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Board approves out-of-state training travel and local interpreter training for Behavioral Health amid board questions on cost and travel routes
Summary
Supervisors authorized travel to a national behavioral-health conference and a local interpreter-training contract after a multi-department discussion about cost, training benefits and travel logistics; the board asked staff to evaluate using Imperial County Airport for flights.
The Board of Supervisors approved two Behavioral Health items: authorization for select staff to attend the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP/NatCon) conference in Philadelphia and a local training contract with the National Latino Behavioral Health organization.
Leticia Placarde, director of behavioral health, said the out-of-state travel is part of the county’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) workforce and education plan and that the NatCon conference — which includes management and evidence-based-practice tracks — is a recurring training the department uses for staff development. The board packet lists an estimated travel budget of about $35,000 for…
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