Long Term Impact of BHWET Behavioral Health Fellowships: Data from Three Grantees

Panelist(s)

Paul Sacco, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor
University of Maryland-Baltimore
Sharon Johnson, MSW, PhD, MPE

Dean and Professor
University of Missouri-St. Louis
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Jason Matejkowski, PhD, MSW (he/him/his)

Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Programs
The University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare
Michelle M. Levy, LMSW (she/her/hers)

Research Project Director
University of Kansas School of Social Welfare

Moderator(s)

Michele Beaulieu, LCSW-C

Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Maryland-Baltimore

In this panel, three grantees will discuss their Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Fellowship programs, and share data on long term career outcomes among their alumni. The panelists will explore factors that are associated with persistence in behavioral health social work careers, and discuss reasons for career attrition.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this session, attendees should be able to:

Participants will learn about HRSA’s behavior health workforce education and training grants, and the participation of social work programs in BHWET.
Participants will be familiar with long-term outcomes from three HRSA-BHWET grantees
Participants will gain insight into factors associated with long term practice in behavioral health settings with underserved communities.