The Council on Social Work Educations(CSWE's) Minority Fellowship Program is pleased to announce that grant funding has been received from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for a new fellowship program entitled Now Is the Time: MFP-Youth Program (NITT MFP-Y). The purpose of this fellowship program is to support direct practice focused master's level minority students who are committed to providing mental health services to children and youths (adolescents and young adults aged 16-25) in underserved minority communities.
MFP will now finalize the work of creating the infrastructure and processes to implement the fellowship. Fellowship information will be made available on the MFP websitewww.cswe.org/mfp . Application materials, submission deadline and process, however, will not be available until later in the year when the program is ready to receive applications.
Please direct questions about this announcement to Geraldine Meeks, MFP Program Director gmeeks@cswe.org or Tabitha Beck, MFP Program Coordinator tbeck@cswe.org.
Program Overview
-One-time fellowship award to full-time, advanced direct practice focused minority social work master's students (second year or advanced standing) enrolled in a CSWE-accredited master's degree program
-Monetary stipend
-Specialized training in mental health issues of children, adolescent, and transition age youths aged 16-25 years, with special emphasis on transition age youths; one face-to-face training and two or three webinar trainings
-Other supports: Conference/mentoring group calls, e-newsletter, program handbook, and directory of fellows
Fellowship Eligibility
-Full-time, advanced direct practice focused minority social work master's students committed to providing mental health services to children, adolescent, and transition age youths aged 16-25 years, with special emphasis on transition age youths
-Enrolled in a CSWE-accredited master's degree program
-American citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents
-Ethnic/racial minorities including those who are American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander (e.g., Chinese, East Indian, South Asian, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese, Korean, Samoan), Black, or Hispanic (e.g., Mexican/Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American)
-Enrollment in two advanced courses in one of the following categories: mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery; culturally competent evidence-based practices or services for children, adolescents, and/or transition age youth
-Current internship/placement setting that provides mental health services to target population (must provide documentation from program
For more information, visit http://www.cswe.org/mfp.aspx
The Group for Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE) has selected Professor Kenta Asakura, R.S.W., M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W., as the 2014 recipient of the GADE Student Award for Teaching in Social Work. The award recognizes a doctoral student who has "demonstrated outstanding qualities as a social work educator." Asakura earned his M.S.W. at Smith College School for Social Work and serves as on the School's M.S.W. adjunct faculty. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Toronto.
Asakura will be presented with the GADE award at the Doctoral Student Award Breakfast during the annual CSWE APM Conference in Tampa, FL, this October. Details about the event can be found through the information link that follows.
For more information, visit http://www.gadephd.org/Awards/Student-Award-for-Teaching-in-Social-Work
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