Workforce Solutions Overview

Virtual clinical supervision through a HIPAA-compliant platform helps to fill a gap for counties that have pre-licensed staff but do not have access to enough clinical supervisors:

• Counties with licensed supervisor shortages can secure essential supervision for their clinical staff.
• Counties can separate clinical supervision from administrative supervision.
• Staff receive supervision that is 100% dedicated to their clinical needs.
• Additional leverage for counties in their clinician recruitment and retention efforts.

To continue to strengthen counties’ Peer workforce, counties may elect to pay for certification fees for Peer workers by purchasing items related to Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist certification.

CalMHSA’s Workforce Loan Repayment (CWLR) Program helps county behavioral health plans address hard-to-fill and hard-to-retain positions with loan repayment awards in exchange for service commitment with the county or eligible contracted organization.

Supporting county behavioral health departments with both temporary and permanent in-person and remote clinical staffing:

• Counties can purchase clinical hourly staff time for 17 identified clinical positions
• Addresses short-term and long-term program needs
• Joint Commission staffing agency