September 19 th, 2022
10:00am
Conference on the Park
Central Park Complex Bldg., 110 Franklin Street, 1st Floor, Johnstown, PA 15901
ATTENDEES:
Commissioner Tom Chernisky, Commissioner Scott Hunt, Tracy Selak, Tanya Kvarta, Elyse Kirchner, Rebecca Valle, Fred Oliveros, Tracy Shultz
- Approval of Minutes: May 23 rd and July 18 th, 2022 meeting minutes: Approved motion Commissioner Hunt/ seconded by Commissioner Smith. No discussion
- Review of requested financials: (See attachment): June balance sheet made available to all in attendance. No changes, no discussion. Approved motion Commissioner Hunt / seconded by Commissioner Chernisky
- Reinvestment Committee Meeting: Ad hoc:
- Intensive Family Coaching
- D&A Recovery Housing
- Homeless Shelter
- Walk-in Crisis-construction delays
- Behavioral Health of Cambria County (BHoCC) Key Initiatives for 2022
- Executive Management, Standard 78, Peer representation needed on OOC board to prevent CAP
- Suicide prevention: Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk was held on September 17 th
- Provider retention & recruitment (additional CPS and/or CRS training a possibility)
- Magellan Behavioral Health (MBH) Updates:
- Recovery in the Valley: September 24 th , 1 pm-5 pm, Roxbury Park
- Heidi Niebauer’ s last day with Magellan is September 23
- Providers struggling to retain staff
- Dr. Chip to help with CIT training
- CMMC Behavioral Management issues
- 2022 BHoCC Trainings: UPDATE: All trainings will be held via in-person (Cambria County Academic Center) and transition to zoom if needed due to COVID regulations. More information can be found on our FB page and/or website www.bhocc.org.
- Trauma-Informed Care – August 10th , 9 am-4 pm
- Certified Peer Specialist Training – August 15 th – August 25th , 9 am-5 pm
- Narcan Administration – August 18th, 2 pm-4 pm
- Ethical Principles for Mental Health Professionals: September 16th, 1 pm – 4 pm
- Motivational Interviewing (x2) – September 27th & 28th, 9am-4pm
- SMART Goals – October 13th, 9am-4pm
- Motivational Interviewing TOT – November 1st, 2nd, 3rd , 9am-4pm
- What is a “Recovery Community Organization” (RCO) – November 17th, 9am-5pm
- Report to the Community – December 2nd, 10am-1pm
Adjourn: Motion to Adjourn: Approved motion by Commissioner Hunt / seconded by Commissioner Tom Chernisky
Next meeting: November 14 th, 202