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Promoting Cultural Competence to Address Health Disparities and Improve Health Outcomes
…evolving, dynamic process that takes time and occurs along a continuum (“SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework: Cultural Competence,” http://www.samhsa.gov).” Additionally, SAMHSA cites culturally competent organizations as continually assessing their organizational diversity;…
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Addressing Workforce Challenges in Serving Individuals with Co-Occurring MI/IDD
…services. This should significantly reduce costs. Additional information is available on the NADD website, www.thenadd.org. Dr. Fletcher can be contacted by Email at rfletcher@thenadd.org or by phone at (845) 331-4336….
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Building a Quality Behavioral Health Workforce: Employing Service-User Perspectives Throughout Your Organization
…us pays attention to how we have learned to make sense of our experiences, then uses the relationship to create new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing” (www.intentionalpeersupport.org). Certified Peer…
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Developing Workforce Knowledge Through Technical Assistance
…Office Hours, Tools and Resources, and Self-Learning. Materials from all offerings, including slides, recordings, Q&A, and other developed resources, are available on the MCTAC.org website and circulated via e-mail to…
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Increasing the Addiction Workforce: Fellowship Training in Addiction Medicine
…tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs exceeds $700 million annually (http://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics). In 2013, an estimated 9.4% of the population (24.6 million Americans aged 12 or older) were current illicit drug users….
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Meeting the Challenges of Healthcare Reform: Preparing the Workforce for Transformational Practice Change
…cost. Health Affairs, 27(2), 759-769. Campanelli, P. (2015). Blending public health & prevention models. Behavioral Health News. Fall 2015, 8-33. Fellitti, V. J., Anda, R. A., Nordenberg, D., Williamson, D….
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Tips for a Successful Employee Wellness Program
…at www.springbrookny.org or call 607.286.7171 for more information. DeAnna Backus is Assistant Director of Human Resources, Employee Benefits at Springbrook; Mitzi Sackett, CPC is Health Promotion Specialist at IgniteHealth; and…
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Integrated Care Models in Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations
…Unutzer, J. Integrated Care Resource Center Webinar. [v] Unutzer, J et al., Collaborative Care Management of Late-life Depression in the Primary Care Setting, JAMA, December 2002; 299(22). [vi] Lin EH,…
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Creating Innovative Programs for Young Adults in Treatment
…MEd, is a Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Lori Pilosi, MS, CTRS, is the Lead Recreation Therapist, and Dominic Vangarelli, MA, CAC, is Director of Counseling. Visit us online at www.marworth.org….
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Integrating Trauma and Addiction Treatment
…in mind, Marworth counselors follow the “Seeking Safety” model of treatment with this population. Developed by Lisa M. Najavits, Ph.D. (professor of psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine; lecturer, Harvard…
