District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund |Helping Today's Healthcare Workers Prepare for Tomorrow's Workplace
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES RESOURCES
District 1199C Training & Upgrading Fund has convened stakeholders in the Behavioral Health industry to create the Southeastern Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Industry Partnership, a diverse consortium of employers, labor, academia, and workforce leaders with the goal of promoting quality care by implementing career ladders for frontline behavioral health workers.
Directory of Training & Collegiate Programs in the Human Service
This guide to area Behavioral Health training and collegiate programs will help you find the right educational program to meet your particular needs.
Human Services Educational Directory
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Industry Partnership has recently published a searching report focusing on emerging workforce issues in the behavioral healthcare arena.
"A Review of Current Information About the Careers of the Direct Support Professional Workforce in the Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Service Delivery Systems"
The report
begins with a comprehensive review of the characteristics, job roles and responsibilities, demographic characteristics, compensation, tenure and reported job satisfaction of behavioral health direct care workers in institutional and community settings.
The report also looks at required competencies, competency-based training opportunities for the workforce, work-based learning models and career development challenges for direct care professionals, leading to a dozen recommendations for change to better recognize and reward these critical workers. The report provides both a state and national analysis of the need for the development of more effective career paths for entry-level workers, and is available in pdf format or by calling the District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund (215.568.2220).