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SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION-Workforce Development Initiatives

DBH/MRS Workforce Development Initiatives-brief overview

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Transformation in ActionI have been recovering from Co-Occurring Disorders since 1985. Currently I have been sober for 17 years and also have not had any hospitalizations in over 10 years. I have been off all medications for the last 4 years… Since completing and passing the CPS Training, I have been so fortunate to be hired by the Wedge Medical Center, who are totally committed to the Community Transformation and Integration Movement, and has given me any and all necessary resources to carry out our mission, which is, to share with all of our members Hope, provide Education, take Responsibility, stand up Self-Advocacy, and create and maintain Support. All of my work is done in the spirit of Self-Disclosure.

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Workforce Development Steering Committee:

Vision Statement:

An integrated workforce environment that promotes meaningful education, training, career development and employment opportunities for Philadelphia residents consistent with the system transformation core values of recovery, resilience and self-determination.

Mission Statement:

Create, promote, and enhance partnering relationships with Philadelphia citizens in recovery and with people with intellectual disabilities and their families, to be included as valued citizens in academic institutions, community organizations and various professional and business locations.

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To develop partnerships with multiple stakeholders to identify ways to hire and retain employees in the behavioral healthcare field.

To increase the number of people in recovery in the behavioral healthcare field

To conduct training for high school and college level students about the rewards of working in the behavioral healthcare field

To increase the number of interns placed in the DBH/MRS

To provide increased opportunity for Certified Peer Specialists and Recovery Specialists to become employed in various units within the DBH/MRS.

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Certifications, Internships, Degree Programs

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Transformation in ActionI’m in a place in my life where life’s challenges sustain me to find my purpose in life. At the age of 42, I remember what it was like for me being addicted to drugs and alcohol for 25 years of my life, now coming up on three years clean I defeat anything negative and look forward to being a better person. Each day I try harder to succeed. I love the person I am, so I try to pass hope off to the next person struggling to find their place in Recovery. I feel good about me, so why not reach out to the next person. Since my last training I’ve published 2 poems and now I’m trying to find job opportunities.

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Certificate Programs:

Community College of Philadelphia Certification Programs

Beck Initiative Certification Program

Internship Programs:

Mayor’s Office of Leadership Investment Internships Philadelphia Connections ProgramsP.R.O.P.E.L. ProgramsPost-Doctoral Student Internships

Degree Programs

Metropolitan Career Center (MCC) Associates Degree

[Please see descriptions and contact people below]

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People in Recovery, Family Members, Providers, DBHMRS staff, Advocates

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Transformation in Action

Being able to take new information back to others proved invaluable. To let others know that there is so much more involved in this process, and new opportunities await them, enriched what I currently do. The training fine tuned some of the techniques I use to reach others. I am currently close to a year being employed as a Peer Specialist, Residential Manager and Editor at Northeast Treatment Centers. I also am the editor for a publication sponsored by DBHMRS which will be far more reaching. …I have become more confident, hungry for information and both empowered and inspired. I have unspeakable gratitude. –Thank you.

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Story-telling Resilience Training

Family Story-telling DBHMRS Leadership Development

Group Facilitation Skills Training NIATXX training

Certified Peer Specialist Training

Taking Recovery to the Streets Training

Philadelphia Peer Leadership Academy

Recovery Foundations Training

Transformation Orientation

Person-First Training

Person-Directed Training

Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Training

[please see training descriptions and contact people below]

Transformation Training

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Quality of Work Life, Unit Transformation Plan, MLK partnership

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Transformation in Action

I am doing well… I even spent the day with the fabulous Patti Labelle, at her I Take Control Concert. She talked to me and it was a blast. Like she said, you’re in control of your life and that’s me, whatever it may be... I am in control.

I talked at a Women’s Conference in Mt. Laurel, NJ and for HIV and AIDS in Newark, NJ, at the Marriott Hotel and am still speaking at Temple University and also at the Widener University in Chester about abuse and addictions and that you can recover from whatever you put your mind to. I thank God for all these opportunities. .. I’ve been clean 13 years... I am a survivor…

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Quality of Work Life Committee (QWLC) was formed as a way to involve staff in recommending activities related to system transformation as well as create a consciousness about our everyday work environment.

Unit Transformation Plan -To promote resilience, recovery and self determination in all DBH units by identifying strengths and setting achievable transformation goals.

A DBH/MRS employee joined Martin Luther King (MLK) School’s occupational advisory committee. The committee provides guidance, recommendations, direction and resources to MLK regarding its New Health Related Technology Curriculum. It exposes high school students to Health Care professions.

15 EmploymentVision for Employment 2010, Chamber of Commerce

Partnerships, Employment Transformation

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Transformation in Action

I have claimed my rightful place in society, I’ve found my voice in the community, I’ve discovered my calling and purpose that God had designed for me. But most importantly, I have found my best friend and mentor who is now my fiancée and future wife, so you see, I can’t even begin to tell you about all the beautiful things that being a panelist has done for me, for it has not stopped as of yet.

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The Purpose for Vision For Employment 2010 (VFE), created by MRS in partnership with Networks for Training and Development 2006, as a collaborative effort among interested stakeholders: to increase the number of people employed in the community, assume employability for all persons and ensure that all persons who want to work have the opportunity.

Chamber of Commerce Partnership-DBH/MRS partnership with The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

Employment Transformation -Expanding employment opportunities for people receiving services.

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Summary

All components of Workforce Development including: Education, Training, Career Development and Employment are meant to provide additional opportunities for people across the behavioral health system.

In addition, as the department continues to foster connections with various education, training, career development and employment institutions, there is an excellent opportunity to educate our community partners about the principles of Recovery, Resilience and Self-Determination.

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