SAMHSA Region 3 Central East Mental Health Technology Transfer Center, in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, launched a new learning collaborative on behalf of the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). In this web-based series, Community Services Boards' (CSBs') staff will explore strategies to help individuals with persistent and serious mental illness develop the emotional, intellectual, and social skills they need to thrive in their community. CSBs are the entry points for publicly supported mental health, substance use disorder, and developmental services for people with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities in Virginia.
This learning collaborative will provide an opportunity for managers to come together for mutual learning, discussion, and problem solving. Participants are invited to share their knowledge and expertise with one another as they consider best practices, explore emerging promising practices, and discuss lessons learned.
Registration is closed to supervisors, managers, and direct care staff at CSBs.
The learning collaborative structure includes five sessions, each 60 minutes long. All sessions will convene virtually from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET.
Sessions will be highly interactive, giving participants many opportunities to share promising practices, enhance knowledge, explore new ideas, and strategize ways to implement and support new skill development of their teams. Breakout rooms will enable the division of CSBs into rural and urban locations or other relevant configurations. Each session will focus on a unique topic.
