Grant Year 2025 SHICK Counselor Training Schedule and Registration

The Grant Year 2025 Counselor Training schedule is now available. The training season for Grant Year 2025 will include Update training for counselors certified before April 1, 2025, and two days of Initial training for new applicants since April 1, 2025, and those wishing to re-certify if they missed re-certification before April 1, 2024.

Additional trainings have been scheduled in January and March 2026. 

Applicants wishing to attend Initial Counselor training should review the instructions on the SHICK Initial Training Courses page before registering for Initial Training. You must register for both Initial Training Session 1 and Session 2.  Attendees will need access to an internet-connected computer/tablet/smart phone for this training.

Please contact us at the KDADS Medicare inbox, KDADS_Medicare@ks.gov, with questions or requests for training.

Please review all fields for accuracy, as a registration confirmation will be sent to the email address provided. A videoconference sign-in and documents link will be sent closer to the training date when registering for videoconference in-person training.

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Sessions & Schedule

Session 1 Initial Training 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.  

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Session 1 trainings are scheduled consecutively with Session 2 following in the same week at the same location. Applicants should plan to attend both sessions in the same location if possible, but can attend in any location as it fits their schedule. Applicants must complete Session 1 before attending Session 2.

Session 2 Initial Training 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.   

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Session 2 trainings are scheduled consecutively following Session 1 in the same week at the same location. Applicants should plan to attend both sessions in the same location, but can attend in any location as it fits their schedule. Applicants must complete Session 1 before attending Session 2.

Session 3 Update Training 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.  

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For experienced counselors. New applicants should not register for an update training session.

Registration

Registration is now available. Please contact our office if you have questions regarding training. We will require at least five attendees for each In-person training scheduled by the week before the training. Online videoconference trainings will require three attendees. Trainings maybe cancelled if there are not enough attendees scheduled.

New applicants should register for both Session 1 and Session 2, preferably during the same month.

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If you would like to inquire about additional trainings, please get in touch with your local Coordinator or a Medicare Grants Coordinator at KDADS_Medicare@ks.gov. While counselors are encouraged to attend training locally, all scheduled trainings are open to any counselor/applicant. Please get in touch with our office at the number below if you have questions regarding training.

For more details about training, please review the information at SHICK Counselor Training. If you have questions, please get in touch with the State SHICK Office at KDADS_Medicare@ks.gov or 785-291-3357 or 1-800-432-3535.