Behavioral Health Workforce Development

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Behavioral Health Workforce Development

 

 

85% of counties in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas have been federally identified as Mental Health Professions Shortage Areas. Rural areas particularly face shortages of psychiatrists, APRN’s, counselors, certified/licensed addiction counselors, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurses and unlicensed direct care workers.

 

Training and technical assistance are available to academic institutions, provider organizations, and schools to attract, recruit, place, train, and retain behavioral health providers. 

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Training and Resource Highlights

 


 

Specialized training and technical assistance are available for: 

  • Legislative advocacy
  • Ambassador (career development) programs
  • Workforce grant writing
  • Engagement of behavioral health education/training programs
  • Consumer involvement
  • Behavioral Health Professional Tracking Program
  • Development of promotional materials
  • Training in best practices to retain the workforce
  • Graduate school recruitment to attract trainees to underserved population practice
  • Health professions schools training to attract medical, nursing, and allied health students to MH
  • Training in best practices to retain MH professionals in practice

 


 

Current Initiatives 

  • Providing technical support to the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services to address workforce shortages
  • Developing a plan to support the Missouri Department of Mental Health in addressing the behavioral health workforce shortage 

 


 

Program Director

Marley Doyle, M.D

 

 

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If you have any questions about our behavioral health workforce development services, please email [email protected].

 

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