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Applied Behavior Analysis for Practitioners 3rd Edition

The Applied Behavior Analysis for Practitioners Online Course consists of 17 lessons and provides the 40 hours of guided training required to take the 3rd Edition of the RBT Competency Assessment and exam. The program at KU is an online, self-paced distance learning course that contains numerous practice application activities. The program is designed and conducted by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst from the KU Department of Applied Behavioral Science, who will be available to provide regular feedback on progress. You have two weeks to start the course after enrolling, and 180 days to complete the course due to BACB requirements. To learn more about the course content and system requirements for this online course, visit https://jayhawkglobal.ku.edu/rbt-training.

A Note About Course Dates: The dates listed below refer to the open enrollment period for this course and not the course start and end dates. We offer multiple enrollment periods per year for this online course, so the dates for the session actively taking registrations change regularly.
To get started, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently open and register your spot today!

October 1, 2025 to June 1, 2026, Self-paced Online Training

Support for Tobacco Recovery Training (STaRT)

Support for Tobacco Recovery Training (STaRT) is packed with ideas and tips on how to support people in their tobacco recovery journey. There are eight, 15-20 - minute modules with both audio and visuals. The course addresses the stigma surrounding tobacco use and why tobacco recovery is so important. You will learn how to meet people where they are, avoid confrontation, listen actively, provide up-to-date information, and connect people with free and effective resources.

 

Prior to registering, you must apply to be accepted into the course.  Please click on this link to apply: STaRT Application


To get started, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently open and register your spot today!

This course contains no sessions
Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.

Acompañamiento guiado para la recuperación del consumo de tabaco (STaRT, por sus siglas en inglés)

Acompañamiento guiado para la recuperación del consumo de tabaco (STaRT, por sus siglas en inglés) está repleto de ideas y consejos sobre cómo apoyar a las personas en su proceso de recuperación. Consta de ocho módulos de 15 a 20 minutos con contenido audiovisual. El curso aborda el estigma que rodea el consumo de tabaco y la importancia de la recuperación. Aprenderá a comprender la situación de cada persona, evitar confrontaciones, escuchar activamente, proporcionar información actualizada y conectar a las personas con recursos gratuitos y eficaces.

 

Antes de registrarte, debes solicitar la admisión al curso. Haz clic en este enlace para presentar tu solicitud: STaRT Application


Para comenzar, haga clic en el enlace que aparece a continuación para ver el período de inscripción actualmente abierto y reserve su plaza hoy mismo.

This course contains no sessions
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Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training (TTS)

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training (TTS) will give providers the motivation, knowledge, and skills to integrate tobacco treatment into their current practices, and to become tobacco prevention and treatment advocates. The KU Tobacco Treatment Specialist (KU TTS) training is an online training that will require approximately 14-18 hours to complete and will conclude with 8 hours of virtual skills training.

Prior to registering, you must apply to be accepted into the course. Please click on this link to apply: TTS Application.

To get started, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently open and register your spot today!

February 1, 2026 to May 1, 2026

Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training (TTS) Asynchronous

The Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training (TTS) asynchronous course will give providers the motivation, knowledge, and skills to integrate tobacco treatment into their current practices, and to become tobacco prevention and treatment advocates. The KU Tobacco Treatment Specialist (KU TTS) training is an online training that will require approximately 14-18 hours to complete.

To get started, click on the link below for the enrollment period currently open and register your spot today!

This course contains no sessions
Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.

ECHO ISPCTN Foundations of Clinical Trials (FCT) Coordinators Certificate

The Foundations of Clinical Trials (FCT) Coordinators Certificate is a professional development certificate aimed at ECHO ISPCTN research coordinators and other clinical research team members. The certificate is structured around badges focused on increasing network research capacity in key areas selected by each coordinator based on their individual needs.

January 1, 2025 to June 1, 2025, Self-paced Online Training

Community Behavioral Health Worker Training (CBHW)

Community Health Workers collaborate with local organizations and community partners to support individuals and families while addressing social and health-related barriers. This training provides foundational knowledge about community health work, with a focus on mental health, substance use, and public health-areas of critical need in communities with limited access to care.

This 48-hour virtual training provides you with skills associated with behavioral health, substance use disorder, and community health work. (This training does not qualify you for Kansas State CHW certification.)

February 2, 2026 to April 30, 2026, Live Online Training

Community Health Worker Core Competency Curriculum (CCC)

Community Health Workers support individuals, families, and communities by addressing social determinants of health, providing access to resources, and building community capacity. CHWs work across clinical and community settings to provide education, service coordination, advocacy, and outreach, helping people navigate systems while promoting equity, prevention, and overall well-being.

This virtual training will help you build skills, deepen knowledge, and succeed in the CHW profession. Participants in this training will develop essential competencies in communication, advocacy, coordination of care, and cultural responsiveness. This training fulfills the 100 hours of classroom instruction required for the Kansas State CHW certification and provides up to 30 of the 60 required service-learning hours.

February 2, 2026 to April 30, 2026, Live Online Training

ECHO ISPCTN Clinical Trials Certificate Training

The KUMC ECHO ISPCTN Clinical Trials 101 Certificate Course is FDA-Regulated.

January 1, 2025 to June 1, 2025, Self-paced Online Training

ECHO ISPCTN PhITT Study Training

The ECHO INSPCTN PhITT Study is a self-paced training specifically designed for study teams supporting the ECHO ISPCTN study, Phentermine's Impact on Treatment in Teens (PhITT): A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Phentermine for Adolescents with Obesity.

February 1, 2026 to June 1, 2026

Summer Biotechnology Program

In order to address the demand for a 21st-century workforce in biotechnology, the Summer Biotechnology Program at KU Edwards campus is aimed at improving biotechnology education and attracting high school students from diverse populations into biotechnology, and other STEM degree programs with the objective of providing a pathway for young students interested in the sciences to enter the knowledge-based economy.


This program will introduce students to the lab, how to perform basic laboratory techniques, how experiments are designed, and how data is managed.

Limited spots available- Register today!

June 1-19, 2026, Biotechnology Laboratory