Training & Development: Psychiatric Leadership Program
About the Program
For more information about the Psychiatric Leadership Development Program, contact Mohini Venkatesh, 202-684-3730.
The Psychiatric Leadership Development Program is an executive leadership program for medical directors in community behavioral health organizations. Psychiatric leaders complete a one year comprehensive curriculum designed to develop and enhance leadership and professional development through:
- Applying knowledge and skills to be transformational leaders in their agencies.
- Exerting conscious use of self as visionary leaders to improve clinical practice throughout the agency and mental health system.
- Effectively recruiting, mentoring, supervising, and increasing the retention of mental health staff.
- Participating in community engaged scholarship within their local community.
- Informing public policy within their agency and engaging with policy makers locally and nationally.
The Psychiatric Leadership Development Program is part of the National Council's wide-ranging efforts to address the industry's pressing workforce challenges and to improve the quality of care for people with mental illnesses and addictions in a time of increasing service demand and decreasing resources. The program strengthens the effectiveness of community psychiatrists in public sector policy and service settings, giving psychiatric leaders an opportunity to look beyond day-to-day survival and engage in designing, implementing, and improving innovative treatment and support services.
According to National Council President and CEO Linda Rosenberg,
"Psychiatrists in executive positions in community mental health and addictions organizations are usually underpaid and overworked — struggling to manage growing caseloads along with administrative responsibilities, yet passionate about making a difference. The National Council has an obligation to highlight their struggles. And we step in to offer them the skills and supports they need to become leaders in our industry"
2011 Class
The National Council is pleased to announce participants in the 2011 class of the Psychiatric Leadership Development Program:
- Lawrence Adu, Chief Medical Officer, Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Gainesville, FL
- Matthew Behan, Medical Director, Safe Harbor Behavioral Health, Erie, PA
- Curley Bonds, Medical Director, Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Culver City, CA
- Marc Kaplan, Medical Director, Sweetser, Saco, ME
- Alpa Patel, Director of Psychiatric Services, Child and Family Guidance Center, Northridge, CA
- Noel Schenk, Medical Director of Adult Medical Services, Davis Behavioral Health, Layton, UT
- Sandy Stein, Associate Medical Director, Community Partnership of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Brian Welsh, Chief Medical Officer, Coleman Professional Services, Kent, OH
July Meeting Materials
- Power of Persuasion, Carl Clark
- What's New at CMHS, A. Kathryn Power
- Project Update, David Lloyd
- Proven Strategies to Enhance Productivity, David Lloyd
- SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions, Laura Galbreath
In the News
Faculty
- Carl Clark, MD, CEO, Mental Health Center of Denver and Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
- David Lloyd, President, M.T.M. Services & Senior National Council Consultant
- John Santopietro, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Resources, CT
2010 Class
Participants & Video Testimonials
- Robert Chalfant, MD, Colorado West Regional Mental Health, Frisco, CO
- Mark Edelstein, MD, EMQ FamiliesFirst, Sacramento, CA
- Denise Gribbin, MD, network180, Grand Rapids, MI
- Scott Hedges, MD, Seven Counties Services, Inc., Louisville, KY
- Jonathan Kersun, MD, Child Guidance Resource Centers, Havertown, PA
- Elizabeth McMasters, MD, Famliy Service Community Mental Health Center of McHenry County, McHenry, IL
- Camis Milam, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (formerly from the Center for Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX
- Abby Morris, MD, Threshold Services, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
- David Walter, MD, Spurwink Services, Portland, ME
- Steven Weinstein, MD, MHSA, Thresholds, Chicago, IL
In the News
- Local Psychiatrist Attended National Leadership Program, Medical News, July 2011 (See pg. 6)
2009 Class
Participants
- David L. Beck, MD, Kitsap Mental Health Services, Bremerton, WA
- Robert Davis, MD, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton, Behavioral Health Services, Cherry Hill, NJ
- Edward M. Gentile, DO, MBA, Community Partnership of Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ
- Lynna Hollis, MD, Regional Medical Authority for Davidson County Centerstone, Nashville, TN
- Matthew O. Hurford, MD, Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Norma Josef, MD, Macomb County Community Mental Health, Clinton Township, MI
- Linda Lefler, MD, Suncoast Center for Community Mental Health. Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
- Jon C. Rubenow, DO, Avita Community Partners, Flowery Branch, GA
- John Santopietro, MD, Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT
- Jeanie Tse, MD, FRCPC, Institute for Community Living, New York, NY
In the News
2008 Class
Participants
- J. Craig Allen, MD, Rushford Healthcare System, Meriden, CT
- Kevin B Collen, MD, Mental Health Cooperative, Nashville, TN
- Joseph Dilullo, MD, The Institute for Family Health, New York, NY
- Daniel Gutierrez, MD, Tropical Texas MHMR, Edinburg, TX
- Raymond Hoffman, MD, Mosaic Community Services, Timonium, MD
- James "Don" McDaniel, MD, La Frontera Center, Tucson, AZ
- Kevin McGuire, MD, Aroostook MH Center, Houlton, ME
- Melinda Motes, MD, Mental Health Center of Denver, Denver, CO
- George Petzinger, MD, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Yakima, WA
- Robin Randall, MD, MPH Edgewood Center for Children & Families, San Francisco, CA
- Leonard J. Rosen, MD, Oakland County Community MH Authority Auburn Hills, MI
- Steven Sutherland, MD, Human Development Center, Duluth, MN
- Cuneyd Tolek, MD, FAAFP Harbor Behavioral Healthcare, Toledo, OH
- Maulik Trivedi, MD, Peace River Center for Personal Development, Inc., Bartow, FL
- Yury Yuroslavsky, MD, Community Services Group Lancaster, PA
