Frank Janet C, Kietzman Kathryn G, Palimaru Alina
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, 10960 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1550 Los Angeles, California 90024.
RAND Corporation.
Policy Brief UCLA Cent Health Policy Res. 2019 Jan;2019(1):1-8.
The Workforce Education and Training component of California's Mental Health Services Act, which passed in 2004, has infused funding into the public mental health system. However, funding has not kept pace with an existing behavioral health workforce shortage crisis, the rapid growth of an aging population, and the historical lack of geriatric training in higher education for the helping professions. This policy brief draws on recent study findings, state planning documents, and a review of the literature to describe gaps and deficiencies in the behavioral health workforce that serves older adults in California. The brief offers recommendations to the following specific audiences for improving workforce preparation and distribution: state policymakers and administrators; educational institutions, accrediting bodies, and licensing boards; and county mental health/behavioral health departments and their contracted providers.
2004年通过的加利福尼亚州《精神卫生服务法》中的劳动力教育与培训部分，已为公共精神卫生系统注入资金。然而，资金增长未能跟上现有的行为健康劳动力短缺危机、老龄化人口的快速增长，以及高等教育中针对助人专业长期缺乏老年医学培训的步伐。本政策简报借鉴近期研究结果、州规划文件以及文献综述，描述了加利福尼亚州为老年人提供服务的行为健康劳动力方面的差距与不足。该简报向以下特定受众提出了改善劳动力准备和分配的建议：州政策制定者和管理人员；教育机构、认证机构和许可委员会；以及县精神卫生/行为健康部门及其签约服务提供商。
