Section 3810 - General Workforce Education and Training Requirements(a) Workforce Education and Training programs and activities shall address workforce shortages and deficits identified in the Workforce Needs Assessment required by Section 3830 of the regulations and use one or more of the strategies in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5822(a)-(i).(b) The County shall designate a Workforce Education and Training Coordinator whose duties shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Coordinating Workforce Education and Training programs and activities.(2) Acting as a liaison to the Department.(c) Workforce Education and Training funds may be used to: (1) Educate the Public Mental Health System workforce on incorporating the General Standards in Section 3320 into its work.(2) Increase the number of clients and family members of clients employed in the Public Mental Health System through activities such as:(B) Supported employment services, as defined in Section 3200.275.(C) Creating and implementing promotional opportunities.(D) Creating and implementing policies that promote job retention.(3) Conduct focused outreach and recruitment to provide equal employment opportunities in the Public Mental Health System for individuals who share the racial/ethnic, cultural and/or linguistic characteristics of clients, family members of clients and others in the community who have serious mental illness and/or serious emotional disturbance.(4) Recruit, employ and support the employment of individuals in the Public Mental Health System who are culturally and linguistically competent or, at a minimum, are educated and trained in cultural competence as defined in Section 3200.100, and linguistic competence, as defined in Section 3200.210.(5) Provide financial incentives to recruit or retain employees within the Public Mental Health System.(6) Incorporate the input of clients and family members of clients and, whenever possible, utilize them as trainers and consultants in public mental health Workforce Education and Training programs and/or activities.(7) Incorporate the input of diverse racial/ethnic populations that reflect California's general population into Workforce Education and Training programs and/or activities.(8) Establish Regional Partnerships, as defined in Section 3200.255.(9) Coordinate Workforce Education and Training programs and/or activities.(d) Workforce Education and Training funds may not be used to:(1) Address the workforce recruitment and retention needs of systems other than the Public Mental Health System, such as criminal justice, social services, and other non-mental health systems.(2) Pay for staff time spent providing direct public mental health services. (A) Staff time spent supervising interns and/or residents who are providing direct public mental health services through an internship or residency program may be funded.(3) Off-set lost revenues that would have been generated by staff who participate in Workforce Education and Training programs and/or activities.(e) Programs and/or activities shall incorporate the General Standards in Section 3320 and program content shall be consistent with these standards.(f) Employees and volunteers in the Public Mental Health System workforce, whether paid or not, may participate in Workforce Education and Training programs and/or activities.(g) The County may supplement any Department administered Workforce Education and Training program by using the County's Workforce Education and Training funds to: (1) Expand that program within the county.(2) Create programs within the county that are similar to those administered by the Department.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 3810
1. New article 8 (sections 3810-3856) and section filed 11-4-2009; operative 12-4-2009 (Register 2009, No. 45). Note: Authority cited: Section 5898, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5813.5, 5820, 5821 and 5822, Welfare and Institutions Code; and Section 3, MHSA.
1. New article 8 (sections 3810-3856) and section filed 11-4-2009; operative 12-4-2009 (Register 2009, No. 45).