Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Integration: Workforce Shortages, Retention, and Resilience
Thursday, January 15, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
Description:
This webinar introduces practices that health centers can implement now to address acute staffing challenges within integrated care settings. We’ll briefly review the current mental health and substance use disorder staffing challenges, and dive into strategies to support staff training, retention, and resilience. You’ll leave with quality improvement ideas to bolster your workforce development efforts.
Earn 1.0 Behavioral Health continuing education credit (CEU) for attending this webinar.
Objectives:
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Build a workforce development framework that addresses today’s integrated care staffing needs while creating a pipeline for future roles.
- Outline activities that facilitate a supportive work environment and enhance job satisfaction in integrated care settings.
- Apply the benefits of integrated care—such as employee well-being and reduced turnover—with promising practices to foster a workplace environment that enhances employee satisfaction and commitment.
- Develop an effective peer support network and debriefing techniques for staff to process challenging experiences.
Presenter:
Kerry King, PsyD, MBA, The King Institute, is a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral health care leader with extensive experience in clinical change management, systems consultation, best practice implementation, and professional development training across a range of disciplines. As a principal in a health care consulting firm, Kerry has provided strategic planning, program development, training, and leadership coaching services to behavioral health providers, building on her two decades of experience in the field. In the span of her career, Kerry has served in numerous clinical and leadership roles, notably as Senior Vice President of Clinical Services for a national, multi-hospital system. In this role, she engineered clinical strategy for a behavioral health treatment provider across 10 hospitals and 17 community-based clinics located throughout the United States.
Continuing Education (CE):
- We offer mental health and substance use disorder health continuing education credits for participation in mental health/substance use disorder integration technical assistance events.
- You must attend the event and complete the online Health Center TA Satisfaction Assessment after the event (2-3 minutes).
- A link to the Health Center TA Satisfaction Assessment will be provided at the end of the session.
- CE certificates will be sent within 5 weeks of the event from the technical assistance team via Smartsheet <user@app.smartsheet.com>.
