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Operationalizing Use of Behavioral Health Aides on Care Teams | April 14, 2026

Date of Presentation: April 14, 2026

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  Community  

Program: CHAP ECHO Learning Collaborative  

Keywords: ##CHAP  #behavioral health aide  #BHA  #competencies  #services delivered  #tribal community health provider  

In this presentation, Dolores Jimerson (Seneca descendant, bear clan) clarifies the role of behavioral health aides (BHAs) as certified providers and outlines the competencies associated with Levels I, II, and III. She also offers practical guidance for care teams and supervisors on effective collaboration, along with examples of services delivered by BHAs.

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Presented by:

Lisa Griggs
Tribal Community Health Provider Project (TCHP) Manager

Lisa is a descendent of the Blackfeet Nation. She is the Tribal Community Health Provider Project (TCHP) Manager at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Marylhurst University. She has been at the Board for 17 years. Starting with Project Red Talon (PRT) where they helped build capacity around STI/HIV testing. Also as the Program Ops Assistant working with legislative and policy staff for many years. For the past six years she was the Executive Coordinator at the Board. She is excited to continue her work here at the Board and expand my knowledge and skills to serve in a different capacity to our NW Tribes.

Dolores Ann Jimerson
Dolores Ann Jimerson
Faculty

Dolores Jimerson, MSW, LCSW, ADS is originally from the east coast, where she grew up as an urban Indian. She was reared traditionally Seneca (bear clan) in Little Italy, which also resonated with her Italian/Irish mother. She now lives on the Olympic Peninsula, where it seems “it’s always Twilight.” Dolores is excited to lead NPAIHB in the development of culturally resonant behavioral health programming to support tribes in meeting their needs. Her lived experience pairs nicely with her three plus decade career of working in behavioral health in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington. Some of her past tribal employment was with the Eastern Shoshone, Northern Arapaho, CTUIR, and Quileute. Her previous national level work included serving as Director of Community Development for NICWA. She is a caregiver and community organizer at heart, who is passionate about creating services that resonate with re-membering us into our greatness. She is clinically licensed in both Wyoming and Oregon, along with being a certified Acudetox Specialist (ear acupuncture) and Registered Trainer. You can find her gardening, beach combing, traveling, writing, or serving as comedic muse when she is not working.

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Date added: April 7, 2026