Are there any in-service trainings, conferences or courses that are mandatory while working toward endorsement?

A. No. But we do strongly recommend that you carefully review the TAIMH Competency Guidelines to identify the skill and knowledge areas for the level at which you are applying.

We expect candidates to document competency in these areas either through course work, work experience, reflective supervision/consultation, and/or in-service training. It is important to seek out in-service training/conference offerings that will fill in any competency gaps you might have. Some skill areas (such as empathy and compassion, self-awareness) will be documented in the three reference ratings that you will include with your portfolio.

TAIMH offers an optional self-study form (The Getting Started Form) that can be downloaded from the web site ( http://www.taimh.org/endorse) that will help you identify your competency strengths and gaps. Trainings that might not meet criteria would be focused primarily on school-aged children or adolescents or the elderly. More.

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