Tag: Workforce Expansion
November 5, 2021 | Announcements & News
To strengthen Washington’s mental health workforce, UW wants to train undergrads as first-line providers
Seattle Times staff reporter Hannah Furfaro features the Behavioral Health Support Specialist Clinical Training program and interviews Dr. Anna Ratzliff and others about the impetus for this work.
August 1, 2019 | Publications
Lay-delivered Behavioral Activation for Depressed Senior Center Clients: Pilot RCT
This pilot randomized control trial examined the feasibility of training volunteers to deliver a behavioral health intervention “Do More, Feel Better”, and looked at the acceptability, impact and safety of this intervention. Pilot data found “Do More, Feel Better” has the potential of transferring evidence-based behavioral interventions to the hands of supervised lay volunteers and can address the insufficient workforce providing geriatric mental health services.
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