Workforce Development

The mental health and substance use treatment workforce shortage has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic — providers and people with lived experience face record-high overdose rates, increases in suicidal ideation and a continued lack of access to care.

The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has been at the forefront of driving best practice standards aimed at bolstering, educating, empowering and guiding the national workforce, and building capacity at all levels.

Workforce shortages have always been an issue, but with the COVID 19 pandemic, they have become a crisis for our field. It is vitally important for National Council to spearhead solutions, mitigate future risk and support our local community mental health and substance use treatment workforce, so those who need care have the greatest chance of receiving safe, equitable access.

Leveraging the field’s leading health experts, the National Council leads the design and delivery of capacity-building research, resources and tools to advance workforce development nationally, and advocates for policies at the federal and local levels.

The National Council’s Leadership and Workforce Development Practice Area’s goal is to educate and train the current and future members of the mental health and substance use treatment workforce, from direct care delivery and peer support to C-suite executives.

Through a lens of cultural humility, diversity, equity and inclusion, we help organizations build a data-informed workforce, organizational and community resilience, trauma-informed supervision and leadership, and eliminate gaps in implementation of organizational, systemic culture change.

Program Workforce Innovations in Integrated Care

The CoE-IHS team partnered with 30 integrated care organizations to support their innovative solutions to address workforce barriers.…

Events

CoE-IHS Office Hour: Creating an Integrated Trauma-informed Workplace

Jun 13 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Creating a trauma-informed integrated workplace requires a deliberate and thoughtful approach. It’s an important investment: Trauma can significantly impact employees’ mental health and overall wellbeing. Join the Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions (CoE-IHS) on Tuesday, June 13, 2-3 p.m. ET for an office hour session, Strategies for Creating…

Consulting

Middle Management Academy
MMA is the only program of its kind to develop future health care leaders into strong links in the management chain.
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Case to Care Management
Position your organization for success in the changing health care landscape by taking the lead in case to care management.
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Whole Health Action Management
Developed by peers, for peers, WHAM empowers peer services providers to support the whole health of clients and promote physical and mental health.
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Motivational Interviewing
MI is an evidence-based conversation style with another person to strengthen and support their own motivation and commitment for change.
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Trauma-informed, Resilience-oriented, Equity-focused Systems
TIROES is an organizational culture, structure and treatment framework built on understanding, recognizing and responding to trauma.
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Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral Treatment
Strengthen the quality of your clinical care and prevent the unhealthy consequences of alcohol and drug use among your clients by implementing SBIRT services.
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Practice Transformation Academy
Accelerate your organization’s transformation and improve the value you bring to clients, payers and communities with the Practice Transformation Academy.
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Integrated Health Consulting
National Council experts bring real-world experience and insight to a wide array of training and consulting services to make your organization more effective and efficient in providing sustainable integrated services.
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Community Health Worker
This training seeks to expand the skills and expertise of CHWs to support people with co-occurring issues.
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CCBHC Consulting
Our consultants are ready to help you prepare to meet CCBHC requirements – as defined by SAMHSA or by your state – in finance, service delivery and partner collaboration with a variety of customized consulting offerings.
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