Strengthening Psychology’s Workforce for Older Adults

Data suggests that only 4% of psychologists specialize in meeting the mental health and substance abuse treatment needs of the rapidly expanding population of older adults. The April 2015 edition of the American Psychologist offers a blueprint for the profession to increase the capacity of its workforce to meet these needs. The lead author of the

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Annapolis Board Chair Appointed to SAMHSA Council

Gail W. Stuart, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the MUSC College of Nursing, has been appointed to a four-year term on the National Advisory Council of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMSHA). Dr. Stuart is dean and a tenured distinguished university professor in the MUSC College of Nursing. She is also a professor

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AHRQ Releases Integrated Care Competencies

In March of 2015, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released Provider- and Practice-Level Competencies for Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care. Accompanying these competency sets is A Guidebook of Professional Practices for Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration.  This work was conducted under the auspices of Westat by a project team and

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CMS Releases Competencies for Direct Service Workers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a final validated set of competencies for direct service workers. Known as the Roadmap of Core Competencies for the Direct Services Workforce, this cross-sector competency set is the product of a four-year process of development funded by CMS and conducted under the auspices of the

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