Grant Number: R13 HS10965
RFA/PA: PA00-141 - Small Grant Program for Conference Support
PI Name: HOGE, MICHAEL
Project Title: CONFERENCE: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORK FORCE EDUCATION

Abstract:

Over the past decade, a new paradigm in behavioral health care has emerged that emphasizes the following themes: cost control and cost effectiveness; evidence-based practice and the use of practice guidelines; patient safety; assessment of outcomes; partnerships with consumers and families in the treatment process; treatment of mental disorders and addictions; intervention in primary care settings and with those who do not seek treatment; and the provision of services that are relevant to the race, gender, and ethnicity of the consumer. Unfortunately, most education and training programs have not kept pace with these changes in the field. Research on continuing education has demonstrated that it has virtually no impact on provider behavior )r consumer outcomes. As a consequence, the current behavioral health workforce is largely unprepared for any aspects of the contemporary health care environment.

The objective of this project is to convene a national Conference on Behavioral Health Workforce Education as the first of several steps in an initiative to address the gap between provider education and the new paradigm in behavioral health care delivery. Participants will convene in Annapolis, MD on September 10-11,2001 to develop consensus recommendations on: (a) curriculum content, (b) educational best practices, and (c) strategies for promoting change within education and training programs. These recommendations will be tailored to the needs of three groups: (a) students in professional programs, (b) professionals currently in the workforce, and (c) individuals without a professional education who provide a large portion of the care in the nation's public sector mental health and substance abuse treatment systems.

This conference proposal is designed to address AHRQ's core agenda by developing more effective strategies for disseminating health services research information to students and practitioners in order to shape the delivery of behavioral health services, enhancing the quality, outcome, and safety of the care provided.


Fiscal Year: 2001
Department: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MENTAL HEALTH ADMIN
Project Start: 09/01/2001
Project End: 08/31/2002
IRG: NSS

Related Publications:

Huey, L.Y. "Problems in behavioral health care: leap-frogging the status quo." Adm Policy Ment Health, Vol. 29, pp. 403-19

Adams, N., Daniels, A.S. (2002). "Sometimes a great notion ... a common agenda for change." Adm Policy Ment Health , Vol. 29, pp. 319-24

Stuart, G.W., Burland, J., Ganju, V., Levounis, P., Kiosk, S. (2002). "Educational best practices." Adm Policy Ment Health , Vol. 29, pp. 325-33

Hoge, M.A., Jacobs, S., Belitsky, R., Migdole, S. (2002). "Graduate education and training for contemporary behavioral health practice." Adm Policy Ment Health , Vol. 29, pp. 335-57

O'Connell, M.J., Gill, D., Artar, A., Jones, A., Vargas, T. (2002). "Student voices: perspectives on behavioral health education." Adm Policy Ment Health , Vol. 29, pp. 421-34

Daniels, A.S., Walter, D.A. (2002). "Current issues in continuing education for contemporary behavioral health practice." Adm Policy Ment Health, Vol. 29, pp. 359-76

Morris, J.A., Stuart, G.W. (2002). "Training and education needs of consumers, families, and front-line staff in behavioral health practice." Adm Policy Ment Health, Vol. 29, pp. 377-402