Recommendation R2.5.1
To increase the effectiveness of mental health treatments, train DMH clinicians in the use of non-traditional therapies such as Infant Massage, Parent Child Interaction Therapy and creative arts therapies (i.e. art, music, play): Assign DMH clinicians who are experienced in specific non-traditional therapies to train other clinicians in field offices that would benefit from it. For example, ask DMH clinicians with expertise in Infant Massage to train clinicians in offices with more infants in their care;
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 138
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency says implementedFor the shared therapy-training objective, DMH partially disagrees: Infant Massage uses a specialist vendor without a train-the-trainer model; PCIT is an approved evidence-based practice with internal train-the-trainer training. DMH describes contractor alternatives and future collaboration, not adoption of clinician-led training for every named modality.
Read official response · PDF page 27Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. For the shared therapy-training objective, DMH partially disagrees: Infant Massage uses a specialist vendor without a train-the-trainer model; PCIT is an approved evidence-based practice with internal train-the-trainer training. DMH describes contractor alternatives and future collaboration, not adoption of clinician-led training for every named modality. Report physical PDF page(s) 138; County response physical PDF page(s) 27. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.