DATE: September 5, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with Adele James Consulting Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement with Adele James Consulting Inc. to increase the maximum number of participants for both virtual and in-person Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion foundational trainings to accommodate Department of Behavioral Health workforce demands, with no change to the term of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $278,800.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will increase the training capacity of the one-day virtual training from 25 to 35 participants and convert the in-person training from a two-day training to a one-day training, therefore delivering two trainings over two days. This would allow the Department the opportunity to potentially train up to 100 Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) personnel and contracted providers versus 50 as DBH did prior to the pandemic when the in-person trainings were offered. The agreement will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Workforce Education and Training, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board does not approve the recommended action, the Department will not be able to meet workforce demands to be in compliance with Department of Health Care Services Cultural Competence Plan Criterion 5.I.A, mandating that the county system shall require all staff and shall invite stakeholders to receive annual cultural competence training; Department of Mental Health Information Notice 10-17, Enclosure 1. The 2010 Cultural Competence Plan Requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Costs for the trainings ($278,800) are funded by Mental Health Services Act - Workforce Education and Training. Suff...
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