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Training Opportunities
ACAP EQUITY MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
ACAP’s Equity Mentorship Program is a one-year program offering participating plans an opportunity to uniquely invest in their team members by providing an opportunity to have expanded mentorship by having them engage beyond their own health plan. While supporting the retention of promising team members, this experience will also provide participants with exposure to a diverse set of experiences, perspectives, and ideas to further develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities, which can then be applied in their workplace. The program will enable those who participate as mentors and mentees to become more aware of different perspectives, as well as have a more inclusive understanding of various cultures, work styles, and backgrounds.
Who is the Mentorship Program for?
- Diverse team members who exhibit high potential and that you want to invest in for professional development.
- Team members that identify with underrepresented communities, based upon race, gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQIA+, and other factors.
- Diverse team members that you want to develop for future roles and expanded responsibilities.
What will mentees participating in the Equity Mentorship Program experience?
- Training on how to cultivate a professional mentoring relationship with someone from a diverse set of experiences, background, perspectives, and ideas from their own.
- Mentoring and support in creating a Professional Development Plan with a specific vision, goals for the mentorship experience, and evaluation of the personal objectives throughout the program.
- Personal assessment and coaching on leveraging personality and communication styles to enhance professional relationships.
- One-on-one mentoring and group coaching tailored to the current needs and work experiences of participants with career progression and advancement in mind.
About the 2024 Equity Mentorship cohort:
Twenty plan staff representing seven ACAP member plans are participating in ACAP’s 2024 Equity Mentorship Program
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For more information, contact Enrique Martinez-Vidal.
ACAP LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
ACAP’s Leadership Academy is a one-year program that uses an experiential learning process including in-person meetings, virtual meetings, and peer and executive leadership networking to inform and educate up-and-coming plan staff on important issues related to Medicaid managed care programs. Participants discuss key issues for Safety Net Health Plan operations such as the role of population health and SNHPs, how to maximize the impact of community plans, innovation in delivery systems, and the role of quality and data in improving outcomes.
Participants will earn an ACAP Certificate of Emerging Leadership.
About the 2024 Leadership Academy cohort: 28 plan staff representing 22 ACAP member plans are participating in ACAP’s 2024 Leadership Academy. They represent a variety of organizational/functional areas including Public/Government Affairs, Marketing/Communications, Finance, IT/Data Analytics, Clinical, Housing/SDOH, Behavioral Health, Health Plan Operations, and Regulatory/Compliance.
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For more information, contact Enrique Martinez-Vidal.
ACAP’S LOVELACE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work, ACAP is pleased to announce the creation of the ACAP Lovelace Master of Social Work (MSW) Fellowship Program.
This opportunity centers on a remote Master of Social Work (MSW) program offered by the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work (Pitt SSW). This initiative supports plan staff retention by facilitating access to advanced education and encourages greater awareness and engagement with ACAP among staff members.
The Program will offer participating plans an opportunity to uniquely invest in their team members who are interested in pursuing a Master of Social Work degree on a part-time basis while they continue to work for their ACAP plan.
**Applications for the 2025 cohort are open through July 15, 2025.
For more information, click here.
EXECUTIVE MEDIA TRAINING
As a service to ACAP-member plans, its senior staff can access discounted, personalized media training which will help plan leaders and other media-facing staff the opportunity to learn best practices in speaking with both broadcast and print media. Training sessions last a morning or afternoon, scheduled at a time that works with your schedule.
- CEO Training involves a three-hour, 1-on-1 session with the CEO (or other plan leader). A 90-minute training presentation is followed by 90 minutes of practice interviews and critiques. The CEO receives a written memo with recommendations.
- Small Group Training: One four-hour session for up to five senior executives of a leadership plan. A 90-minute training presentation is followed by a series of 1-on-1 interviews with each senior executive. The group as a whole will watch each interview and critique; each executive will receive a memo with recommendations.
To learn more, e-mail Jeff Van Ness.