Special Projects Fiscal 2012 Activities

Overview Cross-cutting Issues that Guide Special Projects Special Project Priorities and Activities Brainstormed at the April Meeting Identify Partners and Develop Additional Activities Discuss the Need for Additional Projects

Cross-Cutting Issues Regional Representation-Urban Versus Rural Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, and Faith-based Diversity Community Based Approaches Financing Strategies and Cost Effectiveness Key Stake Holders Involved Data Available to Support Needs or Results Short-, Mid-, and Long-term Strategies Community/Corporate Partnerships Salary, Financial Support (e.g., stipends, Loan Forgiveness) Stigma

Special Projects Diversity Project Secondary Education Project DACUM Project Older Workers Project PMHNP Project Workforce Collaborative Project State and Federal Advocacy Oversight Activities Five-year Plan Career Lattice Project Distributive Learning  Career Pathways Project Nursing Career Project Leadership Project Committee Capacity Building Activities SAMHSA Block Grant Project Secondary Education Focus

Diversity Project Priority: Engaging Diverse Communities to Develop Successful Workforce Development and Deployment Strategies Activities: Report and Present on Findings from Statewide Financial Relief Programs Contact the Wellness Foundation and Report on Best Practices to Increase Diversity In Postsecondary Ed. Engage Welcome Back Program to Conduct a Presentation Updating Committee on Performance Report on and Catalogue Secondary Education Career Pathway Program Outcomes

Secondary Education Project Priority: Expanding Mental Health Career Pathways Activities: (SAMHSA PROJECT) Develop a Report Identifying Best Practices in Promoting Therapeutic Programs of Study in Secondary Education Career Programs Partnering with CiMH, CDE, and SB/ROCP

DACUM Project Priority: Cataloging Skills and Abilities Among Mental Health Professionals Activities: Conduct the following Family Member and Parent Partner Occupational Validation-Completing Community Organization President Policy Officer Medical Director

Older Workers Project Priority: Promoting Retired Persons As A Workforce Pool Activities Present on Efforts Involved in Developing a Funding Strategy for Piloting a Geriatric mental Health Certificate Training in Small Counties

Consumer and Family Member Employment Priority: Promoting Successful Strategies and Opportunities Activities Investigate if a Catalogue of Peer Training Program is Completed and Updated. Present Findings Report on Strategies for Using Medicare Reimbursement for Peer Services Advocate for Financial Relief of Peer Training Programs (Certificated, Non-Certificated)

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Project Priority:Fact Sheet Distribution Activities Report on Current Efforts to Retrain Nurses, Especially Training That Focuses on Enhancing Competencies Among Behavioral Health Functions Report on Current Efforts to Evaluate the Performance of Nurse Retraining Efforts

Workforce Collaborative Project Priority: Providing Technical Assistance to Expand Regional Partnerships Activities:

State and Federal Workforce Policy Development Priority: Partnering with the California State Rural Health association Activity Partner with State National Organizations to Move a Behavioral Health Workforce Agenda CSRHA, CCCMHA, NACBHA, HWDD, OSHPD, NRHA, NARMH

Oversight of Mental Health Services Act Priority: Workforce Education and Training Program Component Activities Report on Current CA and Federal Workforce Development and Deployment Capacity Building Efforts Underway Advocate for the Development of a Public Mental Health Workforce Capacity Survey Advocate for the Development of a Performance Based Evaluation of State-level Financial Relief Programs

Career Lattice/Occupational Mapping Priority: Refining Recruitment and Retention Strategies Activities Promote the Development of Training Programs Focused on Targeted Occupational Growth within Industries (case managers, business administrative positions, peer support) Advocate for Federal, State, and Foundation Funds to be Used to Support Behavioral Health Workforce Development ( R&R) Project Activities

Distance Education Project Advancing Course Conversion, Accessibility, and Distributive Learning Activities Distribute Distributive Learning Modules Developed by the DMH MHSA WET Research Cutting Edge Approaches to Distributive Learning Report on Efforts to Evaluate the Performance of Distributive Learning Programs in Building the Competency and Capacity of the Healthcare Workforce

Additional Projects Career Pathways: Exploring educational programs that have successfully engaged culturally and linguistically diverse communities, as well as, the broader cross-disability community. Report on Current CA Occupational Pathway Projects

Additional Projects Nursing Careers Project: Reinvigorating strategies to enhance the utilization of advanced practice nurses in public mental health Leadership: Examining strategies for the transition of the current mental health workforce into leadership pathways

Project Related Partnerships California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists California Institute for Mental Health California Mental Health Directors Association Central Region Collaborative California Social Work Education Center California State Rural Health Association National University National Rural Health Association National Association for Rural Mental Health Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Pacific Clinics State Department of Mental Health Truckee Community Collaborative These are partnerships that staff are currently engaged in to move a particular special project activity forward.

Partnerships to Activate California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies California Community College Workforce Initiatives California Mental Health Services Authority California State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs California State Department of Consumer Affairs California State Department of Education California State Department of Rehabilitation California Workforce Association California Workforce Investment Act Board National Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies Petrus Center University of San Francisco Center for the Health Professions Veterans organizations These are partnership we have, but are currently not related to moving a particular project forward

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