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BestNow Bi Lingual Peer Training

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BestNow Bi Lingual Peer Training

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    1. 9/21/2012 1 BestNow! Bi Lingual Peer Training

    2. 9/21/2012 2 Katrina Killian BestNow! Building Employment Strategies Through Networking On Wellness

    3. 9/21/2012 3 Project Overview Key Collaborations Important Facts Project Goals Training Components Training Structure Project Incentives

    4. 9/21/2012 4

    5. 9/21/2012 5 Important Facts Latinos make up13.4% of the U.S. population, making Latinos the nation’s largest minority This presents an increasing urgency for culturally sensitive mental health and rehabilitation services for the Latino population Shortage of Latino providers to deliver such services On average, 29 Latino mental health professionals for every 100,000

    6. 9/21/2012 6 Project Goals To develop a culturally competent recovery and rehabilitation training program for Latino consumer providers. To address Latino representation in the Mental Health system. To gain an understanding of the importance of peer support in regards to the Latino community

    7. 9/21/2012 7 Training Components

    8. 9/21/2012 8 BestNOW! Building Employment Strategies Through Networking On Wellness Nine-month training program Five month in class training Four months paid community internship Skills based knowledge of supportive services in mental health system Enhance self-awareness, self advocacy, and empowerment Peer support

    9. 9/21/2012 9 CONTAC Leadership Academy Training program involving citizenship, advocacy, leadership, and organizational skills for consumers. CONTAC completed a Spanish translation of the program, parts of which they will pilot in this project.

    10. 9/21/2012 10 Boston University Recovery and Psychiatric Rehabilitation · The training programs are of varying lengths and include content developed by BU project staff in current and previous grants. These include: Recuperando la Esperanza Guía de Preparación para la Rehabilitación Preparación para la Rehabilitación Recovery Inspiring skills for providers

    11. 9/21/2012 11 Project Structure Development Curriculum Course Outline

    12. 9/21/2012 12 Development Teleconference contact Site visit Staffing Plans Recruitment Strategies

    13. 9/21/2012 13 Curriculum Review Streamline integration Presenter Planning Relevant Topics of Discussion

    14. 9/21/2012 14 Course Outline BestNOW! 3 days a week (12 weeks, in-class) 3.5 hrs, mid afternoon Boston University 4 day comprehensive Rehabilitation training component in Spanish Contac 4 day intense leadership / Advocacy training Community Placement 15-20 hrs weekly 3 hr. weekly internship seminar

    15. 9/21/2012 15 Program Incentives To our knowledge, be the first consumer provider program specifically designed for Latinos Will allow Latino consumers to develop both basic and more advanced skills Provide consumers with a choice of roles to pursue: provider and/or leadership Provide Latino consumers with specific state-of-the-art recovery and rehabilitation knowledge

    16. 9/21/2012 16 Contact Information Katrina Killian BestNOW! 333 Hegenberger Road, 6th floor Oakland Ca 94621 (510) 383-1605 bbestnow@aol.com

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