Trainings

The CAFÉ TA Center is committed to promoting Supported Education for people with mental illness that want to attain the personal and professional benefits that accompany post-secondary education. To help explain what Supported Education is and what it can do for new and returning students with mental illness, CAFÉ TAC has created a new presentation, […]

The CAFÉ TA Center is committed to fostering sustainability among consumer-led organizations throughout the country, so they can thrive and provide a strong advocacy voice on behalf of their members. To support that commitment, we have created a two part training on organizational sustainability. Organizational Sustainability, Part One is an overview of current trends in

Consumers with Lived Experience: Critical Partners in the Mental Health System of Care is an “at demand” training product that explores the trends, approaches, and opportunities in workforce development in hiring consumers of mental health services as Peer Specialists or Consumer Supporters. The training is an introductory discussion about common terminology, employment law, and other

One of the exciting and important developments in the world of behavioral health in recent years is the growing recognition of the important role that youth and emerging leaders can play in the world of adult mental health. There are many programs and organizations designed to serve families, as well as program and organizations committed

Supported education is the process of helping consumers of mental health services participate in an education program so they may receive the education and training they need to achieve their learning and recovery goals and become gainfully employed in the job or career of their choice. The Café TAC will provide technical assistance and resources

This section includes resources on Workforce Development that have been created by The CAFE TA Center. Links to available resources can be found below. Concern about the state of the behavioral health workforce has highlighted problems with an impact on almost every aspect of prevention and treatment across all sectors of the behavioral health field.

The demands on nonprofits continue to mount with increased pressure to do more with less.  Organizational leaders struggle with expectations to function like a business but continue to be reimbursed as a charity. The CAFE TAC will provide organizational and program leaders resources, tools, and training that can contribute to survival and promote the sustainability

Each year thousands of people are injured due to a disaster.  This may be a tornado, hurricane, floods, fire, or man-made disasters such as those resulting from the Gulf Oil Spill.  These disasters can leave entire communities traumatized and countless individuals with mental health care needs as a result. Lessons learned from the past disasters

The CAFÉ TA Center is committed to connecting consumers, advocates and organizations with information and resources that can make a real difference for them, regardless of where they come from. That’s why we have created this section, to house those resources that partners, experts, peers and advocates and developed and chosen to share with others.