1. BestNow! Bi Lingual Peer Training
Making The Connection
Presented by:
Katrina Killian, BestNow!, Alameda County
Building Employment Strategies Through Networking On Wellness!
In Collaboration with Boston University and Contac
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2. BestNow! CLASP Katrina Killian
Building Employment
Strategies Through Networking On Wellness
CLASP
Consumers Learning About Services to Peers
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3. Project Overview Key Collaborations Important Facts Project Goals
Training Components
Training Structure
Project Incentives
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4. Key Collaborations Alameda County Boston University
BestNOW! CLASP
Alameda County
Behavioral Health Care Services
Boston University
La Clinica De La Raza
Contac
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5. Important Facts
Latinos make up13.4% of the U.S. population, making Latinos the nation’s largest minority
This presents an increasing urgency for culturally sensitive mental health and rehabilitation services for the Latino population
Shortage of Latino providers to deliver such services
On average, 29 Latino mental health professionals for every 100,000
Information Courtesy of Boston University
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6. Project Goals
To develop a culturally competent recovery and rehabilitation training program for Latino consumer providers.
To address Latino representation in the Mental Health system.
To gain an understanding of the importance of peer support in regards to the Latino community
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7. Training Components BestNow CONTAC Boston University
Training program will focus on an integration of the following three materials, revised specifically to meet the needs of Latino consumers:
BestNow
CONTAC
Leadership Academy
Boston University
Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation
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8. BestNOW! Building Employment Strategies Through Networking On Wellness
Nine-month training program
Five month in class training
Four months paid community internship
Skills based knowledge of supportive services in mental health system
Enhance self-awareness, self advocacy, and empowerment
Peer support
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9. CONTAC Leadership Academy
Training program involving citizenship, advocacy, leadership, and organizational skills for consumers.
CONTAC completed a Spanish translation of the program, parts of which they will pilot in this project.
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10. Boston University Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation
· The training programs are of varying lengths and include content developed by BU project staff in current and previous grants.
These include:
Recuperando la Esperanza
Guía de Preparación para la Rehabilitación
Preparación para la Rehabilitación
Recovery Inspiring skills for providers
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11. Project Structure
Development
Curriculum
Course Outline
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12. Teleconference contact Site visit Staffing Plans
Development
Teleconference contact
Site visit
Staffing Plans
Recruitment Strategies
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13. Curriculum Review Streamline integration Presenter Planning
Relevant Topics of Discussion
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14. Course Outline BestNOW! 3 hr. weekly internship seminar
3 days a week (12 weeks, in-class)
3.5 hrs, mid afternoon
Boston University
4 day comprehensive Rehabilitation training component in Spanish
Contac
4 day intense leadership / Advocacy training
Community Placement
15-20 hrs weekly
3 hr. weekly internship seminar
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15. Program Incentives
To our knowledge, be the first consumer provider program specifically designed for Latinos
Will allow Latino consumers to develop both basic and more advanced skills
Provide consumers with a choice of roles to pursue: provider and/or leadership
Provide Latino consumers with specific state-of-the-art recovery and rehabilitation knowledge
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16. 333 Hegenberger Road, 6th floor
Contact Information
Katrina Killian
BestNOW!
333 Hegenberger Road, 6th floor
Oakland Ca 94621
(510)
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