Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP)
The Behavioral Health Integration Project (BHIP) was a $2 million HRSA funded project offering MSW students with a passion for integrated behavioral health and an interest in working with rural and/or medically underserved populations the opportunity to receive specialized training in behavioral health integration.
Behavioral health integration is more than addressing mental health or physical health concerns. It is a philosophy of care that deepens understanding of the complex interactions of organic, external, and individual factors that impact health and well-being. Students developed skills in assessing and addressing these complex interactions to apply in a variety of settings. BHIP cohort members received additional training and support, and a $10,000 stipend, distributed over the academic year.
The primary goal of BHIP was workforce development in behavioral health integration with a focus on training those from and those working with rural and historically underserved communities (e.g. Black, Indigenous, People of Color, low-income, immigrants and refugees, LGBTQ+). All participants are asked to make a commitment to pursuing post-graduation employment in working with or in these communities.
Health + IPV eConsultation learning cohort
The purpose of Health + IPV eConsultation Learning Cohort was to deepen knowledge and skills in the treatment and prevention of the health consequences of IPV. Rooted in the philosophy of anti-racist and survivor-centered care through compassion and empathy, the e-Consultation Cohort met every other week to create a virtual community of practice for case consultation and didactic learning. Specific topics included integration of mind/body for practitioners, the impacts of IPV on acute and chronic illness, reproductive justice, substance use, and mental health with a focus on improving response and care for survivors beyond screening and safety planning.
Exploring the transition to fatherhood: Men exposed to domestic violence in childhood
The objective of this research study was to gain understanding of fathers’ experiences of exposure to domestic violence in childhood and to identify unique parenting needs of these men.
Achieving justice and safety for survivors of domestic violence from culturally-specific communities
The purpose this study was to explore and deepen understanding of the needs and barriers related to procedural justice within the family court system for survivors of domestic violence from cultural and linguistic minority groups to improve services.
The Braid
The projects explored how the intersection of neoliberalism, criminalization, and professionalization of services has shaped the field of domestic violence policy and practice.
Student veteran’s experiences of social work education
The purpose of this study was to gain better knowledge about student veterans’ experiences with education in the field of social work education to improve understanding and improve outcomes among student veterans.
Completed Online Projects
VAWnet Special Collection: Fostering Resilience, Respect & Healthy Growth in Childhood and Beyond. This Special Collection offers resources that promote strategies for creating environments where children can thrive with particular focus on enhancing capacity for resilience across the lifespan. While this collection emphasizes primary prevention strategies that foster healthy attitudes and behaviors, it also reflects our understanding of trauma as a common human experience, and explores post-traumatic growth as a positive framework for understanding trauma within the context of child development.
Honor Our Voices (no longer available online) was a unique online learning module providing you with the opportunity to see domestic violence through the eyes and voices of children. The purpose of this learning module was to create a multi-pronged response to increase the awareness and sensitivity of shelter advocates and other social service providers to the needs of children and suggest promising ways of enhancing services for children exposed to domestic violence. Still available from this learning module is the practice guide:
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