Update From the GOBHI Leadership
Hello all,
Behavioral Health Careers Website 2.0
In 2023, GOBHI created a behavioral health careers website www.bhcareers.org for CMHPs and community partners to post behavioral health jobs in Eastern Oregon. This project was a huge success supported by many GOBHI staff with the help of our friends at Birdie Media. In addition to job postings, the site contains impactful videos and testimonials about what it is like to live and work in the rural and frontier areas of Eastern Oregon.
This year, we embarked on more enhancements to the site. Based on community partner feedback, we rebranded The GOBHI Network to Eastern Oregon Behavioral Health Careers. We started video production last week. Members of our marketing staff will visit the participating partners to film footage and interview employees to help market their agencies on the website and on their own social media platforms. We plan to make one trip a month and we are offering this service to our partners, free of charge to them to help get the word out about the wonderful career opportunities we have in the behavioral health field in Eastern Oregon. If you haven’t done so, please visit the site and share on your social media platforms. If you are interested in posting jobs or finding more about the project please contact GOBHI’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Julie Leutschaft at jleutschaft@gobhi.org
Eastern Oregon Behavioral Health Workforce Development Consortium
GOBHI 2023 Annual Report
We are pleased to announce GOBHI has released its 2023 annual report. This publication shares an overview of GOBHI and details our impact in the diverse communities we serve. The report highlights our many initiatives and partnerships serving health and wellness in rural and frontier Oregon.
Peer Workforce Conference
The 2024 Eastern Oregon Peer Workforce Conference is less than 3 weeks away! It will be held at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, on August 22 - 23, 2024, and the theme is Holistic Wellness & Self-Care. Throughout the two days, there will be 16 workshops available, all tailored to peer support, as well as keynote speakers and an Eastern Oregon Peer Panel. This conference will focus on the unique needs of peer support specialists who work and reside in Eastern Oregon.
Currently, there are 140 employed peer workers of all specialty types throughout EOCCO’s 12-county region, and the Peer Conference is an opportunity for all peers to come together in one location for networking opportunities, social connection between like minded individuals, professional development of skills specific to peer support, and develop/increase leadership skills. Being able to collaborate with the various experiences will expose peers to different perspectives, which is key to supporting diversity across Eastern Oregon in various organizations that employ peer workers.
The overarching goal of this conference is to help grow the peer support profession and promote the inclusion of peer support specialists throughout healthcare and other community systems across Eastern Oregon.
AOCMHP 2024 Behavioral Health Training Summit Registration
The Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs is thrilled to invite you to an event dedicated to training and supporting the public behavioral health system workforce, serving community members across all stages of life. This year’s summit features their Mobile Crisis Training Academy as well as a wide array of training sessions. From prevention strategies to intensive treatment approaches, this comprehensive set of training programs is designed to enhance your skills in various service areas.
Join for a dynamic and engaging conference, filled with valuable learning experiences and ample opportunities to network with your peers in the behavioral health system.
Please click here for a registration link and descriptions of sessions.
EOCCO Advance Directive Trainings
There is a series of Advance Directive trainings scheduled for 2024. They will help those thinking about advanced healthcare wishes of one’s self or a loved one.
EOCCO’s Advance Directive online training teaches you how to talk with loved ones about your wishes and choose a person to make healthcare decisions for you if you can’t.
Register today for one of the following training dates:
Learn more about EOCCO’s Advance Directive policies.
Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative (OABHI) Trainings
For individuals in behavioral health working or interested in working with older adults, there are upcoming training sessions
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Virtual Training - Build your confidence and capability to help someone in crisis with this three-step, evidence-based program. This two-hour training will also cover information about preventing suicide among older adults and veteran populations.
All trainings are on Zoom. You can register here.
September 10, 10am - 12pm
November 7, 1pm - 3pm
2024 GOBHI Older Adult Behavioral Health Initiative (OABHI) Workforce Training Series - Build your knowledge and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of older adults.
All trainings are on Zoom from 10am - 12pm. You can register here.
September 17: Alcohol Use in Older Adults
November 19: Behavioral Activation
Contact the GOBHI OABHI team at oabhi@gobhi.org with questions.
2024 Lunch and Learn Training Opportunities
In an effort to improve access to GOBHI’s training for network providers and offer Continuing Education Units (CEU’s), we are excited to announce the 2024 Lunch and Learn Series. On the 3rd Thursday of each month from 12-1 PM PT we will be offering 1 hour of CEUs for a variety of topics, presented by GOBHI subject matter experts. We are hoping you will join us! We understand this time is usually lunch for folks, so feel free to join camera on or off and both get some nourishment, earn a CEU, and engage with peers around topics that we think are pertinent to the work you all are doing!
The following table provides training topics and links to registration.
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We look forward to Lunching and Learning with you all in 2024!
Program update - Foster Care
Foster homes for youth are greatly needed in Eastern Oregon!
The GOBHI Therapeutic Foster Care program provides full-time/part-time services and care to youth in foster homes with foster parents certified and trained by GOBHI. Youth are involved with the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Child Welfare Division.
Please visit our website to learn more about the program and how you can help by sharing information, promoting the importance of foster care, and referring individuals who are able to support this critical effort.
Help us build a network of caring homes to support youth across our state. For more information about referral incentives and how you can support foster home recruitment efforts, see this flier or contact a member of our Foster Care Team.
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