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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 157-O1011 with Small Counties Emergency Risk Pool (SCERP) in the amount of $56,000 for a term through June 30, 2012 to establish a Masters in Social Work program with a rural mental health focus at California State University, Sacramento.
FUNDING: All funding for this program is derived from State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Workforce Education and Training (WET) funding.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $56,000
Funding
Budgeted $16,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $40,000 *
Total Funding Available $56,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
* to be included in FY 10-11 and FY 11-12 budgets
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this multi-year Agreement is $56,000. Funding was anticipated and incorporated into the Mental Health Division's FY 09-10 budget. Future year funding has been approved, is available, and will be included in the budgets for the upcoming years. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: There is an identified shortage in small rural counties of mental health professionals trained to work in a rural setting. There has also been a lack of specialized training in the region to produce these professionals. El Dorado County has joined with other counties in the region to initiate a program at California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) to train mental health professionals to serve the region. The program is a three-year, weekend intensive course of study that will result in successful student participants receiving a Masters in Social Work (MSW) with a rural mental health focus. Participating counties (El Dorado, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, and some other counties in the California Central Region) are committing Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Workforce Education and Training (WET) funding for the establ...
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