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Regionalizing staff development resources.

G V Neagu
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Whether staff development is a low-budgeted priority in CMHCs need not determine the value or volume of training activities in such a setting. In Northwest Indiana five CMHCs have, for the past few years, regionalized staff development training resources, sharing presenters, hardware, and monies, through the Northwest Indiana Staff Development Consortium. This article describes its purpose, history, and cost effective collaborative efforts.

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G V Neagu. 1986. Regionalizing staff development resources.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02828478

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