To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Provision of Additional Continuing Education Opportunities to Department of Health and Human Services Staff
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached memorandum of understanding template regarding the provision of additional continuing education opportunities to Department of Health and Human Services staff; and
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute memorandums of understanding that are substantially similar to the attached memorandum of understanding template, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Not Applicable
DISCUSSION:
The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists offers continuing education approval for programs that meet the requirements set forth in Sections 1887 through 1887.5 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists' Continuing Education Provider Approval Program sets forth requirements to obtain and maintain approval for continuing education providers. Pursuant to the requirements established by the Continuing Education Provider Approval Program, an approved provider of Continuing Education Units may work with a co-sponsor upon execution of a written agreement which sets forth the financial, administrative and instructional responsibilities of each organization.
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an approved provider of Continuing Education Units by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists for staff licensed by the Board of Behavioral Sciences. The attached memorandum of understanding will allow DHHS to collaborate with various community-based organizations for th...
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