Workforce

Workforce Development & Outreach Program (WDOP)

WDOP is a statewide initiative designed to improve individuals’ employment opportunities across New York. WDOP creates educational programming and opportunities for individuals with varied experiences and abilities in achieving and maintaining meaningful employment. Additionally, WDOP works with organizations to increase knowledge and understanding of mental health and wellness in the workplace to create an inclusive environment while achieving organizational success.

Workforce Advocacy

MHANYS recommends action that would immediately contribute to workplace mental health literacy, awareness, stigma reduction, healthy habits of self-care, and the pursuit of professional care when needed.

Learn more about Amend the Labor Law in Relation to Workplace Mental Health

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Training Opportunities

MHANYS provides trainings and certifications for workforce development.

These include

Videos: Recorded Presentations

Navigating Buy-In Video

Panelists:

Lindsay Miller, Executive Director, New York Association on Independent Living

Donald Webber, PROS Counselor and Peer Leader, Mental Health Association of Columbia Green Counties

Kelly Dickey, Cleaning Supervisor and PROS Practitioner, Mental Health Association of Columbia Green Counties

Moderator:

Glenn Liebman, CEO, Mental Health Association in New York State

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Help Wanted: Addressing Workforce Shortage

Panelists:

Jean Moore, DrPH, FAAN, Director of the New York Center for Health Workforce Studies at the School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany

Gladys I. Cruz, Ph.D., District Superintendent for Questar III Board of Cooperative Educational Service (BOCES)

Moderator:

Glenn Liebman, CEO, Mental Health Association in New York State

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Healthy Families for a Healthy Workforce

Panelists:

Christopher Warren, Mental Health Administration Doctoral Candidate, D’Youville University

Alexa Lofaro, Founder & CEO, LUNA Disability Counseling & Consulting

Michelle Garcia, MHCP Assistant Director, MHANYS

Megan Spagnola, MHCP Program Specialist, MHANYS

Moderator:

Deborah Faust, Director of CarePath & MHCP, MHANYS

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Grow Your Own

Presenter:

Hennessey Lustica, PhD, LMHC, Community Schools Mental Health Director, Seneca Falls Central School District & Assistant Professor, Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester

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