Workforce, Education & TrainingLocal & Regional Implementation

California Mental Health Directors Association Presentation to MHSOAC

July 26, 2012

Molly Brassil, Associate Director, Public PolicyCalifornia Mental Health Directors Association

Ken Crandall, Regional Partnership CoordinatorSuperior Region Workforce Education and Training Partnership

July 26, 2012

Snapshot: California County Workforce, Education, and Training Investment

$210 million was distributed statewide to county behavioral health departments to develop and deploy a qualified workforce

56 counties have completed and implemented local WET plans (all available on the CiMH website)

Nationally recognized workforce efforts (Calaveras, San Bernardino, Siskiyou)

Statewide awards for innovations in county workforce programs

Locally driven, consumer planned programs Range of approaches reflects unique challenges

faced by geographically and culturally diverse counties

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County WET Initiatives

Rural MSW Program Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs Career Ladders Distributed Education Programs Consumer and Family Member Employment Mental Health Professional Shortage Area

Designation Roving Clinical Supervisors

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Opportunities & ChallengesOpportunities

The MHSA has provided a historical and unprecedented opportunity to increase the capacity of California’s public mental health workforce OSHPD WET Advisory CommitteeHealth Care Reform

Challenges Limited evaluation of statewide contracts Disconnect/lack of coordination & synergy between local/regional and statewide projects

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Superior Region Workforce Education & Training Partnership

Butte County●Colusa County●Del-Norte County●Glenn County●Humboldt County●Lassen County●Lake County●Mendocino

County●Modoc County●Nevada County●Plumas County●Sierra County●Shasta County●Siskiyou County●Tehama County●Trinity County

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Superior Region WET Partnership Priorities “Grow Our Own”

Support the planning, development and implementation of a distance learning system, accessible throughout the Superior Region including articulation agreements between 2 and 4-year institutions.

Encourage the strengthening of curricula in Superior California to support wellness and recovery principles and assure that mental health departments support and encourage career paths through the higher education system.

Identify resources to support training and technical assistance that is accessible, wellness and recovery focused and available in distance education formats.

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Superior Region Distributed Learning

Humboldt State University Distributed Education MSW & BSW Program: 4 Year Programs – 1 visit to campus per yearFall 2011: BSW Program; 20 Superior Region students enrolledSpring 2012: MSW Program; 15 Superior Region students enrolled

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Superior Region Distributed Learning

CSU, Chico BSW and MSW Distributed Education Programs:3 year Programs – 2 visits to campus per semester (weekend intensives)Shasta Center: 3 year MSW program - 37 graduates spring 2012 Fall 2012: MSW Program enrollment – 40 studentsFall 2012: BSW Program; projected enrollment 15-19 students

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CSU, Chico and Humboldt State Distributed Education Programs:

Fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council on Social Work Education

Multimedia Learning Formats Provide Synchronous and Asynchronous Courses Minimize the need for traditional campus based

education Recovery courses provided within CSU, Chico and

Humboldt State CSU Social Work Programs as well as within the CSU, Chico MFT stipend program

Adjunct Faculty hired from County Behavioral Health

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Superior Region Next Steps Mentoring Program Stimulate Interest in Mental Health Careers Development of Career Pathways Engage Community Colleges Assure Articulation between Community

Colleges and CSU Explore Opportunities to Coordinate with

CalMHSA for PEI projects

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Questions?

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Contact Information Patricia Ryan, Executive Director

California Mental Health Directors Association (916) 556-3477, ext. 108 or pryan@cmhda.org

Molly Brassil, Associate Director, Public PolicyCalifornia Mental Health Directors Association

(916) 556-4519, ext. 152 or mbrassil@cmhda.org

Adrienne Shilton, Program AssociateCalifornia Institute for Mental Health

(916) 556-3480, ext. 148 or ashilton@cimh.org

Ken Crandall, Regional Partnership CoordinatorSuperior Region Workforce Education & Training Partnership

(530) 258-7899 or kgcrandall@csuchico.edu

July 26, 2012