William James College Inc

WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROFESSIONAL (MHSP) DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

OPIOID WORKFORCE EXPANSION PROGRAM- PROFESSIONAL

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS - WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE STRIVES TO BE A PREEMINENT SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES RIGOROUS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH EXTENSIVE FIELD EDUCATION AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COLLEGE ASSUMES AN ONGOING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE SPECIALISTS OF MANY DISCIPLINES TO MEET THE EVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF SOCIETY. WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE PROPOSES TO IMPROVE THE DISTRIBUTION OF A WELL-TRAINED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE AND INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND TRAINING TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WHO RESIDE IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE WILL RECRUIT, MENTOR AND TRAIN SEVEN DOCTORAL LEVEL GRADUATE STUDENTS OVER 3 YEARS AND PREPARE THEM TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, IN COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS IN HIGH NEED AND HIGH DEMAND AREAS, AS WELL AS DEVELOP HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY. THE PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED, AS FOLLOWS: 1. BUILD A WORKFORCE OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED CARE FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) AND OTHER SUDS IN HIGH-NEED, HIGH-DEMAND COMMUNITIES BY LEVERAGING EXISTING AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE COLLEGE AND FIELD SITES TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE TRAINING POSITIONS INVOLVING 25% OR MORE EXPERIENCE IN OUD/SUD PREVENTION, EVALUATION, AND TREATMENT. 2. INCREASE INTEGRATED CARE CAPACITY IN THE FOUR PARTNER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS WHILE BUILDING TRAINEE SKILLS IN TELE-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGIES. 3. CREATE A PIPELINE OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO CAN PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR OUD/SUDS, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 4. DELIVER SUPERVISION, DIDACTIC INSTRUCTION, AND MENTORSHIP GUIDING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN TRAINING TOWARDS SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN INTEGRATED CARE SETTINGS FOR SUDS. 5. ENHANCE PARTNER SITE AND WJC FACULTY KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN THE AREA OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR SUDS AND TELE-BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT METHODS. WITH A LONG AND ROBUST HISTORY OF TRAINING GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS FROM CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PRACTICE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE HAS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, EXPERTISE AND FIELD TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND MEET ITS OVERARCHING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND IS APPLYING FOR FUNDING PRIORITY 1 AND FOR PREFERENCE QUALIFICATION 1: HIGH RATE.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS

HEERF - INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION - INSTITUTIONAL PORTION - $116,499

EMERGENCY FINANCIAL AID

TRANSFORMING SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH AN INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK OF SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS - WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE STRIVES TO BE A PREEMINENT SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY THAT INTEGRATES RIGOROUS ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION WITH EXTENSIVE FIELD EDUCATION AND CLOSE ATTENTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COLLEGE ASSUMES AN ONGOING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE SPECIALISTS OF MANY DISCIPLINES TO MEET THE EVOLVING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF SOCIETY. WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE WILL DEVELOP AND EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING, SUCH AS FIELD PLACEMENTS, TO INCREASE THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CAPACITY OF STUDENTS PREPARING TO BECOME MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARAPROFESSIONALS. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL HAVE A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL-AGE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ARE AT RISK FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. USING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING MODEL, WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE PROPOSES TO RECRUIT 20 STUDENTS ANNUALLY (A TOTAL OF 80 OVER FOUR YEARS) AND PLACE THEM AT FIELD TRAINING SITES IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS AND IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. HRSA FUNDING WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN FREQUENTLY CITED AS BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS WHO HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN PURSUING FURTHER TRAINING IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AS WELL AS A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PRACTICING IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS AND IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. BHWET FOR PARAPROFESSIONALS LEVEL 1 PRE-SERVICE TRAINING AWARDEES WILL BE RECRUITED FROM AMONG ELIGIBLE STUDENTS WHO HAVE MATRICULATED OR HAVE ACCEPTED AN OFFER OF ADMISSION TO WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE. THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE WILL: 1. RECRUIT AND PREPARE 20 STUDENTS ANNUALLY (FOR A TOTAL OF 80 STUDENTS) FOR LEVEL 1 PRE-SERVICE TRAINING AS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARAPROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS. 2. PROVIDE FIELD EDUCATION EXPERIENCES TO 20 STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN HUMAN SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS LOCATED IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS, WHICH SERVE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL-AGED YOUTHS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ARE AT RISK FOR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. 3. OFFER A STIPEND ANNUALLY TO 20 STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM TO DEFRAY LIVING EXPENSES. FUNDS WILL BE DISBURSED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS, ACCORDING TO THE COLLEGE’S DISBURSEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 4. OFFER A CERTIFICATE TRAINING PROGRAM TO 20 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PARAPROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY. 5. PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING, GUIDANCE, AND MENTORSHIP SUPPORT TO STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM TO PROMOTE THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AS WELL AS PREPARE THEM TO PURSUE CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FIELD. 6. EVALUATE THE PROGRAM’S IMPACTS ON STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCY TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS. 7. ENGAGE IN CONTINUOUS PROGRAM MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE 4-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD. ADDITIONALLY, THE COLLEGE IS APPLYING FOR PRIORITY 1 AND QUALIFICATION 1. WITH A LONG AND ROBUST HISTORY OF TRAINING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STUDENTS FROM CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PRACTICE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE HAS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, EXPERTISE AND FIELD TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND MEET ITS OVERARCHING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

HEERF - IHE - FIPSE - $267,002

WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN (SSARP)

EXPANDING INTEGRATION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CONTENT IN THE STANDARD CURRICULUM OF MASTERS DEGREE IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS

GRADUATE PSYCHOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS

PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF YOUR PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION?S MISSION, THE CNCS PROGRAMMING PRIORITY AREA THAT YOUR PROJECT ALIGNS WITH, A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT GOAL(S), INCLUDING WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT, THE NUMBER OF VISTAS AND LEADERS (IF APPLICABLE) YOU ARE REQUESTING AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES THEY WILL PERFORM, AND THE ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WILLIAM JAMES COLLEGE (WJC) IS A FULLY-ACCREDITED NON-PROFIT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF APPROXIMATELY 700 MASTER?S AND DOCTORAL LEVEL STUDENTS IN PROGRAMS INCLUDING CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PSYCHOLOGY, AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. WJC?S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS THAT MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR ACCESS TO QUALITY, CULTURALLY COMPETENT PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS BOTH LOCALLY AND AROUND THE GLOBE. WJC FOCUSES ON SERVING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING CHILDREN, LATINOS, VETERANS, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES. THE COLLEGE WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS ON THE FOREFRONT OF CREATING LONG-LASTING SOCIAL CHANGE AND PROMOTING SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE WJC?S DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (DCE) PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO YOUTH AND FAMILIES AS WELL AS GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE TRAINING IN FORENSIC EVALUATIONS AND INTERVENTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS, SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTIONS WITH HIGH RISK YOUTH, AND PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN. THE PROPOSED AMERICORPS/VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE FOCUS ON EDUCATION AREA. WE ARE SEEKING TWO FULL-TIME AMERICORPS/VISTA VOLUNTEERS FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WHO WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MEETING THE OVERARCHING GOAL AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES: (1) SUPPORT DEC PROGRAMS (E.G., THE JUVENILE COURT CLINIC) TO ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY SERVE SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN SUFFOLK AND NORFOLK COUNTIES AND PROVIDE GREATER STABILITY, WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY FOR COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE; (2) CREATE LINKAGES WITH COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS THAT OFFER SOCIAL SERVICES, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (E.G., SPORTS, ARTS, AND MUSIC), PRE-VOCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SUPPORTS, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES SERVED BY THE DCE; (3) BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DCE AND SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES, ADVOCATES, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; (4) DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO INCREASE CLIENT PARTICIPATION IN DCE-RELATED PROGRAMS; (5) IDENTIFY LOCAL SERVICES AND CREATE A DATABASE OF RESOURCES (E.G., HOUSING REFERRALS, CAREER AND JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, ETC.) FOR CLIENTS SERVED BY THE DCE; (6) DESIGN PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS (E.G., BROCHURES, FLYERS, NEWSLETTERS) AND SOCIAL MEDIA FORUMS (E.G., FACE BOOK, TWITTER) TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, AND OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH THE DCE FOR COURT-INVOLVED YOUTH AND FAMILIES; AND (7) ASSIST IN THE CREATION OF A DATABASE TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION PURPOSES.