Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program - Discipline: Master of Social Work (MSW), Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practitioner (PMHNP), and School Psychology?Programs? Funds Requested: $600,000 per year Overview: Through a three-school collaborative between Fairleigh Dickinson University’s (FDU) School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Allied Health, and School of Psychology and Counseling, the Master of Social Work (MSW), Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practitioner (PMHNP), and School Psychology programs to build on the success of a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (BHWET-CAY-- Award #6M01HP52164-01-01) grant by expanding offerings of interprofessional education and training along with support to graduate students and professionals providing behavioral health services to at risk children, adolescents, and young adults. Summary of Goals: The goal of FDU ENGAGED to Increase the supply of a diverse behavioral health workforce who are trained to provide integrated behavioral health care and committed to work in high-need and high-demand areas (HNHD), specifically Essex, Monmouth, Passaic, and Union counties in New Jersey. Goal Attainment: Goal attainment will be accomplished through expansion of community partnerships, implementation of collaborative training as well as increased of recruitment of diverse trainees and mentorship opportunities for behavioral health professionals and graduate students. Objectives: FDU ENGAGED project objectives include: (1) Increase the number of new or expanded community partnerships with experiential training sites in high-need and high-demand areas.; (2) Promote collaborative training by using team-based models of care to integrate behavioral health care into interprofessional primary care settings, (3) Recruitment of a diverse workforce interested in working with children, adolescents, and young adults, and (4) Recruit, develop, and expand the capacity to train clinical supervisors to support and mentorship of behavioral health trainees. ? Funding Preferences: FDU ENGAGED requests consideration for funding Priority 1 as well as preference based on the criteria outlined under Qualifications 2 (significant increase) and 3 (new program). Detailed evidence detailing how FDU ENGAGED meets the criteria for Priority 1, and Qualifications 2 and 3 are included in Attachment 8.
