Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (CRCS) Courses (Available in Spanish)

CRCS (previously known as Prevention Case Management) courses are supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and provided by the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers.

This three-day course is intended for STD/HIV health professionals who plan to conduct HIV Comprehensive Risk Counseling and Services (CRCS). This course is targeted to those who have already decided to implement CRCS and are in search of skills- based training on the CRCS process. The course includes an overview of the CRCS model and the role of the CRCS counselor; legal and ethical issues; cultural competence; theories that underlie CRCS; program components and standards; and tasks involved in the CRCS core elements: recruitment and engagement; screening, enrollment, and assessment; prevention planning; risk-reduction counseling; active coordination of referrals; monitoring and reassessment; and discharge planning.

To view calendar dates and to register for a course, please visit one of the following links:

• Eastern Region (Rochester, NY PTC)
• Central Region (Denver, CO PTC)
• Southern Region (Dallas, TX PTC)
• Western Region (Oakland, CA PTC)

Please use the following guide to determine which region your state falls under:

Central Quadrant (Denver, CO PTC): Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Utah

Eastern Quadrant (Rochester, NY PTC): Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia

Southern Quadrant (Dallas, TX PTC): Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Western Quadrant (Oakland, CA PTC): Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau