Upcoming Supervision Training Opportunities
The BHWC is proud to offer a series of free monthly supervision trainings. These virtual, interactive sessions are facilitated by Melanie Kinley, BA, CADC, and provide a supportive space for structured learning, practical skill building and professional growth. Each training focuses on a key supervision topic, giving participants tools they can apply immediately in their […]
Upcoming Event: Bridging Lived Experience and Professional Practice – Supervision Skills for Social Workers
Upcoming Event Bridging Lived Experience and Professional Practice: Supervision Skills for Social Workers This practical, three-hour workshop is designed for licensed social workers and other licensed professionals who supervise peer specialists, community health workers, recovery coaches and paraprofessionals across health care, behavioral health and child welfare settings. Grounded in Internal Family Systems (IFS), the training […]
Upcoming Event: Retention in Action – A Toolkit for Behavioral Health Workforce Success
Upcoming Event Retention in Action: A Toolkit for Behavioral Health Workforce Success The BHWC invites agency leaders to Retention in Action, a free one-day, in-person event focused on strengthening behavioral health workforce retention across Illinois. The event includes a networking lunch, offering time to connect with peers and share ideas for improving staff satisfaction and […]
New Resource: Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Retention Toolkit
Last year, the Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center convened behavioral health providers and organizations across the state for a series of events designed to foster collaboration, share effective strategies, and co-create practical solutions for retaining staff across behavioral health settings. Through these conversations, and with ongoing guidance from our provider advisory groups, BHWC developed a […]
Request for Proposals: Training and Implementation of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Integrated Care Settings
The Illinois Behavioral Health Workforce Center (BHWC) is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) for agencies/clinics providing integrated primary and behavioral health care services to apply for funding for staff training and implementation of an evidence-based brief psychotherapy. Successful applicants will receive funding to cover the costs of expert-led trainings and staff time […]
Nurturing New Beginnings: CPP Supporting Parents in Recovery
Nurturing New Beginnings: CPP Supporting Parents in Recovery Maryville Academy is an organization which received funding and support through the Chicago Parent Program RFP. This story was originally featured in the Chicago Parent Program newsletter on September 9, 2024. Maryville Academy: Empowering Families Through CPPMaryville Academy, a cornerstone in the Chicagoland area, has a long-standing […]
BHWC and CEO highlighted in SIU Medicine Aspects magazine
The Behavioral Health Workforce Center and Kari Wolf, MD, CEO of the BHWC, were recently highlighted in SIU Medicine’s Spring 2024 Aspects magazine. The online version of this publication sheds light on the efforts of SIU Medicine’s individuals and programs working to advance mental health support. In a time when the nation is facing obstacles […]
Illinois lawmakers and experts meet to discuss behavioral health workforce shortage
The Illinois House Mental Health and Addiction and the Senate Behavioral and Mental Health committees met on January 25 to discuss the shortage of behavioral health care workers across the state at the first of two joint hearings on the topic. “It is not uncommon for patients to wait several months to see a therapist, […]
Watch the announcement for Illinois’ new behavioral health workforce center
New Behavioral Health Workforce Center Announced Governor JB Pritzker along with state and local officials celebrated the launch of a new Behavioral Health Workforce Center, which will increase Illinois’ capacity to recruit, educate, and retain behavioral health professionals. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU SOM) will serve as the primary administrative hub in Springfield, […]
Gov. Pritzker announces initiative to reshape mental health services
“Individuals with mental illness, intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve respect, dignity, and the highest quality of care to assist them in living healthy, fulfilling lives.”