Leadership Certificate Course for Behavioral Health Professionals

Course overview

[DESCRIPTION] Behavioral health professionals are often promoted to top-tier positions within their agencies without having learned the essentials of effective leadership. This course empowers providers to identify their natural strengths and build on existing skill sets while helping them lay the foundation for effectively leading within their organization. Through engaging course content tailored for behavioral health professionals, participants will learn the ins and outs of personnel management, which includes things like recruiting and retaining high-quality employees, conducting performance evaluations, shifting unhelpful organizational norms, and providing culturally responsive, anti-oppressive leadership. Participants will learn how to increase the financial sustainability of their organization and ensure that their agency's actions align with its mission and purpose - this includes things like creating a strategic plan, navigating income statements, building and managing a strong Board of Directors, and learning the basics of fundraising and marketing. Finally, participants will learn how to look beyond direct clinical services to further engage the broader community, which includes building a volunteer network, creating opportunities for advocacy and grassroots organizing, and becoming changemakers within their neighborhoods. [LEARNING OBJECTIVES] [1] Discuss the effects of emotional intelligence and purposeful leadership in the workplace [2] Discuss the role of executive leadership in the governance process [3] Formulate a plan for empowering personnel [4] Demonstrate strategies for navigating and challenging agency norms [5] Apply an anti-oppressive framework to agency leadership [6] Foster effective interdisciplinary collaboration through community engagement and advocacy [7] Demonstrate effective and novel strategies for marketing and fundraising [8] Develop strategic plans that will be supported by agency stakeholders [FACILITATOR BIOS] [1] Danielle Groton earned her Ph.D. in Social Work and MSW and MPA from Florida State University. While starting in case management, she quickly found interest in more macro level areas of practice and began special event coordination, grant writing, data quality assurance, and personnel management in transitional and permanent housing programs. Dr. Groton is an Associate Professor within the Sandler School of Social Work at Florida Atlantic University. [2] Atensia Earp-Bowen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who received her Master's in Social Work from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Atensia's leadership spans from managing staff and budgets for peer programs, medical case management, housing case management, and more. [3] Danielle N. Hartman joined Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services (JFS) as President and CEO in March 2010. Danielle received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from FAU in 2010 and was recognized by FAU in 2017 as a Distinguished Alumna. [4] Aisha T. McDonald is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Trauma and Resiliency Expert. She has worked in the social services field for over 12 years in a variety of capacities ranging from advocacy, direct service, and macro-focused positions. She currently works for United Way of Broward County as the Director of Training Initiatives. [5] Jessica Munday, MHA, co-founded Cloud Nine Nonprofit Advisors in 2021 to help nonprofits transcend the challenges they face. As an entrepreneur and 25-year seasoned professional in the nonprofit sector, Jessica enjoys working closely with nonprofit leaders to ensure the organization is following the guiding principles and best practices that help nonprofits thrive. She specializes in strategic planning, marketing, communications, and brand development.