Pediatric Capacity Building Institute | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pediatric Capacity Building Institute | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pediatric Capacity Building Institute (PCBI)
PCBI is an annual, in depth, and interactive educational experience.
The Institute occurs over a period of 9 months, 2 days per month in person.  The goal is to increase the administrative and clinical capacity across all systems supporting youth with complex needs and their families and to begin steps towards system change. The PCBI curriculum will accomplish this by promoting and strengthening:
clinical knowledge and understanding among staff from local, regional, and state government,
clinical expertise of providers – specific to individuals with both mental/behavioral health and developmental disabilities,
local, regional, and state understanding of complex needs planning, (organizing/facilitating/philosophy of approach),
each system’s understanding of other system’s available resources, processes, setting/service types, rules, and funding, and
networking across systems and regions.
engaging experiences of children and families utilizing supports
PCBI Webinar from 09-12-2024
Pediatric Capacity Building Institute (PCBI) webinar held on September 12, 2024.
Download PCBI Webinar from 09-12-2024 slides
Curriculum Topics
Topics included below evolve each year as our collective understanding of the issues grows and as feedback from each year’s participants is received.
Infant Mental Health, Attachment, and Child Development
Trauma / Vicarious Trauma
Trauma Informed Supervision
Change Management
Cross System Knowledge
Multisystem Planning
Education in Non-education Settings / Early Intervention
Psychiatric Diagnosis
Communication/Sensory Regulation
Role of OT, PT, Speech
Expressive Therapies
Sexual Trauma in Youth
LGBTQIA+ Supports and Programming
Dignity of Risk
Understanding the Whole Child and Family – Biopsychosocial Approach
Relational Health and Permanency
Participants
Represent a diverse cross section of individuals from across the state, this includes:
Families with Lived Experience
Behavioral Health Managed Care Organizations
Education Representatives
Provider Representatives
Hospital Representatives
Juvenile Justice Representatives
County Mental Health Administrators
County Developmental Disabilities Administrators
County Children and Youth Administrators
CASSP/System of Care Representatives
PA Department of Human Services Office Representatives
Timeline
Topics included below evolve each year as our collective understanding of the issues grows and as feedback from each year’s participants is received.
PCBI is an annual curriculum.  The inaugural class kicked-off on January of 2024 and will conclude in September 2024.  The 2
nd
annual PCBI will kick-off in March 2025 and proceed until November 2025.  A notice and formal invitation with an interest survey is distributed widely each year and is intended to be on-going.
DHS is working with
The Columbus Organization
and the
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
(PaTTAN) through the Pennsylvania Department of Education to develop and implement this Institute.
Pediatric Capacity Building Institute (PCBI)
Questions
Questions about
Pediatric Capacity Building Institute (PCBI)
should be sent to:
ra-secretaryoffice@pa.gov
Email Questions to: ra-secretaryoffice@pa.gov