This page is created to assist the 3rd Party Evaluator - Updated 7/3/15

General Navigation

• The links at the top of the page are to individual information pages and timelines on each of the initiatives associated with the Mental Health portion of this grant.
• The "TAACCCT Home" summarizes all of the activity in the grant and my own time (Mark Kavanaugh)

Outcomes Assessment

There are numerous outcomes associated with this program:

• Outcomes related to the building of capacity in the program
• Outcomes related to recruitment in the Mental Health program
• Retention, Graduation, and Placement Rates.
• Mental Health Program Outcomes
• MHRT/C Learning Outcomes
  • Current MHRT/C Learning Outcomes (click this link to see pages outlining the current MHRT/C Learning Outcomes for each of the MHT designated courses)
  • Proposed/Revised MHRT/C Learning Outcomes (click this link to see the proposed learning outcomes associated with 8 competency areas, or domains)
• Essential Learning Outcomes

Current Initiatives

Most of the current work is focusing on the following areas:

• MHT 101 Course Development
  • Curriculum for MHT 101
  • Course will be facilitated by current advanced students and alumni
  • Course will be piloted this summer by the facilitators.
  • New students in Fall 2015 are required to take this class.
• MHT Course Development
  • Courses currently under review for alignment with Program/MHRT/ELO Outcomes include:
    • MHT 104: Community Mental Health
    • MHT 125: The Changing Workplace
    • MHT 218: Substance Abuse Counseling for Special Populations
  • Many courses have substantially developed online course content already. The rest of the MHT Curriculum is set to be reviewed and revised by the Spring of 2015.
• Program Marketing
  • Initial Marketing Plans include the following initiatives:
    • Target new students through advertising (We are currently set to take pictures, interview, video alumni about the program after the 4th of July)
    • Target agency employees statewide relating to opportunities to get training online.
    • Partner with agencies statewide to suppor their in-house training programs.
• Program Coordinator
  • As of July 1 all the candidates have been interviewed.
  • The committee will be submitting two names to Dr. Jon Connolly for a final review/decision.
• iPad 1:1 Initiative
  • At this point the iPad Initiative is being spearheaded on two fronts:
    • Planning and coordination with Executive Leadership and Apple to initiate the 1:1 iPad Program in Spring 2016
    • Development of instructional materials in the revised courses to leverage this technology.