Wayne State University received over $1.9 million from HRSA to train graduate students and community-based healthcare professionals in Trauma-Informed assessment and clinical intervention and treatment for at-risk behaviors in youth in medically-underserved communities in Detroit. MSW students, pediatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) students and doctoral psychology (PhD) students will receive interprofessional education and interprofessional clinical learning experiences in integrated primary care settings. Over the period of the grant, Wayne State University expects to train 104 graduate students at at least 80 community-based health care professionals.
The funding will also support the training of 36 master’s level graduate students from the College of Nursing and School of Social Work, along with a minimum of 110 community-based health care professionals in interprofessional didactic training courses in addition to 60 clinical supervisors, preceptors and faculty in Activating Clinical Excellence in Supervision (ACE*S) workshops.
The goals of this project are: 1) To foster advanced psychiatric mental health nursing and social work education focused on children, adolescents, and transitional age youth from medically underserved communities (MUC), at risk for developing or who have developed a behavioral health disorder, within integrated healthcare settings; 2) To develop and implement interprofessional education (IPE) including didactic courses and training modules with students from the School of Social Work (MSW), College of Nursing (PMHNP), and Department of Psychology (PhD), at Wayne State University; 3) To develop and implement interprofessional clinical (practicum) learning experiences for PMHNP, MSW, and PhD students in integrated primary care settings, that focus on children, adolescents, and transitional age youth, at risk for developing or who have developed a recognized behavioral health disorder.

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