Addictions Prevention and Recovery Work Plan Progress Tracker
12 total action items
Implement system education and training development plan, including primary care practitioners, NGOs, and other care providers referring to addictions treatment.
Deliverables
System education, training, and onboarding for aftercare will be integrated with Coordination of Addictions Services.
Provide a consistent approach for transitioning service-users to and from out-of-territory treatment facilities to community-based care providers.
Deliverables
Identification of key positions and stakeholders responsible for providing addictions and recovery services, including both government and nongovernment [Completed]
Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures to standardize the process for providers referring to Addictions Services (including how/when to refer clients, resources for common barriers). [Delayed]
Implement onboarding process and competency-based orientation plans for all practitioners that outline the pathways for accessing addictions and recovery services.
Deliverables
Updated onboarding and orientation materials for practitioners.
Development and implementation of system education and training plan for care providers referring to addictions treatment.
Implement system-wide communication outlining the process to self-refer to addictions services for both providers and service users.
Deliverables
Resources outlining the processes for provider- and self-referral to addictions services will be disseminated to providers, and the public.
Work with Stakeholders, to review existing standards & policies associated with key addictions services to identify cultural safety barriers i.e., Community Counselling Program & Facility Based Addictions Treatment Program.
Deliverables
Engagement with internal and external stakeholders to identify barriers to cultural safety.
Build HSS staff capacity to integrate cultural safety and anti-racism principles into program planning and policy development.
Deliverables
Develop a Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism Guide that will function as a lens for HSS staff as they develop internal and external HSS documents, including programs and policies.
Implement changes to reduce barriers and share results with all Health and Social Services Authorities to direct complementary changes to operational policies and procedures, including a recognition of the value of Indigenous knowledge.
Deliverables
Revise CCP and FBAT policies and SOPS based on internal/external stakeholder feedback and Cultural Safety and Anti-racism Guide.
Ensure that job descriptions, core competencies, screening and interview processes reflect and incorporate Indigenous knowledge and qualifications.
Deliverables
Identification of key knowledge, skills and abilities that reflect Indigenous learning, practices, and qualifications. [Completed]
Job descriptions and hiring practices are updated to incorporate Indigenous qualifications. [On-track]
Improve orientation process and identify mandatory training requirements of positions delivering addictions services.
Deliverables
Integrate mandatory training requirements into system education, training, and onboarding improvements.
Determine an approach for expanded demographic data collection and analysis of monitoring data, which includes administrative data and self-reported experiences of the mental wellness and addictions recovery continuum of programs and services.
Deliverables
Established monitoring approach.
Use the results of data analysis to inform adjustments in approach as required for responsive service delivery.
Deliverables
Implement monitoring approach with regular review of data to inform service delivery adjustments.
Implement framework and monitor indicators while maintaining the privacy of service users and use the results to inform shifts in program approach if necessary.
Deliverables
Implement monitoring frameworks and monitoring of indicators.