SPA 6 Plan |
Training non-traditional providers of mental health services |
Train substance use counselors, in addition to social workers and psychologists, in CBT for depression, and non-mental health professionals - in care management for depression. |
Provide multiple training opportunities |
Offer community-wide depression training, on site CBT training, individual agency consultations in various CPIC components to improve agency capacity in providing depression care. |
Acknowledge the importance of complementary/alternative medicine approaches to depression care |
Add a section to psychotropic medication trainings highlighting evidence-based approaches to depression care with herbal supplements, yoga, and traditional Chinese medicine |
Additional CEP meetings |
Continue monthly meetings for the next 6 months |
SPA 4 Plan |
Resource guide |
Develop a current guide of resources for agencies including information on hours of operations, required documents for services, etc |
Case conferences |
Schedule case conferences on a regular basis to illustrate how collaborative care model can work for a diverse set of CEP agencies by using stories of real patients as cases |
Trainings |
Offer training for CEP agencies in both SPAs and include additional components, such as active listening and case conferences |
Volunteer program |
Create a volunteer program to connect study clients with depression symptoms to services. Volunteers are resources for case managers and should help with client follow-up |
Additional CEP meetings |
Continue monthly meetings for the next 6 months |