CIBHS’s Workforce Development Team supports a range of statewide,
regional and local county efforts, focused on public mental
health workforce development. This includes strategies to develop
the future workforce along with current staff working in public
mental/behavioral health and integrated settings. Our
statewide efforts include Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
Workforce Education & Training (WET) funded contracts under the
Office of Statewide Planning & Development (OSHPD) for consumer
and family member employment technical assistance. Under our
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contract, we are in the
fourth year of an innovative Fiscal Leadership Institute,
offering training to county finance staff statewide.
We are contracted for three Regional Partnerships – one of the
MHSA WET strategies—for the Superior, Central and Greater Bay
Area regions. These partnerships focus on workforce development
projects that include counties, contracted agencies, education
and other partners, all focused on strategies to further develop
the local workforce. Examples of these efforts include the
start-up of new MSW Programs at California State University
Monterey Bay, and a new distributed learning BSW/MSW Program
through California State University Chico and California State
University Humboldt. We also are working with several community
colleges throughout the state, offering coursework focused on
psychosocial rehabilitation, along with supporting high school
career pathways development.
We also serve counties’ individual needs through contracts, and
have assisted counties in developing financial incentive
programs, offered ongoing training on cultural competency, and
are currently developing behavioral health/primary care
integration consultation. We also have staff who specialize
serving the needs of small and rural counties.
In addition, CIBHS is contracted by the DHCS to offer regional
training to Mental Health Boards and Commissions and is also
available for county-based fee-for-service training and
consultation.
