Copa Health is a Learning Organization

What does that mean? Our first core value of PEOPLE FIRST means that we invest in our people, providing opportunities for learning and professional growth.

We offer a leadership academy and supervisor boot camp to ensure our leaders have the training and support they need to be successful in any new role. We also offer support for continuing education including tuition and licensure reimbursement and partnerships with local colleges and universities which saves our employees money on their education.

At Copa Health, we are all leaders.

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We believe that strong leaders aren’t born; they’re made. Our leadership development programs cover a wide range of topics designed to improve our employee’s quality of work life by creating a psychologically safe work environment through the continuous improvement of our leaders at every level.

Through an experienced and well-versed team of trainers, the Learning and Development team offer a wide array of trainings in different formats to meet our diverse workforce’s needs. From live, instructor-led sessions to interactive and immersive electronic trainings through our Learning Management System, Relias; Copa offers a robust curriculum that keeps our work force engaged, informed, and connected, while providing best practice learning techniques and opportunities.

Copa Health’s highly interactive and informative 2-day Bootcamp features sessions designed to equip new supervisors with all the tools they need to lead successfully. Facilitated by subject matter experts and covering best practices for areas such as Hiring and Selection, Onboarding, Performance Evaluations, and much more!

Education and non-profit go hand in hand; many of Copa Health’s current employees are currently aspiring to further their education, either by obtaining a college degree, or by attending certification training. We offer a level of tuition reimbursement for our full time employees currently enrolled or looking to return to school to advance their education related to their current career track, skills, knowledge, and abilities.

“How can I acquire any experience if no one is willing to give it to me?” said one new graduated with a B.S. in Psychology. Copa’s answer is that we will give you a shot! At Copa Health, a trainee program has been flourishing. Here, Grads and soon-to-be graduates in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or related fields, are paid to train and shadow with a Case Manager team for a specified period. At the end, the trainee has a chance to transition into a full time, paid, benefitted, and marketable Case Manager.

One of the things we thrive on is providing resources and support for employees to continue to develop and grow with us. From performance evaluations, to mentorships, to interning, volunteering, and precepting - Copa Health offers a rich variety of resources and opportunities for Career Development.

We are proud of our promote from within policy, in which we seek to identify or develop internal talent before looking outside. This provides our employees with a unique opportunity to grow with us and allows us to retain our greatest asset – our people!

Many professionals in the behavioral health and healthcare field plan to achieve licensure at some point in their career or are already licensed and will be coming due for renewal. At Copa Health, we provide access to free clinical supervision and cover the cost of licensure relevant to certain positions such as licensed counselors, medical professionals, and social workers.