Mental Health Stipend Program
Mental Health News
Dr. Maura O'Keefe, Coordinator
ADMISSIONS dates & deadlines for the 2013-2014 Mental Health Stipend Program.
ADMISSIONS deadline:
January 9, 2013.
Interviews Held on:
Jan 17, 2013 - Feb 22, 2013
Conditional Acceptance by:
Feb 25, 2013
Final Acceptance by:
May 25, 2013
Seminar Schedule:
Friday, February 1, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Delta Suite, UU 3rd fl.
Friday, March 8, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Delta Suite, UU 3rd fl.
Friday, April 5, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Delta Suite, UU 3rd fl.
Friday, May 3, 2013
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Delta Suite, UU 3rd fl.
For Licensure Information
Please check with:
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Background
The Division of Social Work at Sacramento State is pleased to announce its participation in the California Social Work Education Center (CalSWEC) II, Mental Health Initiative. Anchored in the philosophy of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Initiative (Proposition 63), the workforce training components provide a unique opportunity to fundamentally transform how mental health care is conceptualized and delivered in California. This transformation will include a move toward a state-of-the-art culturally competent system that promotes recovery/wellness through independence, hope, personal empowerment, and resiliency for adults and seniors with severe mental illness and for children with serious emotional disorders and their families (CalSWEC II, Mental Health Initiative, pp. 4-5).
The current workforce initiative provides a training stipend of $18,500 per year for second year graduate level social work students who are selected into the Mental Health Stipend Program (MHSP). The MHSP is currently funded as a year to year contract with California Department of Mental Health. Funding levels and programmatic specifications may vary as contractual obligations are negotiated from year to year.
MHSP Eligibility
CalSWEC has developed broad student eligibility criteria for admission to the stipend program. Universities may require additional criteria (e.g., specific pre-requisites), as each Social Work program has different configurations of curriculum and course offerings. In general, however, it is expected that upon completion of the MHSP, students will meet both Foundation and Advanced competencies.
General Curriculum Requirements
In addition to the regular academic schedule of courses for the Advanced year (SWRK 204C/D, SWRK 500, SWRK 295C/D, SWRK 251), students must take SWRK 262 (Social Work Practice in Psychosocial Rehabilitation), SWRK 223 (DSM-IV:New Developments in Psychodiagnosis), and a seminar which meets bi-weekly throughout the stipend year. It is also recommended that MHSP students choose from one of the following electives as their remaining elective during their advanced year: SWRK 224 (Advanced Mental Health Practice), SWRK 225 (Advanced Group Work Methods), SWRK 230 (Geriatric Health/Mental Health), or SWRK 226 (Family Intervention: Contemporary Issues in Social Work Practice).
Email Dr. Maura O'Keefe
MH Stipend Coordinator
