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AACP’s
Community Psychiatric Practice Mentorship Service (CPPMS)
The
American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) is proud to announce the
initiation of an important new consultation service, the Community Psychiatric
Practice Mentorship Service (CPPMS).
CPPMS provides psychiatrist mentoring and organizational consultation
for both hospital-based and community-based behavioral health organizations (CBHOs). Our goal is
to provide assistance to CBHOs in recruiting, retaining
and inspiring psychiatrists, and helping CBHOs to
help their psychiatrists and other medical practitioners to make the best
possible clinical and administrative contributions. Using seasoned mentors, backed up by AACP’s resources, CPPMS is designed to assist CBHOs in making the best use of their medical staff and
services to achieve their vision and strategic objectives.
CPPMS components:
- Organized in
collaboration with several national mental health organizations (such as
NCCBHC and MHCA) that helped to design the program to be responsive to the
needs of CBHOs.
- Managed by a project
Coordinator who arranges matches between prospective agencies and mentors
and oversees the process.
- Staffed by highly
experienced and accomplished community/public sector psychiatrists whose
skills cover a full range of clinical, administrative, and public policy
issues.
- Designed to be
affordable for CBHOs struggling with resource
limitations
Basic consultation model:
- AACP Mentor works with
CBHO for one year.
- Primary consultation
goal is to work with newly recruited or existing psychiatrist(s) to
provide appropriate training/support to facilitate staff retention.
- The mentorship may be
incorporated into a recruitment package to facilitate CBHO desirability to
candidates.
- Additional goals may include
various forms of organizational consultation, negotiable with
participating CBHO.
-
Mentor conducts an initial
site visit, following which CBHO develops a mutually agreed Mentorship
Plan.
- The remainder of the
mentorship involves regularly monthly contacts, conducted by video or
telephone conference calls, supplemented by regular access to e-mail
support.
- Variations on the
model can be negotiated including: (1) site visit only, (2) reduced length
of contract term, or (3) reduced number of consultation hours per month.
Application process:
- CBHO completes
mentorship application.
- Coordinator conducts
conference call with CBHO leadership to determine consultation
specifics.
- Coordinator identifies
prospective mentor from list of registered consultants with expertise and interest
matching CBHO needs.
- Coordinator drafts
contract for mentor and CBHO.
For
further information or to obtain mentorship application, contact:
David
Pollack, MD: CPPMS Coordinator, 503-703-3954, dapollack@aol.com
Francis
Bell: AACP Administrative Director: 972-613-3997, frda1@airmail.net
AACP
website: http://communitypsychiatry.org
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