete the program evaluation and get their accredited certificate. After 15 days, the program expires.

Select recordings are accredited for free continuing education credit and available to VA providers in TMS. Visit our recorded CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds for continuing education webpage to take these trainings.

1. For TMS, select “My History.”
2. Find the training in your history and select “View Details” from the dialog box that opens when you tab to or hover over the title. DO NOT select “print certificate” as this creates a generic TMS certificate.
3. In the Completed Work Details screen, find the section named “Accreditation Details.”
4. Select the “Print Accredited Certificate” button next to your preferred CE.

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CBOC Mental Health Grand Rounds webinars occur monthly on 2nd Wednesdays (8:00 am CT) and 2nd Thursdays (11:00 am CT, repeat).

• September 10 and 11, 2025 - Emerging Evidence and Ethical Considerations for Use of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Mental Health
• October 8 and 9, 2025 - Couples Therapy Skills for the CBOC Clinician
• November 12 & 13, 2025 - Financial Well-Being in Veterans for Rural and CBOC Clinicians

Invited presenters can read our guidelines (PDF) to learn what to submit for their webinar. Your slides must include tips for how CBOC and rural providers can use what you will teach in clinical practice. Read our rural/CBOC needs checklist (PDF) to learn the special needs of CBOC and rural providers.

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