Description:
This study was conducted in collaboration with the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. The purpose was to identify workforce-related issues that affect access to behavioral health care services in Washington. Many different occupations were found to comprise the overall behavioral health workforce, some providing solely behavioral care and others who had behavioral health along with medical care roles, such as in integrated behavioral/physical health settings. The assessment described and quantified the size, distribution, and education/training pathways of and demand for behavioral health occupations in Washington and uncovered some data limitations. With considerable stakeholder participation, policy and programmatic recommendations to address these workforce-related barriers were identified and, in January, 2018, were presented to the Governor and the 2018 Legislature and are described in the project’s reports.
This study resulted in a full report that can be found in the publications section of our website.
Lead Researcher: Susan M. Skillman, MS
Contact Info: skillman@uw.edu
Funder:
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Status:
Complete
Links/Documents:
This study referenced in the
May 2018 Milbank Memorial Fund Issue Brief, Behavioral Health Integration and Workforce Development by Rachel Block.
Publications/Presentations
| Authors |
Title |
Type |
Date |
Documents/Media |
| Gattman NE, McCarty RL, Balassa A, Skillman SM |
Washington State Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment |
PUBLICATION |
12-01-2017 |
Full Report |
| McCarty RL, Skillman SM |
Washington State's Behavioral Health Workforce (profiles) |
PUBLICATION |
12-01-2017 |
Chemical Dependency Counselors
Community Health Workers
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| Gattman N, Reule R, Balassa A, Skillman SM, McCarty RL, Schwartz MR |
Washington's Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment: Project Phase I |
PUBLICATION |
11-01-2016 |
Final Report |
| McCarty RL, Schwartz MR, Skillman SM |
Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment: Input from Key Informants |
PUBLICATION |
11-18-2016 |
Full Report
Policy Brief |
| Skillman SM, McCarty RL, Gattman N, Balassa A |
Washington’s behavioral health workforce assessment: understanding barriers and finding solutions |
PRESENTATION |
04-11-2018 |
|
| Skillman SM, McCarty RL, Gattman N, Balassa A |
Washington’s behavioral health workforce assessment: understanding barriers and finding solutions. |
PRESENTATION |
05-10-2018 |
|
| McCarty RL |
Rural Insights from Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment |
PRESENTATION |
03-27-2018 |
|
| McCarty RL, Skillman SM |
Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce Assessment: Understanding Barriers and Finding Solutions |
PRESENTATION |
01-09-2018 |
|
| Skillman SM, McCarty RL |
Washington State’s behavioral health workforce assessment |
PRESENTATION |
07-26-2017 |
|
| Gattman N, McCarty RL |
Barriers and Solutions in Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce |
PRESENTATION |
06-15-2017 |
|
| McCarty RL, Skillman SM |
Barriers and Solutions in Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce |
PRESENTATION |
03-30-2017 |
|
| McCarty RL, Skillman SM |
Barriers and Solutions in Washington’s Behavioral Health Workforce |
PRESENTATION |
03-01-2017 |
|
| Gattman N, Skillman SM, McCarty RL |
Washington State Behavioral Health Workforce Analysis |
PRESENTATION |
11-22-2016 |
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