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Today’s staff
• In all positions, consumers of mental health services are encouraged to apply.
– Administrative Assistant– Job Coach– Relief Counselor– Community support worker– Program Manager– Case Manager– Case Manager Assistant
Core Issues
– Preparing the workforce– Training– Supports on the job– Supervision– Administrative issues
Preparing the workforce
Staff Issues
Core valuesConfidentialityRole confusionInclusionSupervision
Consumer issues
AcceptanceBoundary issuesConfidenceFear of losing benefits
Training
• Peer Counseling, PSR certificate, or Human Services Certificate preferred
• Experience relevant to the job
• Teams are integrated – people with different backgrounds are in the same positions
Difficulties on the Job
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Knowing
J ob
Being
Assertive
Setting
Boundaries
Health
Problems
Never
Sometimes
Often
Difficulties on the Job
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Difficult
situations
Not feeling
accepted
Not feeling
apprec iated
J ob stress
Never
Sometimes
Often
Difficulties on the Job
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Understanding Managing Time Timely Feedback Support
Never
Sometimes
Often
Supports on the Job
• Ongoing training opportunities
• Reasonable Accommodations
• Supervisory support
• Team support
Supports on the job
• Training opportunities
– New Staff orientation– Monthly in-service trainings– Ongoing training development to meet their
needs• Resilience Training
Reasonable Accommodations
Human Assistance
• Utilizing a job coach
• Providing additional individualized training.
• Designating a co-worker as peer support.
• Pairing workers with mentors.
• Peer support groups.
• Benefits counseling.
Flexible Scheduling
•Job sharing
•Allowing workers to shift hours for appointments
•Leave during a hospitalization
Reasonable Accommodations
Most Requested Supports on the Job
18%
12%
25%
11%
11%
23%
0%
Flexible workschedule
Additionaltraining
Support fromcolleagues
J ob-sharing
Peer supportgroups
Supportivesupervisor
J ob coach
Supervision
• Assigning a worker to a supportive supervisor.
• Training supervisors to offer praise, positive reinforcement, clear direction and constructive feedback.
• Educate managers about the ADA and reasonable accommodations.
• Utilize written agreements between workers and supervisors for short term performance goals.
Supervision
Create a supervisor’s forum.
– Supervisors needed support to talk out the issues.
– Learning to navigate the balance between extra support up front and maintaining job expectations.
Administrative issues
• Job development
• Job descriptions
• Providing career ladder opportunities
• Providing opportunities to increase education and training – 20/20 programs
Administrative issues
• Flexibility in enforcing traditional policies.– Permitting phone calls to supports during
work hours.
• Providing a quiet work space like an enclosed office to entry-level employees who are vulnerable to distractions