Recommendation R2.5.4
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): Keep track of the relevance and effectiveness of non-traditional therapies to determine whether they should be part of standard training for clinicians, and to use as evidence of efficacy when asking for additional funds for training.
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 agrees and claims current monitoring of several non-traditional services and continued provider collaboration. It does not describe effectiveness measures, decisions about standard clinician training, or how evidence supports funding requests.
Read official response · PDF page 29Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. For the shared therapy-training objective, DMH agrees and claims current monitoring of several non-traditional services and continued provider collaboration. It does not describe effectiveness measures, decisions about standard clinician training, or how evidence supports funding requests. Report physical PDF page(s) 138–139; County response physical PDF page(s) 29. 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.