An Effective Work Force Embraces and Drives Integrated Care

• By: David Kamnitzer, LCSW-R Mindy Liss Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, community health services, integrated care, mental and physical health, person-centered care, social determinants of health, whole health, workforce training
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The behavioral health sector has been in the throes of a generational change over the past decade, one that has challenged the very way we offer treatment, organize operations and receive funding for our services. Our agencies have worked hard to adapt to these changes while maintaining the...

Addressing the Human Services Workforce Crisis Through Training and Professional Development

• By: Shawn P. Quigley, PhD, BCBA-D Jennifer Ruane, MS, BCBA, LPC Lindsey Dunn, MA, SPHR, CPHRM Melmark PA
• July 1st, 2019
• autism, competency-based instruction, direct support professionals, intellectual disabilities, professional development, staff retention, training programs, workforce crisis
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In 2017, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities provided a report (retrieved from https://www.nadsp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PCPID-2017_-Americas-Direct-Support-Workforce-Crisis-low-res.pdf) to the President of the United States regarding the workforce crisis...

Creating a Family Peer Support and Services Workforce

• By: Marleen Litt, LCSW Yudelca De la Cruz, MSEd Onicka Miller Veronica Worley JCCA
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, caregiver advocacy, credentialing, family peer support, Medicaid services, supervision, vicarious trauma, workforce development
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For the caregiver of a Medicaid-eligible child who has a behavioral diagnosis, or demonstrated loss of a physical health diagnosis, Children & Family Support & Services (CFTSS) provide unprecedented support, advocacy and resources. On July 1, 2019, the fourth CFTSS component, Family Peer...

Clinicians’ Perceptions of Telephone-Delivered Mental Health Services

• By: Micaela Mercado, MSW, PhD Virna Little, PsyD, LCSW-r, MBA, CCM, SAP Eunice Kim, LCSW Concert Health
• July 1st, 2019
• access to care, behavioral health technology, collaborative care, Medicare reimbursement, telephonic mental health services, therapeutic alliance, underserved populations, workforce training
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There is a significant need for professional programs to provide training in the provision of telephone-delivered mental health services. Telephonic mental health services is an emerging practice approach that may meet the needs and the field’s commitment to addressing access to mental health...

BHN Summer 2019 Issue

• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health workforce, career pathways, mental health professionals, peer support, professional challenges, training and development, workforce retention, workforce shortage
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"The Behavioral Health Workforce"   Articles in This...

Building Workforce Capacity to Support the Mental Health Needs of Young Children and Their Families

• By: Susan Chinitz, PsyD Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC)
• January 1st, 2019
• clinician training, early childhood mental health, evidence-based practices, infant therapy, parent-child interventions, social-emotional development, trauma-informed care, workforce development
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New York City is supporting its youngest children’s early development and their families through an innovative training partnership and network, funded by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) as part of ThriveNYC. The Early Childhood Mental Health Network, which...

The Integrated Mental Health and Addictions Treatment Training Certificate (IMHATT)

• By: Forrest P. Foster, MSW, CPRP Noah Lipton, LCSW, MPA Lisa B. Dixon, MD, MPH New York State Psychiatric Institute
• January 1st, 2018
• behavioral healthcare, co-occurring disorders, continuing education, evidence-based practice, implementation fidelity, mental health integration, substance use treatment, workforce training
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The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, established the Center for Practice Innovations at Columbia Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute (CPI) in November 2007, to promote the widespread use of evidence-based practices...

Vulnerable Populations: People of Color in Leadership Roles

• By: Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP MPG Consulting
• October 1st, 2017
• inclusion and privilege, leadership diversity, microaggressions, organizational culture, people of color leadership, structural racism, white supremacy, workplace equity
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While we all know that much stress comes with leadership, authority and responsibility, People of Color (POC) in leadership roles must also deal with the unique stressor of structural racism. Viewing Barack Obama’s experience as President clearly indicates that even highly educated, successful...

Vulnerable Populations: People of Color in Leadership Roles

• By: Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP MPG Consulting
• July 1st, 2017
• equity and inclusion, gender bias, leadership diversity, microaggressions, organizational culture, structural racism, white supremacy, workplace discrimination
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While we all know that much stress comes with leadership, authority and responsibility, People of Color (POC) in leadership roles must also deal with the unique stressor of structural racism. Viewing Barack Obama’s experience as President clearly indicates that even highly educated, successful...

Brief Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment: Designing Social Work Education to Enhance Clinical Practice

• By: Andrew Bloch, LCSW Michael Cavallaro, LCSW Kathleen Friedman, LCSW-R, CSC Melodee Morrison, LCSW Arabelle Rowe, LCSW Michelle Sardone, LCSW Barbara Waltman, LCSW-R NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Division
• April 1st, 2016
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Over the past several years, the primary focus of inpatient psychiatric treatment has moved to a model of brief treatment and shortened length of stay. There have been many factors driving this, including the advent of managed care. The main goal of inpatient treatment has become rapid assessment...