workforce development and training

Many of the AOD workforce have spent very little time working as part of the broader healthcare system. To orient the workforce to the environment of the health and mental health system, they need an orientation to different culture and priorities of healthcare and mental healthcare personnel.

Training Curricula and Products

• HIV Integration Fact Sheet (07/31/2012)
• HIV Integration Guide (07/31/2012)
• Bringing It All Together - What HIV Providers Need To Know About Integrated Treatment (07/31/2012)
• Click here for a full list of PSATTC Products and Resources

PowerPoint Presentations

• Staff Training Made Easy (10/26/2010)
• Benefits of Multi-Agency Membership Consortium
• Preparing Behavioral Health Staff to Work in Primary Care, Part 1- Getting Started-On-the-Job-Training (01/29/2010)
• Preparing BH Staff to Work in Primary Care, Part 1- Getting Started-On-the-Job-Training (continued) (01/29/2010)
• Preparing BH Staff to Work in PC, Part 2- Relationships- The BH Consultant, PC Physician, and Psychiatrist (01/29/2010)
• Preparing Behavioral Health Staff to Work in Primary Care, Part 3-Warm Handoffs (01/29/2010)

Reports/Toolkits

• Peer Support Services: A Valuable Component of Behavioral Healthcare (added 2/13/2013)
• Primary and Behavioral Health Integration Guiding Principles for Workforce

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Urada, D., Schaper, E., Alvarez, L., Reilly, C., Dawar, M., Field, R., Antonini, V. P., Oeser, B. T., Crèvecoeur-MacPhail, D., and Rawson, R. A. Perceptions of mental health and substance use disorder services integration among the workforce in primary care settings. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 44(4). Sept-Oct 2012.  PDF available at:
  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02791072.2012.720163