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Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams: Staffing and Policies

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Join us for a three-session series about mobile crisis outreach teams (MCOT) with CARE TA Center partner RI International. Building on the first presentation regarding Mobile Crisis Units 101, which provided an overview of MCOT models, this second presentation will explore the ways to operationalize MCOT services. Audiences will learn the staffing models, training needs, and infrastructure necessary to deploy Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams utilizing SAMSHA’s National Guidelines for Behavioral Health Crisis Care.

Meet the Presenter

Jamie Sellar

Jamie Sellar, MA, LPC, is a behavioral health executive with 25 years of successful experience in running crisis programs in multiple states. These programs have included both inpatient, sub-acute, residential, mobile crisis outreach teams, hospital rapid response, and mental health urgent care centers. Currently, Jamie specializes in crisis system development and operational management. In his current role as Chief Strategy Officer at RI International, he consults both nationally and internationally on topics such as crisis system optimization, peer use in the workforce and program design. Jamie has a long history of training professionals and paraprofessionals on practical client engagement strategies. A licensed clinician, Jamie strongly believes that the rapport between caregivers and those in need is a primary driver of success in crisis work.

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