To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Aspire Change - KLJ Training & Consulting Regarding the Provision of Consultation Services Pertaining to Implementation of the Humboldt Practice Model
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached professional services agreement with Aspire Change - KLJ Training & Consulting regarding the provision of consultation services pertaining to implementation of the Humboldt Practice Model in an amount not to exceed $123,500 for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached professional services agreement with Aspire Change - KLJ Training & Consulting, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with Aspire Change - KLJ Training & Consulting to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt Practice Model (HPM) is a set of values, practices and core elements that guide the Department of Health and Human Services' (DHHS) work and interactions with community members, colleagues, customers, clients, patients and co-workers. DHHS is extending integration of the HPM from its child welfare services origins into all DHHS branches which will allow DHHS leadership to utilize the HPM to guide decisions and actions. This work of changing agency culture and organizational practice through HPM implementation addresses many issues brought up in the 2015 Wendi Brown Creative Partners Transition Organizatio...
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