Health Care Workforce Development to Enhance Mental and Behavioral Health of Children and Youths

2017 ◽  
Vol 171 (11) ◽  
pp. 1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Boat ◽  
Marshall L. Land ◽  
Laurel K. Leslie
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Care Workforce

scholarly journals DEMENTIA CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIONS IN TRAINING ACROSS SETTINGS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S379-S379
Author(s):  
Mary F Wyman ◽  
Verena R Cimarolli ◽  
Robyn Stone
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff

Abstract It is well-established that there is a critical shortage of trained health care staff who can deliver high-quality behavioral health services to persons with dementia. The development of innovative professional training curricula, and effectively implementing and sustaining such programs, is a key element in addressing this workforce crisis. This symposium highlights cutting-edge efforts being conducted across the continuum of care, to train health care professionals to support optimal behavioral health for persons with dementia. In the outpatient setting, Wyman et al. present data from a survey of mental health clinicians on their perspectives about working with persons with dementia and caregivers, revealing critical gaps in knowledge and skills to target in continuing education programming. Wray and colleagues focus on integrated behavioral health in primary care, discussing how geriatric experts can most effectively contribute to improved assessment and treatment within this setting. Koepp presents an innovative program to transform outpatient mental health care for persons with dementia through provider training and consultation. In the residential care setting, Reinhardt and colleagues report on the implementation of a comprehensive approach to the alleviation of behavioral health problems through training direct care staff in person-directed care in nursing homes. Finally, Karel et al share how VA interprofessional nursing home teams learn and sustain an evidence-based program to address behavioral concerns among residents with dementia. The discussant will lend a deep expertise in research and policy related to the geriatric workforce to her remarks on the presentations.

Health Care Workforce Development in Rural America: When Geriatrics Expertise Is 100 Miles Away

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Tumosa ◽  
Kathy J. Horvath ◽  
Terri Huh ◽  
Elayne E. Livote ◽  
Judith L. Howe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Health Care Workforce

scholarly journals Higher Education Institution Partnership to Strengthen the Health Care Workforce in Afghanistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Porta ◽  
Erin M. Mann ◽  
Rohina Amiri ◽  
Melissa D. Avery ◽  
Sheba Azim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Workforce ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Laboratory Technology ◽  
The University

Despite ongoing insecurity, Afghanistan has demonstrated improvement in health outcomes. Reasons for this success include a strategic public-private health service delivery model and investment in Afghan health care workforce development. Afghan universities have the primary responsibility for ensuring that an adequate health care workforce is available to private and public health care delivery settings. Most entry-level health care providers working in Afghanistan are educated within the country. However, university constraints, including faculty shortages and limited access to professional development, have affected both the flow of the health care workforce pipeline and the skill levels and competencies of those who do enter the workforce. Aware of these constraints and workforce needs, the administration at Kabul University of Medical Sciences (KUMS), working in collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education, prioritized investment in strengthening technical and academic capabilities within four faculties (anesthesiology, dentistry, medical laboratory technology, and midwifery). KUMS partnered with the University of Minnesota in 2017 with United States Agency for International Development support through the University Support and Workforce Development Program. Together they established a unique training-of-trainers (TOT) faculty development program to improve faculty knowledge and skills specific to their technical expertise, as well as knowledge and skills in instructional design and research methods. In this article, we describe the successes and challenges associated with partnership development, implementation, and sustainability. 

scholarly journals Revisiting the Viability of the Developmental-Behavioral Health Care Workforce

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
pp. e20174132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurel K. Leslie ◽  
Rebecca Baum ◽  
Adam Turner
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Behavioral Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workforce
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