WET Plan Implementation Tools

The following webpage highlights resources for counties to use when developing and implementing local WET plans. Resources are arrayed by the five funding areas:

• Mental Health Career Pathways
• Training and Technical Assistance
• Financial Incentives 
• Workforce Staffing and Support 
• Residency/Internships

Mental Health Career Pathways

SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES

• Preparing Health Science Teachers for a World in Networking: Increasing Teacher Collegiality and Professionalism Practices (September 2009) (PDF 492 KB)
• The Human Services Academy Model: A Career Pathway for High School Students in Mental Health (August 2008) (PDF 989 KB)
• The Human Services Academy Model: Supporting the Post-Secondary Pipeline for Under-Represented Students (Presentation by MHALA and USC) (April 2009) (PDF 391 KB)
• Learning and Motivational Characteristics of Urban High School Students (USC and Mental Health America) (December 2008) (PDF 486 KB)
• A Guide for Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies (December 2003) (PDF 462 KB)
• Link to California Health Occupations Students of America (Cal-HOSA) Website

POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES

• Background on Supported Education For Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities (June 2008) (PDF 81 KB)
• Capacity of Postsecondary Education to Produce Graduates for Human Services Employment (July 2001) (PDF 349 KB)
• CASRA Pyshosocial Rehabilitation Certificate Program (PDF 22 KB)
• College of San Mateo Human Services Course Overview (PDF 23 KB)
• College of San Mateo Peer Support Services Certificate of Completion (PDF 13 KB)
• Developing Career Pathways in Mental Health for Consumers and Family Members (PDF 126 KB)
• Developing Supported Education Programs at California Universities: Possibilities and Potential Applications (June 2009) (PDF 126 KB)
• Developing Supported Education Programs at California Universities: A Toolkit of Possibilities (PDF 599 KB)
• Making the Community College Connection: Establishing Best Practices in Human Service Education (PDF 2.6 MB)
• Supported Education Programs (PDF 142 KB)
• Supported Education as a Career Pathway Strategy into the Mental Health Workforce for Individuals with a Psychiatric Disability: A Project of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (October 2009) (PDF 97 KB)

BEST PRACTICES

• Creating Career Pathways:  Identifying Workforce Training Gaps (PDF 24 KB)
• Developing Career Pathways in Mental Health for Consumers and Family Members (PDF 81 KB)
• MHSA WET Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008-2009 - San Bernardino County (PDF 2.81 MB)
• Navigating Supported Education on the Rural Road to Recovery: A Panel Discussion by Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties (PDF 1.85 MB)
• WET PR Packet - Calaveras County (PDF 254 KB)

TOOLS: CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS

• Career Pathways Strategy Matrix (PDF 48 KB)
• Career Pathway/Ladder of Learning: Mental Health Social Work (PDF 20 KB)
• Public Mental Health System: Educational and Career Pathway (January 2008) (PDF 26 KB)
• San Bernardino County Career Ladders (September 2008) (PDF 149 KB)
• Concept Model by Workgroup - Ventura County (PDF 51 KB)
• Workforce Development Plan Concept Model - Ventura County (May 2008) (PDF 32 KB)

Training and Technical Assistance

TRAININGS: STATEWIDE

• DMH/DOR Cooperative Programs: Training and Technical Assistance Topics (December 2009) (PDF 347 KB)
• MHA Village Immersion Training Information Sheet (August 2008) (PDF 24 KB)
• Information Regarding MHA Village Employment Immersion (PDF 381 KB)
• Sustaining California EBP Implementation--Child & Family Services (June 2008) (PDF 72 KB)

California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies (CASRA) Resources

• CASRA Spring 2010 Conference Program and Registration Form (PDF 182 KB)
• CASRA Spring 2010 Conference Flyer (PDF 63 KB)
• Developing Systems and Services that Support People in Wellness and Recovery: A Primer for Holding Informed Discussions (April 2007) (PDF 1.03 MB)
• Standards for Recovery Oriented Trainings (PDF 223 KB)
• Recovery-Oriented Training Checklist (2007) (PDF 12 KB)
• The 10 Fundamental Components of Recovery (January 2008) (PDF 3.9 MB)
• A Curriculum for the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practitioner (PDF 594 KB)
• Consumers as Providers...Realizing the Possibilities (PDF 6.2 MB)
• Hiring Consumers & Family Members in the Mental Health Workforce: A Guide for Readiness Assessment and Planning (2005) (PDF 26 KB)
  • Administration Planning Guide (PDF 56 KB)
  • Core Values (PDF 56 KB)
  • Readiness Assessment (PDF 16 KB)
  • Staff Attitudes Planning Guide (PDF 58 KB)
  • Training and Supervision Planning Guide (PDF 57 KB)
• Join the CASRA Training Cadre (Fall 2008) (PDF 612 KB)
• MHSA Workforce Development Resources (PDF 41 KB)
• Professional Fees and Products (PDF 35 KB)
• Questions to Ask about Medications (English) (November 2007) (PDF 642 KB)
• Questions to Ask about Medications (Spanish) (November 2007) (PDF 675 KB)
• What does it mean to be a CPRP? (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Link to Additional CASRA Workforce Development Training Resources

TRAININGS: LOCAL

• San Bernardino County ROP Training Agenda (PDF 301 KB)
• San Mateo County Training Plan (PDF 551 KB)

Financial Incentives

• Examples of Financial Incentive Programs (PDF 89 KB)

STATEWIDE EXAMPLES

• Guide to Scholarships for New Americans and Minorities (PDF 500 KB)
• Licensed Mental Health Services Provider Education Program (LMHSPEP) Information
• Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas Benefits Synopsis (PDF 101 KB)
  • Mental Health Health Professional Shortage Areas Analysis (March 2009) (PDF 653 KB)
• Report on Mental Health Professional Shortage Area Designation (July 2001) (PDF 182 KB)
• Cal-HOSA 2008 Scholarship and Grant Packet (PDF 237 KB)
• Cal-HOSA 2008-09 Scholarship Matrix (PDF 159 KB)
• NHSC/State Loan Repayment Program vs. NHSC Loan Repayment Program (Federal) (PDF 16 KB)

Mental Health Loan Assumption Program

• MHLAP Presentation (PDF 1.76 MB)
• Loan Assumption Program Flyer (January 2010) (PDF 766 KB)
• Loan Assumption Program Application (January 2010) (PDF 5.53 MB)
• MHLAP FAQs (PDF 38 KB)

LOCAL EXAMPLES

• Mental Health Graduate Internship Information - Marin County (Link)
• Student Loan Repayment Program Information - Mono County (PDF 15 KB)
• Student Loan Assistance Agreement - Mono County (PDF 61 KB)
• Stipend Agreement - Napa County (PDF 2.45 MB)
• Mental Health Expense Reimbursement and Stipend Program - Santa Cruz County (April 2009) (PDF 1.58 MB)
• 20/20 Upgrade Training Program - Riverside County (PDF 127 KB)
• Press Release for WET Scholarships - Trinity County (August 2008) (PDF 30 KB)
• Scholarship Committee Protocols - Trinity County (October 2008) (PDF 43 KB)

Workforce Staffing and Support

TOOLS

• Expanding the Use of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in Behavioral Health Settings: Resource Materials (2002) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 692 KB)
• Make a Difference: Careers as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 269 KB)
• DACUM Competency Profile for a Behavioral Health Peer Specialist (June 2007) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 45 KB)
• DACUM Competency Profile for a Marriage and Family Therapist (December 2005) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 53 KB)
• DACUM Competency Profile for an Associate Degree Nursing Program Director (June 2003) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 44 KB)
• DACUM Competency Profile for a Psychiatric Technician (June 2005) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 44 KB)
• DACUM Competency Profile for a Substance Abuse Mental Health Counselor (May 2005) (CA Mental Health Planning Council) (PDF 45 KB)
• Listing of Completed DACUMs
• Workforce Education, and Training Manager Example – County of Alameda (2008) (PDF 43 KB)
• Workforce Education, and Training Manager Example – County of Stanislaus (2008) (PDF 429 KB)
• Parent Partner Classification - County of Riverside (2002) (PDF 32 KB)
• Family Liaison Duty Statement - County of Riverside (March 2001) (PDF 17 KB)
• Children's Services Parent Partner Duty Statement - County of Riverside (2005) (PDF 17 KB)
• San Joaquin County Job Description: Consumer Outreach Coordinator (June 2007) (PDF 27 KB)
• San Joaquin County Job Description: Mental Health Outreach Worker (September 2001) (PDF 69 KB)
• San Joaquin County Job Description: Mental Health Outreach Worker Trainee (September 2001) (PDF 23 KB)
• Sierra County Parent Partner Job Description (November 2009) (PDF 123 KB)
• Sierra County Peer Mentor Job Description (November 2009) (PDF 124 KB)
• Parent Partner Job Description - County of Solano (August 2008) (PDF 76 KB)
• Behavioral Health Advocate Job Description - County of Stanislaus (June 2000) (PDF 34 KB)
• Behavioral Health Advocate Job Description - County of Stanislaus (January 2002) (PDF 80 KB)
• Behavioral Health Consumer Advocate - County of Stanislaus (February 2005) (PDF 78 KB)
• Recruitment for BEST Staff Technician - County of Stanislaus (December 2002) (PDF 76 KB)
• MHSA Education and Training Coordinator - County of Fresno (October 2007) (PDF 28 KB)

CONSUMERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS 

• Consumer and Family Member Employment in the Public Mental Health System (October 2003) (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Report Of The Findings Of The California Consumer Employment Summit: Welcoming Diversity and Recovery in the Workplace (October 2008) (PDF 3.19 MB)

Working Well Together:  Client and Family Employment Technical Assistance Center

• Support, Empower and Employ - Student Networking Conference Call Flyer (PDF 1.9 MB)
• Defining Consumers and Family Members of Mental Health Services (WWT Definitions Paper) (PDF 141 KB)
• WWT Training and Technical Assistance Center Informational Brochure (PDF 856 KB)
• WWT Consumer and Family Member Partnership and Employment Development Training Options - Statewide (PDF 275 KB)
• WWT Consumer and Family Member Partnership and Employment Development Training Options - Small County (PDF 249 KB)
• Link to Working Well Together Website

Recovery Innovations Resources

• Eliminating Seclusion and Restraint in Recovery-Oriented Crisis Services (October 2008) (PDF 80 KB)
• Partnering with Providers: Improving Provider Attitudes, Behaviors and Practices toward People with Mental Illness (PDF 51 KB)
• A Plan for Adding Peers and Parent Partners to the Workforce (PDF 34 KB)
• Peer Employment Training Content Description (PDF 30 KB)
• Peer Employment Training Checklist (PDF 19 KB)
• Tools for Transformation: Missing in Action (PDF 29 KB)
• Tools for Transformation: Taking the "No" out of "Knowing" (PDF 34 KB)
• Transformational Advocacy: A Workshop Using Recovery Principles to Create Transformation (PDF 118 KB)

Residency/Internships

SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES

Coming Soon

POST SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES

• Information About New UC Davis Integrated Medicine/Psychiatry Ambulatory Residency Training Program (January 2009) (PDF 29 KB)

LOCAL EXAMPLES

• Contra Costa County Intern Program Policy (October 2008) (PDF 234 KB)
• Monterey County Internship Description (PDF 43 KB)
• Monterey County Student Internship Policies and Procedures (October 2008) (PDF 109 KB)
• Placer County Volunteer Administrative Rules (PDF 40 KB)
• Placer County Volunteer Registration Form (PDF 47 KB)
• San Bernardino County MSW and MFT Employee Educational Internship Program Report to the Board of Supervisors (February 2009) (PDF 29 KB)
• San Bernardino County MSW and MFT Employee Educational Internship Contract (PDF 42 KB)
• San Bernardino County MSW and MFT Employee Educational Internship Contract Transmittal (PDF 49 KB)
• San Bernardino County MSW and MFT Employee Educational Internship PowerPoint Presentation (February 2009) (PDF 288 KB)
• San Bernardino County Unpaid Internship Report to the Board of Supervisors (September 2008) (PDF 15 KB)
• San Bernardino County Unpaid Internship Contract (PDF 23 KB)
• San Bernardino County Volunteer Program Policy (Updated June 2009) (PDF 717 KB)
• San Diego County Volunteer Policy (PDF 97 KB)
• San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Intern and Trainee Program (Link)
• San Mateo County Volunteer, Student and Trainee Policy (Amended January 2004) (PDF 15 KB)
• Santa Clara County Mental Health Department Internship Program (Link)
• Trinity County Occupational Therapy Internship Pilot Program Final Report (October 2009) (PDF 145 KB)