Behavioral Health, DDD & Allied Healthcare Workforce Solutions
Preparing Professionals. Strengthening Organizations. Building Arizona’s Care Workforce.
2Wanda Training Angel (2WTA) develops, prepares, and connects professionals across Arizona’s behavioral health, developmental disability, direct care, and allied healthcare workforce. Through workforce pathways, certification preparation, mentorship, professional development, the 2WTA Workforce Registry, and staffing solutions, we help individuals move toward meaningful careers while helping organizations build prepared and aligned teams.
One Workforce. Multiple Pathways.
Whether you are preparing for your first role, advancing your career, seeking a workforce opportunity, or building an organization’s team, 2WTA provides connected pathways designed to support each stage of the workforce journey.
Workforce Pathways
Begin or advance your career through structured pathways that connect workforce readiness, certification preparation, professional expectations, and employment goals.
Workforce Registry
Apply to be considered for staffing, referral, contract, partnership, or employment opportunities that align with your qualifications, readiness, experience, and availability.
Workforce Pathways
Begin or advance your career through structured pathways that connect workforce readiness, certification preparation, professional expectations, and employment goals.
Who 2WTA Supports
Training, Registry, Staffing and Professional Development
Direct Support and Behavioral Health Professionals
2WTA supports professionals working or preparing to work in direct support, residential care, behavioral health, developmental disability services, and community-based care environments.
This includes DSPs, DCWs, caregivers, BHTs, RBTs, behavioral support workers, residential staff, employment support professionals, and other care-focused workers.
Nursing, Healthcare Support and Allied Health Professionals
2WTA welcomes appropriately trained, certified, or licensed professionals seeking registry visibility, supplemental training, referrals, professional connections, or staffing opportunities.
This includes CNAs, LNAs, LPNs, RNs, patient care technicians, medical assistants, phlebotomists, therapy support professionals, and other qualified allied health workers.
Childcare and Community Care Professionals
2WTA supports professionals serving children, youth, families, and communities through childcare, family support, youth programs, and community-based care environments.
Participants may pursue applicable training, professional development, workforce registry, career-readiness, referral, staffing, and Carepreneurship™ pathways.
Employers and Organizations
2WTA supports behavioral health providers, group homes, residential programs, developmental disability providers, childcare organizations, home care agencies, and community programs.
Organizations may request trained and professionally aligned candidates, registry connections, candidate sourcing, workforce coordination, referral support, and staffing assistance.
Nursing, healthcare support, and allied health professionals remain responsible for maintaining all education, licensing, certification, supervision, and scope-of-practice requirements connected to their professions.
Training Through 2WTA Institute
Training for Behavioral Health, Direct Care and Care-Based Professions
The 2WTA Institute provides training and professional development designed to help professionals prepare for real care environments where safety, consistency, communication, regulation, and responsible support matter.
Available training may include:
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Applicable CPR, First Aid, and BLS training based on course, provider, audience, and availability.
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Required training on the rights, protections, and behavior-support standards for individuals receiving Arizona DDD-funded developmental disability services, covering approved and prohibited support practices under Arizona's Article 9 rule.
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Providing Respectful Opportunities and Understanding De-escalation — training focused on prevention, observation, and respectful, regulation-centered de-escalation support.
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Education supporting professional awareness, prevention, reporting responsibilities, and protection of individuals receiving care.
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Preparation for people entering direct support, caregiving, residential, and community-based care roles.
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2WTA's required signature training for professionals seeking registry, referral, or staffing participation.
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Group training and workforce development for employers, provider agencies, and care teams.
The Orientation Method™ Standard
The Orientation Method™: 2WTA's Required Training Standard for Arizona's Behavioral Health Workforce
Regulation Before Correction. Alignment Before Escalation.
The Orientation Method™ is the behavioral alignment framework behind the 2WTA professional standard. It helps professionals understand that behavior communicates information about orientation, regulation, capacity, environment, communication, and unmet support needs.
Within the Orientation Method™:
Behavior is treated as data, not identity
Regulation is prioritized before correction
Capacity is considered before expectations are increased
Orientation creates clarity, structure, and consistency
Communication is aligned across people, environments, and support systems
Emotional safety is treated as part of responsible service
Support is designed to strengthen sustainable participation, not dependence or reactive control
Every profession represented through 2WTA keeps its own education, credentials, and scope of practice. The Orientation Method™ doesn't replace those requirements — it provides a shared behavioral support standard for anyone in the 2WTA registry, referral, or staffing pathway.
The 2WTA Standard: Training develops readiness → The Orientation Method™ sets the standard → The registry creates visibility → Staffing creates connection.
Join the 2WTA Workforce Registry
Join Arizona's Behavioral Health & Direct Care Workforce Registry
The 2WTA Workforce Registry is built for professionals in behavioral health, direct care, nursing, allied health, childcare, and community care who want visibility for referral, contract, and staffing opportunities.
Registry applicants may be asked to provide:
Education and professional training
Licenses or certifications
Work history and experience
Background and clearance readiness
Areas of professional interest and availability
Completed 2WTA training, including the Orientation Method™
Acceptance into the registry does not guarantee employment, placement, hours, referrals, contracts, or compensation.
Carepreneurship™
Build a Career or Business in Arizona's Care Industry
Carepreneurship™ is 2WTA's career and business-development pathway for behavioral health, direct care, healthcare support, childcare, and community service.
Career and Credential Pathway Support
Explore CNA, LNA, LPN, RN, and other approved care career and credential programs in Arizona — with guidance on schools, applications, and registry readiness.
Career pathway planning
Connections to approved schools or education providers
Application and document readiness
Registry and workforce-readiness planning
2WTA does not issue CNA, LNA, LPN, RN, or other regulated credentials directly — we connect you to approved pathways and help you prepare.
Care-Based Business Development
Plan, launch, or grow a behavioral health, group home, home care, childcare, or community-care business in Arizona — from concept to operational readiness.
Behavioral health organizations and group homes
Home care and childcare businesses
Day treatment and training programs
Community-based care programs
2WTA supports business planning but does not replace legal counsel, accounting, licensing, or regulatory professionals.
Staffing For Organizations
Build a More Prepared and Aligned Workforce
2WTA helps employers and organizations identify professionals for behavioral health, direct support, residential, community care, childcare, nursing support, and applicable allied health roles.
Professionals represented through a 2WTA staffing pathway are expected to meet the requirements of their roles and complete the Orientation Method™ professional standard.
Organization support may include:
Staffing request review
Role and workforce needs assessment
Registry candidate identification
Training and readiness coordination
Workforce alignment
Referral or staffing introductions
Group training and professional development
Ongoing workforce partnership planning
Connected Through the 2Wanda Ecosystem
2WTA is part of the broader 2Wanda ecosystem, supporting workforce development, verification services, leadership, and community initiatives.
2Wanda Behavioral Care Services
This enterprise supports workforce development within the broader 2Wanda ecosystem.
2Wanda Verified Solutions
This enterprise supports professional services and verification within the broader 2Wanda ecosystem.
2Wanda Community Foundation
This initiative supports community impact within the broader 2Wanda ecosystem.
Build Your Workforce or Start Your Career Pathway
Whether you are an organization seeking staffing support or an individual entering the workforce, 2WTA provides structured pathways from training to placement.