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NBCC MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH

NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS (NBCC) MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS (NBCC) MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADDICTIONS COUNSELORS SUPPLEMENTAL - THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR CERTIFIED COUNSELORS MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADDICTIONS COUNSELORS (NBCC MFP-AC) IS A PART OF THE NOW IS THE TIME PLAN, WHICH EXPANDS ACCESS TO CULTURALLY AND CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH. THE NBCC MFP-AC WILL AWARD 12 ADDITIONAL MASTER’S LEVEL FELLOWSHIPS PER YEAR (FOR A TOTAL OF UP TO 42), AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO THESE AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON CULTURALLY COMPETENT TREATMENT FOR YOUTH. THE MFP-AC EXPANSION WILL UTILIZE THE EXISTING MFP-AC SUCCESS AND EXPAND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE STUDENTS PURSUING A MASTER’S DEGREE IN COUNSELING RELATED EDUCATIONAL TRACKS SUCH AS SOCIAL WORK, NURSING AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY. THESE STRATEGIES WILL REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES BY INCREASING THE POOL OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT ADDICTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN RELATED FIELDS WHO ARE AVAILABLE TO UNDERSERVED AT RISK YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS AND TRANSITIONAL YOUTH POPULATION IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE NONPROFITS SECTORS. THE MFP-AC WILL IMPLEMENT OBJECTIVES FROM SAMHSA’S EIGHT STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT BY ADDRESSING THE SHORTAGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND INCREASING ACCESS TO RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES. FELLOWS WILL COMMIT TO SERVING MINORITY YOUTH AFTER COMPLETING THEIR UNIVERSITY AND SUPPLEMENTARY TRAINING IN THE LATEST EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR SERVING THIS POPULATION. ONLINE BASED TRAININGS PROVIDED TO THE FELLOWS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL NATIONAL CERTIFIED COUNSELORS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE MINORITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM-YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (MFPYAC) WILL SELECT FELLOWS AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM. THE MFPYAC IS COMPRISED OF EXPERT PRACTITIONERS IN THE PROFESSION OF COUNSELING WITH EXPERIENCE PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO UNDERSERVED MINORITY YOUTH POPULATIONS. THE NBCC MFP-AC WILL PARTNER WITH TARGETED UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER NATIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GUILDS THAT WILL HELP WITH OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT OF THE EXPANDED POOL OF QUALIFIED MFP-AC ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. THE NBCC MFP-AC WILL ALSO COLLABORATE WITH SAMHSA TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM BY IMPROVING SERVICE TO UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND BY PROVIDING TRAINING THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL DEVELOPMENTS. A TOTAL OF UP TO 140 MASTER’S STUDENTS AND A MINIMUM OF 12,000 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS WILL BE TRAINED THROUGH EDUCATION AND PRACTICE OVER FOUR YEARS, THROUGH THE MFP-AC AND ITS EXPANSION, AFFECTING HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

NBCC MFP-AC SUPPLEMENT