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SUMMARY:Workforce Solutions Jam | Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Technology as an Extender
DESCRIPTION:Workforce Solutions Jam | Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Technology as an Extender\n\n\n\nTuesday\, March 17\, 2026 | 10:00 am PT / 11:00 am MT / 12:00 pm CT / 1:00 pm ETEvent Length: One Hour \n\n\n\nThis webinar is hosted as a partnership between the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (CBHL)\, The National Council for Mental Wellbeing\, and Health Management Associates (HMA).  \n\n\n\nBeginning in January\, the Workforce Solutions Partnership will be launching a four-part webinar series titled Extending the Behavioral Health Workforce: Innovative Strategies for Integrated Care. This series showcases scalable\, practical innovations that expand behavioral health workforce capacity while preserving quality of care. Each session explores a distinct strategy\, from enhancing existing roles to leveraging lived experience and technology\, to help organizations meet rising demand through integrated\, community-centered approaches. \n\n\n\nJoin us in March for Technology as an Extender.  \n\n\n\nTechnology plays an increasingly significant role in helping behavioral health organizations extend capacity and enhance service quality. In this session\, we’ll explore how artificial intelligence (AI)\, digital platforms\, and virtual training tools can be used to streamline workflows\, modernize clinical operations\, and accelerate workforce development in practical and meaningful ways. Join us for a conversation about how emerging technology can support clinical judgment in behavioral health care settings. We’ll highlight opportunities for improved supervision\, documentation efficiency\, training standardization\, and real‑time quality improvement. \n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nExplore how digital modernization efforts can reduce administrative burden\, expand access to skills‑building\, and support consistent\, person‑centered care across diverse behavioral health settings.\n\n\n\nLearn how emerging technologies\, such as AI‑supported tools\, digital platforms\, and virtual training systems\, can extend the behavioral health workforce and improve care delivery.\n\n\n\nDiscuss ethical\, regulatory\, and equity considerations in implementing technology‑enabled workflows\, including the importance of safeguarding ethics\, equity\, and human oversight.\n\n\n\n\n\nAudience: We welcome all who are interested in behavioral health workforce expansion and technology. The material is primarily structured to provide maximum value to clinicians and organizational leadership. \n\n\n\nSeries Topics \nSession 1: Maximizing Existing Roles (January 2026) \n\n\n\nSession 2: Training the Allied Workforce (February 2026) \n\n\n\nSession 3: Technology as an Extender (March 2026) \n\n\n\nSession 4: Lived Experience as a Resource (April 2026) \n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Information\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Zac Imel\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Zac Imel is a  Professor with Counseling Psychology Program in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah and also holds an Adjunct appointment in the Department of Psychiatry. \n\n\n\nRead more\nHe received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Counseling Psychology doctoral program (APA-Accredited). He completed his pre-doctoral intern at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) in Seattle. He was a clinical research post-doctoral fellow with the Mental Illness Research\, Education\, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at VAPSHCS (APA-Accredited). As a faculty member\, his primary interests involve research\, teaching\, and service related to the promotion and understanding of quality mental health treatment -with a specific focus on psychotherapy. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Plante\n\n\n\n\n\nAlexandra Plante is a Senior Advisor of Substance Use at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing\, and works alongside the United Nations Office of Drug Control Policy (UNODC) on unethical practices in substance use disorder treatment and recovery. Previously she has served as a consultant to U.S. federal agencies and state policymakers\, international agencies\, and private entities such as Google. \n\n\n\nRead more\nHer writing has been featured in outlets such as Harvard Health Publications\, Psychology Today\, and The Fix. She holds a M.A. in Quantitative Research in Communications\, and previously served as a Director at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School – Recovery Research Institute\, and DynamiCare Health. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRosa M. Thomas\, MA\, LLP\n\n\n\n\n\nRosa M. Thomas\, MA\, LLP is a senior healthcare executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across behavioral health\, crisis response systems\, and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). She has led large-scale operational transformation initiatives focused on improving access\, strengthening quality\, reducing psychiatric hospitalization\, and integrating behavioral and primary care within highly regulated environments.  \n\n\n\nRead more\nRosa holds a master’s degree in psychology with certifications in neuropsychology and integrated healthcare delivery. She played a key leadership role in the development and launch of Michigan’s statewide Crisis and Access Line (MiCAL) and was appointed by the Governor of Michigan to serve on the School Safety and Mental Health Commission. Her expertise spans clinical operations\, regulatory compliance\, workforce strategy\, and system redesign within publicly funded behavioral health systems. \n\n\n\nShe completed executive certification in AI Strategies for Business Transformation at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Rosa advises healthcare and nonprofit leaders on operational standard operating procedures (SOPs)\, governance frameworks\, and human-in-the-loop models that integrate AI responsibly while safeguarding clinical judgment\, compliance\, workforce clarity\, and sensitive information. Her work bridges executive strategy with ethical stewardship in care delivery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Jam is a monthly webinar to build national momentum and encourage collaboration through the Workforce Solutions Partnership. The partnership is leveraging Collective Impact to address the workforce crisis\, and using a cross-sector approach to address the long-standing challenges for expanding and solidifying the behavioral health workforce. \n\n\n\nThe Workforce Solutions Partnership is the new name for the partnership between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing\, Health Management Associates and the College for Behavioral Health Leadership. The Center for Workforce Solutions continues to operate as an initiative of the National Council.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/workforce-solutions-jam-extending-the-behavioral-health-workforce-technology-as-an-extender/
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SUMMARY:Mentorship in Motion with Gary M. Blau | Fostering Partnerships with Families and Youth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an honest conversation with Gary M. Blau\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nIn this dialogue with Gary M. Blau\, Ph.D.\, we’ll explore what it truly means to foster authentic partnerships with families and youth\, as a driving force in the development and implementation of services and supports\, organizational leadership\, and system design and reform. Together\, we’ll reflect on how leaders can move beyond engagement to co-creation\, building trust\, shared power\, and sustainable collaboration. \n\n\n\nComplimentary for CBHL Members | $25 for Non-CBHL Members \n\n\n\n\nRegister via Glue Up\n\n\n\n\nGary M. Blau\, Ph.D.Executive Director Emeritus\, The Hackett Center; Senior Fellow for Children’s Mental Health\, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute of Meadows Mental Health Policy InstituteFounder of “Gary M. Blau\, Ph.D. & Associates” Gary M. Blau\, Ph.D.\, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who serves as the Founder of “Gary M. Blau\, Ph.D. & Associates.” He is also Executive Director Emeritus of The Hackett Center for Mental Health and a Senior Fellow for Children’s Mental Health for the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. With over 30 years of experience as a leader in the field of child\, youth\, and family mental health\, Dr. Blau most recently served as the Senior Advisor for Children\, Youth and Families in the Office of the Assistant Secretary at the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). He had previously served as Chief of the Child\, Adolescent and Family Branch for SAMHSA where he provided national leadership for child\, adolescent\, and young adult mental health\, and created “systems of care” across the United States.Dr. Blau has over 70 professional publications and is the editor of nine books. He previously held a clinical faculty appointment at the Yale Child Study Center\, and more recently he was appointed as an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Baylor College of Medicine\, and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Louis A. Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health.\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat are CBHL Mentorship in Motion Dialogues? \nMentorship in Motion brings leaders together for honest conversations about leadership in behavioral health. Through shared experiences and lived wisdom\, participants will gain insights that they can carry into their own leadership journeys. \n\n\n\nWe invite attendees to join with cameras on\, if possible\, and come prepared to engage in thoughtful discussion and shared reflection. \n\n\n\nThis event will be delivered live and will not be recorded. \n\n\n\n\nThe purpose of CBHL Mentorship in Motion is to: \n\nLearn from Leadership Journeys: Gain insight from experienced behavioral health leaders as they share lessons learned\, pivotal moments\, and perspectives that have shaped their leadership paths.\n\n\n\nEngage in Honest Dialogue: Participate in open and thoughtful conversations about the challenges and opportunities of leadership in behavioral health\, creating a space for reflection and shared understanding.\n\n\n\nStrengthen Leadership Community: Build connections with fellow CBHL members through meaningful dialogue that supports mentorship\, peer learning\, and the development of behavioral health leaders.
URL:https://www.leaders4health.org/event/mentorship-in-motion-garyblau/
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