Mental Health Services Act REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP Coordinator s Activity Report

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1 Region: Greater Bay Area Fiscal Sponsor County: Alameda Counties: Alameda, City of Berkeley, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma Southern Bay Region Counties: Santa Cruz, San Beneto, Monterey Time period for this report: April 2009 June ) Revisions to Major Goals/Priorities: If the regional partnership has revised the work plan submitted to OSHPD, please indicate those changes here or attach to this document. Introduction: The year 2013 marks 12 years since the Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative (the Collaborative) began as an outgrowth of a Human Resources Summit convened by the California Mental Health Planning Council in The Collaborative developed in response to the growing need to develop pragmatic approaches to recruiting and retaining a diverse and qualified public mental health workforce. With initial direction from California State University Hayward (now CSU East Bay), the Greater Bay Area Mental Health Directors took on an early leadership role with the Collaborative that continues to this day. The California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) has served as the Collaborative s fiscal sponsor since 2004, when it applied for and received its first grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for staffing support. Through regular meetings in Oakland and a new sub-region in the Southern Bay Area Region, CiMH continues to coordinate the work of Collaborative with a Project Manager based in the Bay Area, a local steering committee and oversight by the Greater Bay Area Mental Health Directors. Statewide Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Workforce Education & Training (WET) funding provides critical resources for the Collaborative s work in the Greater Bay Area and has supported a variety of projects and activities. From , the Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative (the Collaborative) developed two multi-year work plans: , and Work plans are developed by the project manager, with input from the Steering Committee, with final approval by the Greater Bay Area County Mental Health Directors. The most recent work plan is attached. Our work plan reflects the mission, goals and activities of the Collaborative, and represents a 12-year partnership of county mental/behavioral health departments, contracted providers, educational partners (K-12, community colleges, four-year colleges/universities, and graduate programs), consumers and family members. The program is contracted through the California Institute for Mental Health, CiMH. The mission of the Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Collaborative is to promote the growth and support of a public mental health workforce in the Bay Area that Is wellness, recovery and resiliency-oriented and culturally and linguistically competent; employs consumers, family members, and people of ethnic and cultural diversity at all levels of the mental health Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 1 of 6

2 system. 2) Description of The report should describe the major activities of the Regional Partnership. Where applicable, the description should include a reference to the current Five-Year Plan action item(s) to which it pertains. Activities of the Collaborative are organized by six major goals, listed below with their related primary activities. The column on the right includes a reference to specific Five-Year Plan action item(s). I. Develop regional training resources that integrate MHSA philosophy and values: promoting education, training and re-training of the mental health workforce to increase the practice of culturally competent, recovery oriented services. II. Increase County Human Resources/Civil Service responsiveness to and operational support of public mental health employment needs. III. Strengthen and expand educational partnerships to increase the viability and accessibility of the mental health workforce pipeline. IV. Increase the number of consumers and family members hired, retained and offered opportunities for career pathway development throughout the public mental health system. V. A diverse and culturally and linguistically competent public mental health workforce serving unserved, underserved and inappropriately served consumers and their families. VI. Increase public awareness of and interest in pursuing public mental health careers. I. Regional Training Resources: -Convene regular Collaborative meetings including county staff, contracted agencies, educational partners, consumers and family members with educational presentations on public mental health workforce-related topics. -Convene meetings of WET and training staff. Provide technical assistance/consultation as needed/requested to GBA counties in development, submission and implementation of local Workforce Education & Training Plans. -Educate/train Collaborative participants on elearning/distributed education. -Support efforts to increase capacity to accept interns, including sharing resources on best practices for clinical supervision. -Launch/develop Southern Bay Region Collaborative (Santa Cruz, San Benito & Monterey Counties); offer quarterly meetings. Five-Year Plan Objective/ Action Item: Objective C: -Establish Regional Partnerships -Promote use of Webbased learning Objective H: -Develop curricula to train & retrain current staff. -Conduct ongoing assessments of local Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 2 of 6

3 -Support funding for annual Recovery Conference in Monterey County. -Convene/offer training to Bay Area counties/contractors implementing Early Psychosis programs. -Support local efforts around healthcare reform & integration with primary care through information dissemination, resource sharing. -Offer trainings to older adult clinical staff. II. Increase Human Resources/Civil Service responsiveness to and operational support of public mental health employment needs. -Convene an educational and problem-solving group to include Greater Bay Area Mental Health Directors, Human Resource (HR) Directors and key HR managers that will identify challenges and barriers as well as evolving best practices and commitments for future collaboration and mutual consultation. training needs. Objective G: Include competencies consistent with MHSA values and priorities into internship programs, etc. Objective E: Promote the employment of mental health clients & family members III. Strengthen and expand educational partnerships to increase the viability and accessibility of the mental health workforce pipeline. -Offer high school pathway technical assistance to counties throughout the Bay Area, including Southern Bay Region. -Offer annual workshops to high school faculty and staff to support high school career pathways. -Fund and develop new psychosocial rehabilitation (PSR) courses at Contra Costa College -Convene community college human resources programs with Health Workforce Initiative/Bay Area Community College Consortium. -Fund start-up of new Masters of Social Work (MSW) Program at Cal State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), supporting Growing Our Own principles for Southern Bay Region. Participate in Curriculum Development and Resource Development committees. -Fund scholarships for MSW students at CSUMB. Priority given to Southern Bay residents. -Offered curriculum trainings to Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT) educators in the 17 programs in the Bay Area, to support curriculum changes mandated by the Board of Behavioral Sciences, driven by MHSA values. -Identify Mental Health Core Competencies; disseminate to graduate programs (in process) Objective D: -Increase the number of MH career development opportunities in high school, community colleges. -Promote development of culturally competent curricula Objective G: -Expand the capacity of secondary education. -Include competencies consistent with MHSA values & priorities Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 3 of 6

4 -Plan & implement conference, Integrated Care: A Roadmap for the Future Workforce Building Momentum for Change in Graduate Education, co sponsored with CalSWEC (California Social Work Education Center) and CalMHSA Integrated Behavioral Health Project. -Participate in local MFT consortium and CalSWEC activities. IV Increase the number of consumers and family members hired, retained and offered opportunities for career pathway development throughout the public mental health system. -Increase the number of consumers & family members on the Collaborative Steering Committee. -Co-host Working Well Together trainings on reasonable accommodations & job descriptions -Host follow-up meetings from the 2008 Consumer Employment Summit; disseminated information. -Co-sponsor Can We Talk consumer & family member employment conference with San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services. -Offer resources and technical assistance related to consumer & family member employment V. A diverse and culturally and linguistically competent public mental health workforce serving unserved, underserved and inappropriately served consumers and their families. -Offer regional multi-cultural training: California Brief Multi-Cultural Scales (CBMCS), training-fortrainers. -Offer Mental Health Interpreter training in Southern Bay Region -Compile report on regional personnel polices for bi-lingual pay -Convene community college Human Services Programs & Health Workforce Initiative. Objective I: Promote the meaningful inclusion of mental health clients in all WET programs. Objective E: Promote the employment of mental health clients & family members. Objective J: Promote the inclusion of cultural competence in all WET programs. VI. Increase public awareness of and interest in pursuing public mental health careers. -Launch/continuously update Collaborative website, -Participate in various regional health workforce initiatives, including: Community College Health workforce Initiative Statewide Advisory Committee and local HWI program. -Lecture in local academic programs as requested by faculty. Objective C: Promote web-based technologies. Promote the development of culturally competent curricula that promote careers in public mental health. Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 4 of 6

5 3) Outcomes of Regional Partnership: This section should include outcome information for the regional partnership. Consider both quantitative and qualitative outcomes. Outcomes can be either activity specific and/or more general to the Regional Partnership. Outcomes of major initiatives: Overall Evaluation of the Collaborative: With funding from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, the Collaborative contracted with UCSF Center for the Health Professions to conduct an evaluation of the Collaborative s major initiatives. The report is in draft form and will be complete by June New Academic/Pathway Programs: New MSW Program: California State University Monterey Bay s MSW Program opened its doors in August 2010 with a cohort of 41 students. Two additional cohorts have enrolled. The first cohort graduates spring See attached chart for data on student demographics. The program is on track for full accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education. The Collaborative s funding of the program has shifted from direct operational support to student scholarships. New Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program: Contra Costa College s PSR Program began in fall 2010 and currently has 17 students enrolled (spring 2013). See attached chart for data on student demographics. Data is currently being collected on employment outcomes. High School Pathways Technical Assistance and Workshops to support county efforts in this area. Another new MSW Program was launched in 2011 by Cal State University East Bay. This new three-year program is geared toward working adults and is offered through the University s Extension Program featuring a distance learning environment. The new program does not receive any Regional Partnership or local WET funding, but is an outgrowth of CSUEB s participation in the Collaborative, and local county mental health departments participation in the University s Mental Health Advisory Board for its full-time MSW program Expanded Partnerships: Southern Bay Area Regional Partnership was launched in 2009 with Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey Counties. Consumer & Family Member Employment Conference with San Mateo County BHRS: Can We Talk? was a one-day conference highlighting best practices, lessons learned and areas to continue to explore on this topic. Bay Area Community College Consortium & Health Workforce Initiative: Convening community colleges and employers to look at the role of community colleges and mental/behavioral health workforce needs, including curriculum choices and internships/training. Bay Area MFT Educators Consortium uses the Collaborative s trainings and website for curriculum support. Conference on Primary Care Integration/Health Care Reform for graduate faculty in social work, MFT, psychology and nursing. Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 5 of 6

6 Products: New Website: the site was launched in 2009, activity on the site is steadily increasing. During 2012, there were 2,913 visits as compared to 2,699 in Visitors spend an average of 3.09 minutes on the site. Toolkit: The Collaborative developed a Regional Partnership Toolkit to support other regions in the start-up of their Regional Partnerships, and is posted on CiMH s website: Regional-Partnership-Toolkit.aspx. elearning Course History of the Public Mental Health System. Quarterly enewsletter: an online newsletter was established in fall 2012 and is published quarterly. The most recent newsletter is available here: Matrix for Clinical Supervision: A matrix was developed defining the needs for clinical supervision for graduate MFT, social work and psychology students. Posted on the Collaborative s website here, under Public Mental Health Internship Resources. The document is currently being updated to include information for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors in California. Leveraging of Resources: The Zellerbach Family Foundation has continued to fund project-specific grants to the Collaborative, averaging $40,000 - $65,000 per year. The Collaborative has leveraged funding with CalSWEC and the CalMHSA Integrated Behavioral Healthcare Project. All information in this Activity Report is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Kimberly Mayer April 3, 2013 Regional Partnership Coordinator Signature Date Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative, April 2013 Page 6 of 6

7 CSCSUMB MSW Program Student Characteristics % 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 2010, N= , N= , N=32 30% 20% 10% 0% Central Coast 30 and younger Hispanic Spanish Speakers First Generation Male 13

8 CCC PSR Program Student Characteristics Contra Costa Fall 2010 Spring % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 June Spring 2012 Asian/Indian Unknown Philipino Biracial White Latino/a African American