The final court-ordered plan (March 2001) required the establishment of a departmental organizational training institute "to develop strong working relationships with local universities and other professional resources, and to provide a continuous learning environment for consumers, community stakehiolders, staff and providers." The court-ordered plan also emphasized that 1) the Department of Mental Health (DMH) would work with organized labor to find effective ways to manage the ongoing re-training and re-deployment of staff and 2) that all staff rendering services in the new system would be required to demonstrate knowledge and performance competencies in a range of areas.
