Workforce Development
Support and training for an active workforce
Overview
The Division of Behavioral Health seeks to work with communities and partners to identify ways to build and support a trained and active workforce that covers the continuum of services necessary to sustain healthy individuals, families and communities.
Service Partners
- Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST) is a SAMHSA supporting curriculum to provide training for entry level preventionists. The Prevention Section supports both the training and the training of trainers in Alaska and available access to out-of-state training opportunities.
- Learn more at the SAPST home page.
- Strengthening Healthcare Access Recruitment Program (SHARP) is a program to recruit and keep health care professionals in Alaska. The Division serves as a ex-officio board member, offering support and promotion of this resource.
- Learn more at the SHARP home page.
- Rural Human Service System (RHSS) is a culturally appropriate training program designed for rural, village-based human service workers. The Division provides training grants that fund students and their supervisor and host agency for travel, supervision, salary, student recruitment, and administrative costs. Although these funds are primarily for the training of rural counselors serving their home village communities, the program also supports the training of counselors in larger and urban communities of Alaska who provide direct services to people from rural Alaska.
- For grants, go to On-Line Public Notices.
- For more information about the RHSS training program, visit the UAF site.
- Alaska Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP) provides rehabilitation and education assistance to support substance use screening, case management, and accountability for alcohol- and drug-related misdemeanor cases. The ASAP office supports providers who offer Alcohol and Drug Information School (ADIS). This pre-treatment training is often required of first-time drug or alcohol related offenders. Training in this standard curriculum is offered regularly by the Change Company. Those interested can contact Mr. Tony Piper. The Division also provides grants to support local ASAP offices in communities that host District Courts.
- To apply for these grants, go to On-Line Public Notices.
- For more information about the ASAP programs, visit the ASAP home page.
- Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) provides training to doctor’s offices, emergency rooms, mental health clinics, or youth programs to help people who use drugs or alcohol in an unhealthy way. It also helps people who might start having problems in the future.
- Learn more at the Drugs and Alcohol home page.
- Alaska Psychology Internship Consortium (AK-PIC) is a collaborative initiative among three Alaska agencies aimed at providing a diverse educational experience for doctoral psychology interns.
- Those interested in more information or applying can visit the AK-PIC site.