Preparing the Workforce System

Training for current staff

Supervisors' Training

• Helpful & Barriers to Parenting
• EAP
• Policies and Procedures - checklist

Handling Confidential Information in Small Counties - Cultural Specific

Training the Consumer and Family Member

Peer Training Programs

• Peer Training Programs - PowerPoint Presentation
• Mental Health SPIRIT Course Overview

Training Programs

• College of San Mateo Human Services Course Overview
• College of San Mateo Peer Support Services Certificate of Completion
• Making the Community College Connection
• CASRA Psychosocial Rehabilitation Certificate Program
• CASRA - A Curriculum for PSR Practitioners & Resource Manual Order Form

Benefits Counselors

• California's Individual Self-Sufficiency Planning (ISSP) Project - PowerPoint Presentation

Culturally Competent Traning

• BestNow! Bilingual Peer Training Making the Connection - PowerPoint Presentation

Creating Placements

Example Job Announcements - Descriptions

• Stanislaus
  • Stanislaus Behavioral Health Advocate
  • Stanislaus Behavioral Health Advocate FFD description
  • Stanislaus Recruitment for BEST Staff Technician memo
  • Stanislaus Consumer Behavioral Health Advocate
• Riverside
  • Riverside Duty Statement
  • Riverside Duty Statement general
  • Parent Partner Classification 2005

Consumer Positions vs. Integrated Positions

Career Ladder

• Career Ladder for SEIU LAUSD - PowerPoint Presentation

Civil Service vs. Outreach

• SEIU CIMH MHSA Regional Training handout
• SEIU MHSA Paper
• SEIU MHSA Paper Executive Summary

Consumer Operated

Supports

ADA Resources

Peer Related Supports

• Defining Peer Support
• Peer Support A Systematic Approach

Helpful Ideas

• Regional Peer Programs

Consumer Responsibilities

Successful Examples

Links

• Community Activators
• California LEAP program
• HR Plan from the Planning Council

Contacts

• California Mental Health Cooperative Programs