Implementation of an Integrated Behavioral Health Specialization Serving Children and Youth: Processes and Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Mancini, Michael A.; Maynard, Brandy; Cooper-Sadlo, Shannon
Titel	Implementation of an Integrated Behavioral Health Specialization Serving Children and Youth: Processes and Outcomes
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 56 (2020) 4, S.793-808 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
DOI	10.1080/10437797.2019.1661905
Schlagwörter	Graduate Study; Social Work; Child Health; Children; Adolescents; Specialization; At Risk Persons; Masters Programs; Graduate Students; Knowledge Level; Mental Health; Professional Identity; Communities of Practice; Self Efficacy; Caseworkers; Practicums; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Labor Force Development; Trauma; Child Welfare; Evidence Based Practice; Seminars; Teamwork; Missouri (Saint Louis) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Soziale Arbeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Arbeitsteilige Spezialisierung; Risikogruppe; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Studentin; Wissensbasis; Psychohygiene; Community; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Arbeitskräftebestand; Kindeswohl; Seminar
Abstract	Recent workforce trends in healthcare point to a growing need to prepare social workers capable of providing integrated behavioral health care in multidisciplinary settings serving at-risk youth. This article reports on a project that involved the development and implementation of a graduate-level social work specialization focused on integrated behavioral health practice with children and adolescents. This specialization offered targeted curriculum, interprofessional education experiences and specialized mentoring and field opportunities to second-year, advanced, clinical master's students interested in working with at-risk children and adolescents. Outcomes and implementation processes were evaluated using a mixed methods approach. Findings included improvement of mental health literacy, a strengthening of professional social work identity and an enhanced commitment to serving youth populations. Engaging in a community of practice was identified as important for enhancing self-efficacy and professional identity. The creation of intentional communities of practice that help social workers develop skills through the engagement of targeted social practices embedded within interprofessional networks represents an important area of future study. Longitudinal research exploring the long-term impact of practice specializations on the behavioral health workforce are indicated. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01