Ohio’s Long-Term Direct Service Workforce Initiative
Ohio’s Long-Term Direct Service Workforce Initiative was established in response to efforts of multiple state agencies (Job and Family Services, Aging, Education, Health, Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, Alcohol and Drug Addiction) to develop a unified health and human services strategy to improve the long-term direct service workforce in Ohio. As part of this project, a consortium of faculty from universities and community colleges with expertise in curriculum development and health and human services research are collaborating with stakeholders to develop curriculum for a latticed certification program. This strategic project will identify specific workforce needs across disciplines and service sectors, as well as collaborative solutions to leverage costs and create efficiency. Some examples of workforce needs that may be addressed by the project include recruitment, retention, worker literacy, overlapping skill sets for emerging models of care, and a database for consumers to find services. The project also sponsors research projects that identify best practices and address current and future long-term direct service needs.
As a partner with The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center in the initiative, the Center on Education and Training for Employment is facilitating the curriculum development process by
- identifying competencies,
- aligning instructional materials,
- developing assessments, and
- providing technical assistance.
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