Articles for the Topic "Capacity Building and Organizational Development"

Addiction Counselor CE

2010-03-26T10:20:16

An Action Plan for Behavioral Health Workforce Development

2009-01-26T08:33:44

A comprehensive report outlining recommendations for recruitment, retention, and professional development within the mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment workforce. Major issues affecting the quality of behavioral health care include a lack of diversity in the workforce, and inadequate training for workers who do not hold advanced degrees. The substance abuse treatment workforce is primarily older, female, and White although its clientele is largely young, male, and non-White. The report outlines seven key recommendations, including increasing the involvement of people in recovery and their families and creating national strategies for workforce development.

Assessing Your Organization: The Right Questions To Ask About Your Organization

2009-07-15T12:32:04

This manual can be used as a guide for individuals conducting an organizational assessment. The authors discuss the importance of reviewing key elements of a nonprofit such as legal and financial issues, human resources, governance, communications, and program management. This manual is part of the Community Development Library Governance series.

Assuring the Sufficiency of a Frontline Workforce: A National Study of Licensed Social Workers, Special Report: Social Work Services in Behavioral Health Care Settings

2009-01-26T11:48:10

A report on a national survey of social workers revealed that fewer young social workers are working in mental health settings and that social workers in mental health settings tend to be older, female, and not reflective of the racial and ethnic diversity of the client base. Retirement and increased job stressors, such as increased caseload and increased non-social work responsibilities, threaten to exacerbate workforce shortages.

Capacity Building

2009-07-15T12:25:42

This Webpage provides information on capacity building and reviews training and technical assistance that are available through CSAP. An example of where resources can be found includes SAMHSA’s Prevention Platform, which has tools and trainings to assist an organization in the following areas: assessment, capacity, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Capacity Building for Nonprofit Organizations: A Resource List

2009-07-15T12:30:06

This resource list, compiled by the Foundation Center, can be used as a base for those seeking to gather more information about capacity building. The list contains citations to selected resources from the Center's database, Catalog of Nonprofit Literature, which can be accessed for full bibliographies on this and other related topics. The list contains resources in the following categories: general guidebooks, surveys and reports, case studies, articles, and Internet links.

Effective Strategic Planning: Getting Your Organization Focused and Directed

2009-07-15T12:32:27

This manual can be used to help organizations create a strategic plan. The manual reviews the process for creating the plan and takes the reader through the key steps involved. In addition, worksheets are provided as a resource. This manual is part of the Community Development Library Planning series.

Financial Management for Nonprofits

2009-07-15T12:30:50

This manual reviews important aspects of nonprofit financial management. Originally offered as a workshop, this manual covers topics such as budget planning and process, financial reports, financial analysis, audits, and compliance.

Fire, Aim, Ready: Why Most Foundation-Funded Capacity Building Efforts Miss the Mark

2009-07-15T12:30:32

In this article, the author reviews how nonprofit organizations can enhance their capacity-building efforts and proposes a new framework to use in the delivery of these efforts. In particular the author notes that leadership development and management training are crucial and organizations need to focus their efforts on creating these opportunities for staff.

Grantmakers In Health

2010-03-25T03:53:51

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people. Its mission is to foster communication and collaboration among grantmakers and others, and to help strengthen the grantmaking community's knowledge, skills, and effectiveness. Formally launched in 1982, GIH is known today as the professional home for health grantmakers, and a resource for grantmakers and others seeking expertise and information on the field of health philanthropy.

Leadership Development in Substance Use Treatment and Recovery: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

2009-07-15T12:44:40

This report presents suggestions for creating sustainability in the substance abuse treatment field by focusing on leadership development. Included in the discussion are succession planning and creating a leadership culture.

Organizational Development Strategies for Integrating Mental Health Services

2009-07-15T12:26:14

This article reviews eight different strategies for services integration that could serve as resources for administrators seeking to coordinate services. Furthermore, the authors propose a method for services integration by encouraging the development of informal networks among staff of local provider agencies.

Planning for the Sustainability of Community-Based Health Programs: Conceptual Frameworks and Future Directions for Research, Practice and Policy

2009-07-15T12:29:50

The authors review requirements for or steps necessary to take when doing sustainability planning for community-based health programs. Furthermore, the authors propose factors that may influence project sustainability and advise that future endeavors to develop sustainable community health programs should use the strategies noted.

Report to Congress on the Prevention and Treatment of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse Disorders and Mental Disorders, Chapter 5 - Five-Year Blueprint for Action - Capacity

2009-07-15T12:25:18

This chapter discusses the importance of collaboration and ways in which States, tribes and communities, consumers/recovering persons, family members, providers, advocates, researchers, and Federal partners can work together to promote accountability, develop system capacity, and ensure effectiveness in the prevention and treatment of co-occurring disorders.

Staff Turnover and Retention in Addiction Treatment: Annotated Bibliography

2009-01-26T09:34:27

Annotated bibliography of research studies relating to workforce retention among professional staff in substance abuse treatment programs, including institutional, inpatient, and outpatient settings. For each study, the purpose, hypotheses, data collection, methodology, main findings, and implications for program development are reviewed.

Strategically Repositioning and Transforming Public Organizations, in Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 16

2009-07-15T12:27:46

In this chapter, the authors review three key factors crucial to determine whether an organization is ready for change or whether it will resist change. These factors include capacity, responsiveness, and constituencies. The chapter also discusses steps a leader must take and skills that are necessary to position the organization for change.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Prevention Platform

2009-07-15T12:25:58

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Prevention Platform Web site includes a section devoted to capacity building. Accessible from that section is a capacity-building tool, which assists organizations in identify existing resources. The site also houses additional materials related to capacity, such as information about community development, strategic planning, and workplace management.

Ten Steps to Leaving an Organization in Good Hands

2009-07-15T12:44:57

This article discusses succession planning for substance abuse treatment executives. Among the topics discussed are knowing when it is time to leave an organization, how to develop leadership at all levels, and how to pass knowledge to the next generation of leaders.

The Sustainability Planning Resource Center

2009-07-15T12:28:21

The Finance Project’s Sustainability Planning Information Resource Center provides resources related to sustainability planning and the individual steps that are involved in process. Resources are arranged by elements of sustainability, as defined by the Finance Project. These include vision, strategic financing, community support, and internal systems. In addition, information regarding the Sustainability Planning Workbook and the Sustainability Training Institute can be accessed here.

Using the Balanced Scorecard in the Development of Community Partnerships

2009-07-15T12:26:36

This article reviews a new method for measuring and monitoring community partnerships. A scorecard-style method is reviewed demonstrating how it can be used to determine the potential for successful partnerships.