Attached is the March 2026 training and events calendar.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-022: New Training Available on MyODP: Understanding, Promoting, and Monitoring Participant Directed Services in Pennsylvania. The purpose of this announcement is to announce that a new Participant Directed Services training, “Understanding, Promoting, and Monitoring Participant Directed Services in Pennsylvania,” is now available on MyODP.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-012 Newly Released Lesson - Using Root Cause Analysis in the Development of Corrective Actions. The purpose of this communication is to announce the release of a new online lesson, Using Root Cause Analysis in the Development of Corrective Actions.

The previous release of the Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) Training and Events Calendar had an incorrect link. Attached please find the Training and Events Calendar for February 2026. This update contains a corrected link for the Public Comment Session - Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) Renewal webinar scheduled for February 9, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 26-007 Upcoming Trainings for Professionals, Individuals and Families about ODP’s Life Sharing Waiver Service. The purpose of this communication to support ODP’s efforts to expand the use of the Life Sharing service, as this service is rated as having one of the highest satisfactions by individuals for having an everyday life (IM4Q data) by announcing two ODP webinars to provide education and an explanation about the Life Sharing service.

The Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the January 2026 training and events calendar.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODP’s December 2025 Training and Events Calendar. Please share widely.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached October Training and Events Calendar. Please share widely.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-084: Updated Chapter 6100 Training Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Provider Developed Training Matrix Now Available and accompanying attachments. The purpose of this announcement is to announce the availability of an updated Chapter 6100 training FAQ and a training content requirement matrix for provider developed trainings.

Please review the documents for additional information and detail.

TRAIN: Autistic and intellectually disabled people are at increased risk of being victimized and experiencing trauma, however, few therapists are skilled in both supporting these communities and providing trauma-focused care. To bridge this gap, psychologists with the ASERT team created the TRAIN program—12 weeks of self-guided learning and live webinars for mental health therapists licensed in Pennsylvania who are currently working with Autistic and/or intellectually disabled adults. TRAIN is an integrative and neuro-affirming approach to trauma-focused care with neurodivergent adults, centering clinical work with the Autistic and intellectually disabled communities. After completing the 12 weeks of learning, participants have the option to continue their training through clinical consultation with the developers of TRAIN. This program covers:

• Trauma-focused mental healthcare

• Types and prevalence of trauma

• Expressions of trauma

• Neurodiversity and Neuro-affirming practices

• Navigating disclosures of abuse and ethical considerations of reporting abuse and neglect of dependent adults

• Assessing trauma and using trauma-focused interviews

• Trauma-focused and neuro-affirming psychoeducation

• Trauma response and nervous system regulation strategies

• Trauma processing techniques

• Resiliency and therapist self-preservation

Target Audience: This program was developed for therapists, counselors, and clinical social workers who already have experience working with clients who have an Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A) diagnosis and are looking to gain knowledge and skills related to trauma therapy. Therapists who do not have experience with ID/A clients are also welcome to participate, but the expectation is they would be committed to taking such clients into their practice after completing the program as the purpose is to build capacity in this area across the state. You must currently be licensed and provide 1:1 talk therapy sessions to adult clients at the moment to qualify for this course and participate in the case consultation presentations.

The Office of Developmental Programs’ (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the September 2025 training and events calendar. Please share widely.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) requests your assistance sharing the attached communication, ODPANN 25-069: Clarification for the 6100 Annual Incident Management (IM) Training Requirements. The purpose of this communication is to announce:

• A direct path to annual training requirements for IM and protective services for Providers and Supports Coordination Organizations (SCOs) as outlined in the Chapter 6100 Regulations.
• A new condensed IM training module that meets 6100.143 (c) (4) requirements.

Please review the announcement for additional information and details.

It has come to our attention that the previous release of the Office of Developmental Programs Training and Events Calendar had an incorrect link. We are reissuing the communication with corrected links to the two training sessions. Please use this version going forward to register for these sessions.