Wednesday, January 15, 2025
1/15/2025
Project Abstract: Project Title Expanding Trauma-informed Community Health Worker Training Program focusing on Opioids and other Substance Use Disorder (CHW-OSUDS) in Integrated Health Settings in Underserved Communities Applicant University of North Texas Address 1155 Union Circle #305250, Denton, TX 76203-5017 Principal Investigator Dr. Dhrubodhi Mukherjee Contact Phone 6183031380 Email dhru.m@unt.edu Website https://www.unt.edu/ Funding Opportunity HRSA-22-124; CHWTP; 1 of 1 UNT Application Funds Requested $ 1,865,898 Discipline and Level: Undergraduate Social Work and Rehabilitation Counseling students. Overview: The Social Work and Rehabilitation Counseling Programs at the University of North Texas (UNT-MSW-RHS) propose a joint venture to address health disparities and shortage of healthcare workforce in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) by expanding, extending, upskilling and supporting the training and certification of Community Health Workers in the strategic field of opioid and other substance use disorders (CHW-OSUDS). Goals and Objectives: Goal 1: Establish and expand an internship-based Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) approved CHW certification program Objective 1.1: Increase, from year 1 to 3, the number of DSHS certified CHW-OSUDS participants by 30 in the first year, 40 in year two, and 50 in year three -- a total of 120 certified. Objective 1.2: Reduce barriers of CHW-OSUDS participants from dropping out and help them complete the certification program by providing them with case-management/wraparound services and financial support Objective 1.3: Establish 5 annual DSHS compliant continuing education units (CEUs) for supervisors. Objective 1.4: Obtain CHW Guest Instructor certification from DSHS for key personnel. Goal 2: Establish and expand a Department of Labor registered CHW apprenticeship program Objective 2.1: Increase, from year 1 to 3, the number of registered apprentic eship training participants with CHW-OSUDs certifications to 8 in the first year, 10 in year two, and 13 in year three -a total of 31. Objective 2.2: Increase, from year 1 to 3, the number of apprenticeship training sites for CHW-OSUDS participants to 5 in the first year, 8 in year two, and 10 in year three -- a total of 23. Objective 2.3: Provide job placement services and on the job training and supervision to ensure that at least 25% of the total number of CHW-OSUDs certified participants Goal 3: Develop a new CHW-OSUDS training curriculum Objective 3.1: Develop, test and upgrade an educational training curriculum. From year 1 to 3, integrating core CHW and public heath curriculums and strategic OSUDS skill. Objective 3.2: Incorporate an internship program within the CHW-OSUDS certification participants and place them across 10 sites in year 1, 15 sites in year 2 and 20 sites in year three. Objective 3.3: Establish and expand community-based partner networks Objective 3.4: Create an advisory taskforce to monitor the workplan implementation. Goal 4: Strategically recruit participant diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, geographic, religious, and class backgrounds, and different gender and sexual orientations to include underserved and underrepresented communities to join CHW workforce. Objective 4.1: Recruit and retain, from year 1 to 3, diverse participants from 15 out of total 30 in the first year, 20 out of total 40 in year two, and 25 out of total 50 in year three -- a total of 60. Objective 4.2: Increase affiliated internship sites by 50% from 1 to 3 in underserved areas. Objective 4.3: Incorporate training on SDOH, health equity, cultural humility and bilingual practices in CHW-OSUDS curriculum.
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