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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Community Ment Health J. 2013 Apr 27;50(3):312–324. doi: 10.1007/s10597-012-9586-y

Table 4.

CEP Plans in SPA 6 and SPA 4

Plan Components Component Description
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