Jewish Family Services Of Delaware Inc

MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY SUMMARY: THE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF DELAWARE (JFS) MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO DELAWARE’S GROWING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, RISING DEMAND FOR COUNSELING, AND LACK OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. THIS UNIQUE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF COUNSELING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO DELAWAREANS BY INCREASING THE POOL OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN DELAWARE. FUNDING WILL PROVIDE PAID FELLOWSHIPS TO 15-20 MASTER LEVEL THERAPISTS (PARTICIPANTS) AND PAY FOR THE REQUIRED SUPERVISION, SUPPORT STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION NEEDED TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM FOR LICENSURE. POPULATON: JFS’ MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE WILL PREPARE 15-20 MASTERS LEVEL GRADUATES, REFERRED TO AS “FELLOWS,” WHO ARE PURSUING THEIR LICENSURE AS AN LPCMH, LCSW, OR LMFT. THESE PARTICIPANTS WILL EACH RECEIVE 100 HOURS OF TRAINING AND CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND BE EXPECTED TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL 1,000 PEOPLE DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP. STRATEGIES: PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDE PRE-ONBOARDING ACTIVITIES (E.G., PARTICIPANT OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT, FINGERPRINTING/BACKGROUND CHECK, TRANSCRIPT REVIEW). ONBOARDING ASSESSMENTS (E.G., PRE-LIKERT SCALE PRE-BARKMAN SCALE). TRAININGS (E.G., EVIDENCE BASED TRAININGS FROM JFS DE ONLINE LIBRARY (RELIAS) CONFIDENTIALITY, HIPAA, HARASSMENT, CULTURAL COMPETENCY, DIVERSITY, ETC., TRAUMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION’S CERTIFICATE IN TRAUMATIC STRESS STUDIES TRAINING, MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING TRAINING, BOWEN FAMILY THERAPY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, ACT IMMERSION TRAINING AND DBT TRAINING). CONFERENCES (E.G., PHILADELPHIA NASW CONFERENCE, NJHSA CONFERENCE, DC NATIONAL NASW CONFERENCE). PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION (E.G., CLINICAL HOURS, PARTICIPANT COMMUNITY PROJECTS, TEST CURRICULUM, TEST PREP TUTORING). SUPERVISION. PROGRAM EVALUATION (E.G., TRACKING, REPORTING). GOAL/OBJECTIVES: THE OVERALL GOAL OF JFS’ MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF DELAWARE RESIDENTS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: - OFFER 15-20 MASTER’S LEVEL CLINICIANS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN 100 HOURS OF IN-PERSON, ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING, AND CLINICAL SUPERVISION IN PURSUIT OF THEIR LICENSURE AS AN LPCMH OR LCSW - PROVIDE A RIGOROUS FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE THAT PREPARES 100% OF PARTICIPANTS TO PASS THEIR LICENSING EXAM AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, AFTER ATTAINING ~1600 CLINICAL HOURS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE. - INCREASE ACCESS TO LICENSURE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 100% OF PARTICIPANTS, PARTICULARLY CLINICIANS OF COLOR AND THOSE FOR WHOM ENGLISH IS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE. - STRIVE TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF THE PARTICIPANTS BE PERSONS OF COLOR AND ONE-FIFTH TO BE MULTI-LINGUAL. - PROVIDE VIGOROUS TRAINING AND SUPERVISION THAT WILL PREPARE PARTICIPANTS TO PASS THEIR LICENSING EXAM AND OBTAIN DELAWARE LICENSURE. - UPON OBTAINING LICENSURE, 100% OF LICENSED PARTICIPANTS WILL BE OFFERED EMPLOYMENT AT JFS OR AT OTHER DELAWARE PARTNER AGENCIES. MEASURABLE OUTCOMES: ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES INCLUDE: - 15-20 MASTER LEVEL CLINICIANS PARTICIPATE IN THE JFS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND RECEIVE 1600 CLINICAL HOURS OF EXPERIENCE AND 100 HOURS OF CLINICAL SUPERVISION. ONE-THIRD OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE STAFF OF COLOR AND ONE-FIFTH OF FELLOWS ARE MULTI-LINGUAL. - 95% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORT IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS. - 95% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORT INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITY TO PASS THE LICENSURE TEST. - 80% OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE NASW LICENSURE AND OBTAIN DE LICENSURE. - 100% OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE EMPLOYMENT AT JFS DELAWARE OR ANOTHER DE NONPROFIT. - 95% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORT THEIR CREDENTIALS INCREASED THEIR COMPETITIVENESS IN THE WORKFORCE.

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