1. Behavioral Health Training Task Force

2. Goal of the Task Force
As outlined by the BH Work group the goal is to…
“develop training modules for all new PACE staff (to be part of orientation) as well as specialized modules for members of behavioral health teams”

3. Members of the Task Force
Rachel Broudy – Mercy LIFE of Massachusetts
Alicia English – Center for Elders’ Indepdendence
Sheri Gibson – Rocky Mountain PACE
Irena Ginsberg – On Lok
Janel Groth – PACE SW Michigan
Bill Kirkpatrick – PACE Organization of RI
Maureen Nash, MD – Providence Elderplace
Rebecca Riley – PACE Iowa
Carmathen Swift – Mercy LIFE of Massachusetts

4. Basis for Our Work
Group consensus was to use the behavioral health manual developed by a consortium of PACE programs and presented at the 2013 NPA annual conference *
The task force agreed that the existing manual is very comprehensive and is already in use at several PACE programs and that it could be the basis for the work of the task force.
* Center for Elder Independence, Hopkins ElderPlus, Institute on Aging/On Lok, Pittsburgh Care Partnership/Community Life, Providence ElderPlace
The project to develop this series of instructional modules to encourage integration of behavioral health into PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) programs began as a California Health Improvement Project that was expanded for all PACE. With the help of behavioral health experts in PACE programs from across the nation, modules were developed to address the major concerns in behavioral health.

5. Steps of Our Process
Task Force members volunteered to review specific chapters of the existing BH manual
Material included PowerPoint slides and training notes.
Topics for additional chapters were discussed and volunteers assigned.
Decision made eventually to drop the train-the-trainer chapter idea.

6. Manual Chapters Motivational Interviewing
Introduction Instruction Outline
Anxiety
Dementia
Depression
Medications
Motivational Interviewing
Personality Disorders
Severe mental Illness
Substance Use
Trauma - new
Coping for staff - new

7. How to Use the Manual
Each module is intended as a stand-alone one-hour presentation
The modules are intended for all staff working at your PACE Center.
The Medication module is intended for nurses; however it is a great review for providers in your PACE Center.
Each module is intended as a stand-alone one-hour presentation. However if you are planning on a series of presentations, the Introduction and Motivational Interviewing modules may be best presented early on in the series. The modules are intended for all staff working at your PACE Center. It is challenging to provide education to such a mixed group with diverse educational backgrounds and abilities. Encouraging interaction between staff members and using others with expertise to provide examples will enhance the presentations. The Medication Module is intended for nurses; however it is a great review for providers in your PACE Center.

8. How to Use the Manual CONTINUED
Each Module Consists of Two Documents
Module Instructor Outline - includes all the support materials needed for the presentation.
Instructor Outline
Pre and Post Test
Experiential Exercises
Handouts for use during the training session
References and Resources

9. How to Use the Manual Continued
PowerPoint Presentation with Notes
the content of the presentation can be seen by viewing the PowerPoint as “notes” pages
can be printed as a guide for you during the presentation
“Example” in the notes, this is a cue to you to insert an example from your participants. Have these prepared ahead of time
Handouts on the key points that are provided are likely more than enough take–home information.

10. Steps of Our Process (2)
First round of reviewing & editing – Alicia English offered to oversee this as chapters were completed. She had been involved in the creation of the original manual and had good insight of the product.
New Chapters – developed and submitted
First Draft – submitted to NPA for final editing including standardizing the PowerPoint slides
Summer Conference – original plan to present the first final draft

11. Steps of Our Process (3)
Because work on individual chapters took longer than anticipated, the plan to send the entire manual out to the task force for a final review and feedback was abandoned. Alicia English took on this task.
Final draft – sent to NPA for final editing
Finished Product – link to the manual is on the NPA website.

12. Next Steps
The Task Force recommends that a process be established for regular review and updates of the manual – to be discussed and determined.

13. Thank You