Consumers with mental health disabilities needed as Program Reviewers

This announcement comes from the State Dept. of Mental Health, Division of Program Compliance, to recruit bi-lingual consumers with mental health disabilities or family members as program reviewers. This is a very important opportunity to impact the quality of mental health services in our state. Reviewers will be paid, and have travel expenses provided as well.

Please note that the deadline to apply is January 25th!!

 EARN EXTRA MONEY AND BE INVOLVED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM!

ATTEND AN ORIENTATION TRAINING  FOR PARTICIPATION OF BI-LINGUAL MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS FOR ONSITE SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) is currently recruiting for bi-lingual mental health consumers and family members to participate in Specialty Mental Health Services Reviews (Managed Care). DMH considers participation by consumers and family members to be an important part of our onsite review of county mental health programs and services. The experiences received from consumers and family members of adults and children are beneficial in adequately evaluating those services. To maximize the services provided to consumers and family members, we are particularly recruiting for consumers and family members who are fluent in both English and one of the following languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, Cambodian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Armenian, Russian, Tagalog, Farsi, and Korean.

These assignments are limited contract positions which may involve some out-of-town travel and/or overnight stay. Those interested must be available for one week at a time as reviews may take from three to five days. The State will provide for travel and hotel accommodations when needed as well as reimbursement for meals in accordance with current State guidelines.

Participants will also receive $10.00 per hour as payment for work performed during the review process as well as during travel time, within reason as determined by the Team Coordinator, to and from the review site.

To maximize the benefits of consumer participation, training is offered which will assist the consumers and family members in understanding the review process and enhance their contributions to the review. Training is mandatory prior to participating in any reviews.

You must be approved to attend one of the below listed training sessions. Please call Wanda Wong, Division Consumer and Family Liaison, at (916) 653-9703 for an application. Applications must be returned to Ms. Wong no later than January 25, 2002. If approved, you will be admitted on a first come, first served basis as space is limited. It is imperative that applicants attend the entire training session to be eligible for participation in the reviews.

In order to accommodate everyone, we are holding two separate classes on the below listed dates and locations from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

Friday, February 8, 2002 

Orange County Health Care Agency 
405 W. 5th Street, Room 433 A & B 
Santa Ana, CA Stockton, CA 

(916) 654-3576 

or

Friday, March 1, 2002

San Joaquin County Mental Health Services
Behavioral Health Transcultural Clinic
4422 N. Pershing Avenue, Suite D2
Stockton, CA 

The February 8th training has been scheduled for those residing in the southern part of California (shaded counties) and the March 1st training has been scheduled for those residing in the northern part of California (unshaded counties). If extenuating circumstances prevent you from attending the training scheduled closest to your county, please contact Ms. Wong for alternative arrangements.

NOTE: The map referenced above is not available in electronic format, but it can be faxed. If selected, you will be advised which training to attend, or you can call Ms. Wong for clarification.

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