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Mental Health and Addictions Workforce Development: Past, Present, and Future

Mental Health and Addictions Workforce Development: Past, Present, and Future

Ann M. Roche, Roger S. Nicholas
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 35
ISBN13: 9781522576662|ISBN10: 1522576665|EISBN13: 9781522576679
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7666-2.ch002
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Roche, Ann M., and Roger S. Nicholas. "Mental Health and Addictions Workforce Development: Past, Present, and Future." Substance Abuse and Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 24-58. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7666-2.ch002

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Roche, A. M. & Nicholas, R. S. (2019). Mental Health and Addictions Workforce Development: Past, Present, and Future. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Substance Abuse and Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 24-58). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7666-2.ch002

Chicago

Roche, Ann M., and Roger S. Nicholas. "Mental Health and Addictions Workforce Development: Past, Present, and Future." In Substance Abuse and Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 24-58. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7666-2.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter addresses changes in the conceptualization of workforce development and its implications for mental health and addiction1 workers, services, and sectors. First we provide an overview of the background, historical and contextual factors impacting current approaches to workforce development. Next, an examination of systems thinking, service delivery models and goals, workforce planning, leadership and worker recruitment, retention and wellbeing are provided. Finally, theories of knowledge and innovation dissemination, learning models and theories, and emerging use of technology are examined.

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