Courses:
Affordable Care Act Federal Actions Impacting California
Ms. Fields provides information on opportunities to address mental health and substance use disorders under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Mr. O'Brien focuses on the Medicaid Expansion of 2014, state opportunities to re-balance community and long-term service systems, and Home and Community Based Services Proposed Characterist
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Course Name:
Affordable Care Act Federal Actions Impacting California
Course Description:
Ms. Fields provides information on opportunities to address mental health and substance use disorders under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Mr. O'Brien focuses on the Medicaid Expansion of 2014, state opportunities to re-balance community and long-term service systems, and Home and Community Based Services Proposed Characteristics.
Course Objective:
- Participantswill learn about federal regulations related to parity that impact Californiaand what opportunities are afforded to California
- Participantswill learn about federal regulationsrelated to the Affordable Care Act and what opportunities are afforded toCalifornia
- Participantswill learn to recognize different programs related to the Affordable Care Actespecially those not known and/or implemented in California
- Participantswill increase their knowledge of essential health benefits including concernsaround methadone and substance use treatment
- Participantswill increase their knowledge of prevention and early intervention as isrelated to K-12 and college students
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Intermediate level course)
Author Bio:
Suzanne Fields, MSW, LICSW,
Senior Advisor on Health Care Financing
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
John O'Brien, MA
Senior Policy Advisor
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Credits:
1.00
Hours:
1.00
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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California County Integration Initiatives
This course provides an update (2013) on key county initiatives in the topic area of coordinating and integrating mental health, substance use disorders, and primary health care.
Course Name:
California County Integration Initiatives
Course Description:
This course provides an update (2013) on key county initiatives in the topic area of coordinating and integrating mental health, substance use disorders, and primary health care.
Course Objective:
- Participants will learn about strategies to overcome common challenges related to care coordination. For example, design of a universal release of information to overcome the challenges that HIPPA regulations pose while attempting to do care coordination.
- Participants will be able to discuss the difference role of clinical information systems in care coordination and integration. For example, the role of an electronic health record vs. the role o of a registry.
- Participants will increase their knowledge about the role of measurement in care coordination and integration.
- Participants will inquire about the emerging role of peers in integration and care coordination.
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Intermediate level course)
Author Bio:
MHSA MH/SUD INTEGRATED CARE INITIATIVES
- Brenda Goldstein, MPH, Director, Psychosocial Services, Lifelong Medical Care, Alameda County
- Tom Trabin, PhD, MSM, Associate Director of Adult Services, Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services
- Debbie Innes-Gomberg, PhD, Mental Health Clinical District Chief, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Adult Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- Lily Alvarez, Behavioral Health System Administrator, Kern County Department of Mental Health
SMALL COUNTY CARE INTEGRATION LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
- Karen Stockton, PhD, MSW, BSN, Director, Modoc County Health Services
SAMHSA PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION GRANTS
- Scott Gruendl, MPA, Director, Glenn County Health Services Agency
- Robert Cabaj, MD, Medical Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, San Mateo County
- Marshall Lewis, MD, DFAPA, Former Clinical Director, Behavioral Health Division, San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency
- James Rogers, PsyD, CPRP, Vice P resident of Clinical Services, Community Research Foundation (CRF), San Diego County
Credits:
1.75
Hours:
1.75
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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California Mental Health Services: A Brief Overview
This course is intended as a brief introduction to the California Public Mental Health System.
Course Name:
California Mental Health Services: A Brief Overview
Course Description:
This course is intended as a brief introduction to the California Public Mental Health System.
Course Objective:
- Describe the changes in public mental health services through the decade
- Summarize the evolution of funding for mental health services in California starting with the 1950s through the beginning of this century
- Restate the laws concerning mental health funding
- Define the problems with funding for services
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Sandra Naylor Goodwin, PhD, MSW, President and CEO, CiMH Sandra Naylor Goodwin is the founding (1993) Executive Director of the California Institute for Mental Health. With nearly 30 years of professional experience, Dr. Goodwin has experience and knowledge of administration, treatment and service methodologies, and planning and policy development at the county and state levels.Dr.Goodwin served as the Director of the Placer County Mental Health, Alcohol, and Drug Abuse from 1981 to 1988.During that time she was active with the California Conference of Local Mental Health Directors, serving in many capacities, including president.Dr.Goodwin also possesses a wealth of knowledge concerning the governance structure of the California Mental Health System. While serving as Principal Consultant to the Assembly Health Committee of the California State Legislature, she developed a series of fiscal and program reform legislation, including mental health realignment, MediCal consolidation, California Mental Health Master Plan requirements, and California compliance to the ADA.
Dr. Goodwin was deeply involved in developing the county-based system of care with the managed care for the delivery of specialty mental health MediCal services. More recently, she has been directing a CiMH initiative on Values Driven Evidence Based Practices, with a major focus on cultural competency, recovery, and resiliency. And currently Dr. Goodwin is developing a strategy for implementation supports, training and technical assistance to assist the implementation of the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63), passed by California voters in November 2004. The focus of this effort is on transformation of mental health services to support a recovery process.
Dr. Goodwin serves on a number of boards and commissions, including the National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors, the County Behavioral Health Institute, the California State Council on Women's Health, the California Women's Mental Health Policy Council, and the Placer County First Five Commission. Dr. Goodwin possesses a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and a Master of Social Work degree.
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (1)
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Consumers in the Mental Health Workforce
WWT produces eLearning and non-eLearning curricula to train both the mental health workforce and employees with lived experience as consumers and/or family members. The links below provide an ability to view the newly developed WWT E-Learning Component, “Consumers in the Mental Health
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Course Name:
Consumers in the Mental Health Workforce
Course Description:
WWT produces eLearning and non-eLearning curricula to train both the mental health workforce and employees with lived experience as consumers and/or family members. The links below provide an ability to view the newly developed WWT E-Learning Component, “Consumers in the Mental Health Workforce”, and covers basic concepts related to consumer employment.
Course Objective:
- Identify the benefits of hiring consumers
as providers
- Identify positions for consumer providers
- Discuss the ways in which stigma impacts the successful integration of
consumer providers
- Identify key reasonable accommodations for consumer providers
- List supports that contribute to consumer staff success on the job
Intended Audience:
This training is intended for:
- Consumers and Family Members (individuals with "lived experience")
- Clinicians
- Supervisors
- Administrators
- Public Mental Health System partners
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion - Accommodations and leave for employees with behavioral health challenges, for employees caring for family members/children with differences, and entitlements for all employees
Course Name:
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion
Course Description:
Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion - Accommodations and leave for employees with behavioral health challenges, for employees caring for family members/children with differences, and entitlements for all employees
Course Objective:
- Describe the concept of stigma and the unique forms stigma takes within the mental health workplace.
- Articulate the value of people with lived experience in the mental health professions and research showing efficacy of peer support services.
- Understand employment laws, protections, and guidelines mandating the employment of people with lived experience as consumers, family members of adults, parents or caregivers of children with behavioral disabilities in public mental health.
- Understand the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and reasonable accommodations.
- Demonstrate skills to engage in the 'Interactive Dialogue' that are necessary to assess job-related limitations due to a disclosed disability and to maximize employee success on the job.
- Understand costs and direct/indirect benefits of providing accommodations.
- Demonstrate knowledge of resources to seek or provide reasonable accommodations.
- Understand regulations, such as the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and other employment protections, and entitlements available to all employees.
- Describe roles of policies and procedures, federal and state legislation, human resources departments, supervisors and all others in creating a culture of inclusion.
- Describe importance and types of ongoing supports to maintain an all-inclusive workplace.
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Karin Lettau, MS, Rehabilitation Counseling with concentration in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
For over two years, Karin Lettau has been the Southern Regional Technical Assistance Coordinator under the Working Well Together project. Working Well Together is a State Collaborative of four state advocacy agencies: a consumer-run agency—the California Association of Mental Health Peer-Run Organizations (CAMHPRO-PEERS), a family member organization (NAMI CA), a parent advocacy agency (UACF) and the California Institute for Mental Health. Karin relishes using her skills to develop connections and trainings, write curricula and establish collaborative projects with California counties to ensure that people with mental health challenges and their family members are prepared, recruited, employed, supported, and provided career ladders in the public mental health field.
Karin grew up as a German-American in Berlin, Germany. After work and study in Hong Kong, Karin graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a bachelor’s in Chinese Studies, and minor in education. Karin's enduring passion to contribute to resolve injustices for disenfranchised groups led her to transition from a 20 year career in sales, marketing and management, to work in public mental health.
Karin earned a master’s degree from San Diego State University, in Rehabilitation Counseling, with an emphasis in psychiatric rehabilitation in 2007. Karin worked for over five years at Mental Health Systems Inc. as an employment specialist for people with mental health challenges. She then moved to build and lead the San Diego County Peer Liaison Advocacy Program for Recovery Innovations, preparing her for regional and state level work. Karin has found great satisfaction, meaning and purpose in her life by empowering others to find their mission, voice and wellness journey.
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Cultural Competence - A Preparedness and Orientation Course
This is a brief orientation to cultural competence within California county mental health organizations.
Course Name:
Cultural Competence - A Preparedness and Orientation Course
Course Description:
This is a brief orientation to cultural competence within California county mental health organizations.
Course Objective:
- Increase knowledge of the origin of cultural competence in California
- Recognize the value of cultural responsive whole healthcare and its impact on positive outcomes
- Identify indicators for a culturally competent organization
- Associate general concepts and terms for culturally competent practices
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Introductory level course)
Author Bio:
Constance “ Khani” Gustafson, MSW is an Associate with the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH), Evidenced Based Practices Team. She is responsible for designing and implementing training and technical assistance to address critical issues related health equity, cultural and linguistic competencies and wellness and recovery or county health providers their contractors and community partners.
Khani is the lead for multiple innovative training and technical assistance projects through CiMH including mental health and spirituality; cultural competence training, Identification and intervention for early onset of Psychosis identification, Moral Reconation Therapy ( MRT CBT); Khani is Vice President of the California Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT) Association and provides leadership and assistance to counties to establish new CIT training and programs. She also has expertise in program development, community capacity building and working with military personnel.
Prior to joining CIMH, Ms Gustafson served as a Manager with Stanislaus County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. She developed and implemented multiple service programs such as a school based suicide prevention curriculum and protocols, crisis response flight teams/risk assessment services, kinship care support programs, and cultural specific counseling support services. Khani was also the Executive Director of the Stanislaus County Children’s Council for three years and is currently the chair of the CSU, Stanislaus MSW Advisory Board.
Credits:
2.00
Hours:
2.00
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (1)
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Ethnic, Racial and Cultural Considerations
Welcome to the WWT E-learning course, "Ethnic, Racial and Cultural Considerations When Integrating Individuals with Lived Experience as Consumers and Family Members into the Workforce."
Course Name:
Ethnic, Racial and Cultural Considerations
Course Description:
Welcome to the WWT E-learning course, "Ethnic, Racial and Cultural Considerations When Integrating Individuals with Lived Experience as Consumers and Family Members into the Workforce."
Course Objective:
The goal of this training is to provide an overview of the context of ethnicity, race,and culture when integrating people who identify as consumers and family members into the public mental health workforce.
The overall objectives include:
Ensuring the work environment is considerate of ethnic, racial and cultural diversity
Establishing competent approaches for engaging and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds
Intended Audience:
This training is intended for:
- Consumers and Family Members (individuals with "lived experience")
- Clinicians
- Supervisors
- Administrators
- Public Mental Health System partners
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
2.00
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions - WWT
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Health Care Reform in California
This course covers current and future changes in national and California state policies that will impact practice whether in private or public practice.
Course Name:
Health Care Reform in California
Course Description:
This course covers current and future changes in national and California state policies that will impact practice whether in private or public practice.
Course Objective:
Senator Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, JD
- Participants will learn about the policy and advocacy objectives of the California State Legislature with respect to mental health.
- Participants will learn about the impact of legislative policy decisions on the delivery of mental health services.
- Participants will learn about the legislative response to mass killings by untreated mental illness, and the effort to avoid stigmatization of people with mental illness.
Undersecretary Michael Wilkening, MA
- Participants will increase their knowledge related to the role California State Agencies will play in implementing parity
- Participantswill increase their knowledge related to the role California State Agencieswill play in implementing the Affordable Care Act
- Participants will learn to apply an analysis of federal regulations to understand the opportunities for local counties and community-based agencies.
Diane Cummins, BA
- Participantswill increase their knowledge of how California is implementing parity and howthis impacts local counties and community-based programs
- Participantswill increase of their knowledge of how California is implementing theAffordable Care Act and its impact on local counties and community-basedprograms
- Participants will recognize different opportunities related to federal regulations
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Introductory level course)
Author Bio:
Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, JD, California State Legislature
Undersecretary Michael Wilkening, MA, CA State Health & Human Services Agency
Diane Cummins, BA, Special Advisor to theGovernor
Credits:
1.25
Hours:
1.25
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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History of Consumer and Family-Driven Services
A brief introduction to consumer and family member driven services in the California public mental health system.
Course Name:
History of Consumer and Family-Driven Services
Course Description:
A brief introduction to consumer and family member driven services in the California public mental health system.
Course Objective:
- Describe the "civil rights" movement for families, parents, and consumers in relationship to mental health
- Explain the Three D's of consumer and family driven services (Design, delivery, and determination)
- Summarize the Recovery Vision, Family Partnership Model, and other determination models
- Understand the negative impact of stigma and discrimination on consumer and family driven services
- Define the importance of our work as partners that involve consumers, family members, and communities in a shared system of care
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Alice J. Washington, BA Associate California Institute for Mental Health
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Introduction to Person-Centered Planning for Recovery and Wellness
As mental health systems around the world try to transform themselves into more recovery and resiliency-oriented approaches, it becomes clear that the effort to be more "person-centered" lies at the heart of that change.
Course Name:
Introduction to Person-Centered Planning for Recovery and Wellness
Course Description:
As mental health systems around the world try to transform themselves into more recovery and resiliency-oriented approaches, it becomes clear that the effort to be more "person-centered" lies at the heart of that change.
Course Objective:
- Summarize the principles of person-centered practice
- Understand the importance of person-centered approaches in recovery and resilience practice
- Identify the key tasks in creating a person-centered plan
- Understand how medical necessity is documented
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Neal Adams, MD, MPH Deputy Director California Institute for Mental Health
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Overcoming Stigma and Discrimination in the Behavioral Health Workplace
The primary goal of the WWT is to ensure public mental health agencies are prepared to recruit, hire, train, support and retain multicultural clients, family members and pare
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Course Name:
Overcoming Stigma and Discrimination in the Behavioral Health Workplace
Course Description:
The primary goal of the WWT is to ensure public mental health agencies are prepared to recruit, hire, train, support and retain multicultural clients, family members and parents/caregivers as employees.This E-Learning Module is one in a series of modules developed to ensure the workplace is welcoming and values employees with experience as consumers, parents and family members from diverse ethnic, racial and cultural communities.
Course Objective:
-Describe the concept of stigma as it affects individuals, organizations and groups,including cultural and ethnic groups -Identify key milestones in the evolution of mental health systems in California and define the contributions of the Consumer and Family movements to its development -Articulate the value of people with lived experience in the mental health professions -Describe the unique forms stigma takes within the mental health workplace -Demonstrate the skills necessary to address stigmatizing behaviors by coworkers, supervisors and systems -Describe the roles of policies and procedures, federal and state legislation, human resources departments and labor unions in maintaining a stigma-free workplace -Describe the importance and types of self-care and supports useful in managing stigmatizing environments -Identify key elements of a stigma-free workplace and the cultural and systemic factors that support it
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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PEI Essentials and Culturally Relevant Program Development
This e-learning module outlines the essentials of the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and of culturally relevant PEI program development.
Course Name:
PEI Essentials and Culturally Relevant Program Development
Course Description:
This e-learning module outlines the essentials of the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and of culturally relevant PEI program development.
Course Objective:
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
Author Bio:
Will Rhett-Mariscal, PhD Senior Associate California Institute for Mental Health
Credits:
0.00
Hours:
Certificates:
General - California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Understanding New Finance Methods (Managed Care, Capitation, Case Rates, and Value Based Purchasing)
This course includes a virtual field trip of states that might look like California's mental health system in the future, information on two types of payment reforms, and digs into payment models that may be relevant to California.
Course Name:
Understanding New Finance Methods (Managed Care, Capitation, Case Rates, and Value Based Purchasing)
Course Description:
This course includes a virtual field trip of states that might look like California's mental health system in the future, information on two types of payment reforms, and digs into payment models that may be relevant to California.
Course Objective:
- Participants will be able to identify the different mental health and substance use payment models in use in other states.
- Participants will discuss the pros and cons of the different payment models, thinking about how they might work in California.
- Participants will explore how these payment models might be implemented in their home counties.
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Advanced level course)
Author Bio:
Dale Jarvis, CPA
Dale Jarvis & Associates, LLC
Credits:
1.75
Hours:
1.75
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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Understanding Realignment Panel
This course helps participants learn about 1991, 2011, and Public Safety Realignment. The course focuses on the fiscal and policy implications for health, social services, mental health, and alcohol and drug programs.
Course Name:
Understanding Realignment Panel
Course Description:
This course helps participants learn about 1991, 2011, and Public Safety Realignment. The course focuses on the fiscal and policy implications for health, social services, mental health, and alcohol and drug programs.
Course Objective:
- Participants will learn about the 1991 AND 2011 Realignment and differentiate/ discuss fiscal and policy implications to health, social services, mental health, and drug and alcohol programs, including the relationship of these programs to the AB 109 public safety realignment.
- Participants will recognize the complex structure of 1991 realignment and 2011 realignment and contrast the differences among realigned programs.
- Participants will apply analysis to summarize and communicate the historical, present and future costs and benefits of realignment and to identify key policy issues for program, fiscal and political consideration.
Intended Audience:
County staff, community based organizations, CA state personnel, consumers, and family members
(Intermediate level course)
Author Bio:
Graham Knaus, Finance and Operations Manager, Placer County
Patricia Ryan, MPA, Executive Director, CMHDA Tom Renfree, Executive Director, CADPAAC Mike Geiss, CPA, Geiss Consulting
Credits:
1.75
Hours:
1.75
Certificates:
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
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