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Volume 1, Issue 5
BLAIR COUNTY’S
CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (MISA) PROJECT
INFORMATION BULLETIN
TRAINERS GROUP
The Blair County Co-occurring Disorder Project desired to have a cadre of
clinical persons in each provider organization who would teach the CCISC
principles and generally act as a change agent for their organization and
for the county. With the assistance of Dr. Ken Minkoff and Dr. Chris Cline,
the project initiated a Train-the-Trainers project.
The Trainers were identified and formally appointed by each programs
CEO or Executive Director through the distribution of a formal
appointment letter. It is important that this appointment letter be signed
by the highest person of authority possible. Supervisors, clinical and
support staff all need to understand the importance of this system change
initiative. A sample/draft appointment letter is included as Attachment A.
At the same time, the Consensus Document (See Volume 1 Issue 1) was
circulated, either attached to the appointment letter or shared during
subsequent trainings.
The following tasks were identified as the functions of the trainers within
their own organizations:
1. Assist in understanding of the Consensus Document.
2. Teach the eight Best Practice Principles found in Consensus
Document.
3. Work over a period of time to help all persons in the organization
actualize the principles.
4. Be placed between persons who make policy & those who
implement policy so that problems can be solved both up and down
the system chain.
5. Facilitate learning either directly by the trainer or find other sources
to respond to the training need.
6. Provide consultation to the program and to the project.
7. Facilitate completion of the COMPASS 1 within their organization and
the development of action plans to address issues identified.
8. Be a change agent in their organization.
9. Manage the completion of the CODECAT 2 and the development of
plans to address training needs.
1 A program audit tool to evaluate dual diagnosis capability.
2 A competency assessment and a self- teaching tool for clinicians.
As of June 2005