Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET) Field Stipend Program
Application Packet
Overview
The Clinical Practice with Children and Youth Specialization (CPCYS) is designed to serve students interested in joining the
behavioral health workforce serving children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth at risk for developing or who have
developed a recognized behavioral health disorder in the St. Louis Metro Area. After graduation, students will be equipped to
provide high quality, recovery-oriented and state-of the-art evidence-based services to at-risk children and youth.
As a specialization within the Clinical Concentration, the Social Work Practice with Children and Youth specialty consists of
15 hours (9 hours of course work and six hours of practicum) taken as part of the 57 hours required for graduation from the
MSW program. Required courses include: (1) SWRK 5761 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice with Children and Youth; (2)
SWRK 5764 Child, Youth, and Family Services; and (3) SWRK5731/5732 Inter-professional Team Seminar Fall/Spring.
Students choose one elective from a list of electives that include: (1) SWRK 5757 Foundations of Family Practice; (2) SWRK
5744 Substance Use Interventions; (3) SWRK 5773 Approaches to Trauma Care; (4) SWRK 5775 Trauma Services for
Children and Adolescents; (5) SWRK 5760 Behavioral Interventions with Children and Adolescents; (6) SWRK 5742
Evidence-Based Practice in Community Mental Health. As part of the CPCYS, students complete a two-semester practicum
at an approved field site. Practicum sites include well-respected inpatient psychiatric hospitals, outpatient behavioral health
clinics, and residential treatment centers serving at-risk children and youth in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area.
Students interested in participating in the CPCYS may apply for a field stipend of $10,000 through the Behavioral Health
Workforce Education and Training Grant (BHWET) received from the Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA).
Field Stipend Eligibility Requirements
1. Students receiving stipends must have completed foundation and be in the last 6 to 12 months of their program. Students
may substitute equivalent courses offered at other institutions pending the approval of the MSW Program Director and the
Clinical Concentration Coordinating Committee.
2. Plan to begin their advanced clinical concentration-level field practicum at an approved CPCYS site during the Spring
2017, Summer 2017 or Fall 2017 semesters. Students beginning concentration-level field placements before or after these
semesters are not eligible to apply. Please note that field stipends can only be disbursed while a student is in their
advanced clinical concentration-level practicum (i.e. SWRK 5832 (Practicum II) and/or SWRK 5833 (Practicum III).
3. Students applying for HRSA stipends must complete all Clinical Practice with Children and Youth Specialization (CPCYS)
requirements. This includes the Inter-professional Team Seminar for Fall and Spring.
4. Students must be in good academic standing.
Please include the following materials with your application. Incomplete application packages will not be reviewed.
1. Completed application form, course plan and assurance form (pages 1-3).
2. A full resume or CV.
3. 2-3 letters of recommendation that highlight the practice and/or academic strengths that make you a strong candidate for
the clinical practice with children and youth specialization HRSA stipend program. Letters of recommendation can be
included in a sealed envelope with your application package or can be sent by the recommender directly to Dr. Michael
Mancini (address below).
4. Letter of Intent: In a 2 to 3 page cover letter describe: (1) how your background, interests and/or experiences have led you
to pursue a career working with children, adolescents and/or transitional age youth at risk for behavioral health problems;
(2) three goals that you have for your field placement working with the above population; and (3) your plan to pursue a
behavioral health career working with children, adolescents, and/or transitional age youth at risk for developing or who
have developed a recognized behavioral health disorder upon graduation.
Completed application packages should be received by Friday, October 14
th
2016. Please mail applications to:
Michael A Mancini
Saint Louis University School of Social Work
315 Tegeler Hall
3550 Lindell Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63103
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APPLICATION FORM
Name: ___________________________________ _____________________________ _________
Last First MI
Address: _______________________________ _____________________ ________ _________
Street Address City State Zip
Phone Numbers: Home: ______________________ Cell: _________________________
SLU E-mail Address: _________________________ Banner ID Number: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Please indicate your status by checking the appropriate box below:
Fulltime Advanced Standing Fulltime traditional (2-year) Part-time
Please indicate the semester & year you officially began the MSW Program (i.e. Fall 2015): _______________
Please indicate when you plan to start your advanced concentration-level field placement?
Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Fall 2017
Please indicate the name of your advanced concentration level field placement site if known:
___________________________________________________________________________
If you do not have a field site established, please indicate two field sites you plan to pursue for your concentration
level field practicum (See list of pre-approved CPCYS Sites).
First Choice: _____________________________________________________________________
Second Choice: ___________________________________________________________________
Please indicate the semester (i.e. Fall, Spring, Summer) and year you anticipate graduating from the MSW
Program? (i.e. Summer, 2017)___________________________________
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COURSE PLAN
Please indicate how you plan to complete the requirements of the CPCY Specialization in the next 6 to 12 months by
checking the appropriate box.
Required Courses for the CPCYS:
SWRK 5764: Child, Youth, and Family Services [Required]
Completed Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018
SWRK 5761: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice with Children and Youth [Required]
Completed Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018
SWRK 5731 (Fall Inter-professional Team Seminar) (No Cost/No Credit)
Completed Fall 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018
SWRK 5732 (Spring Inter-professional Team Seminar) (No Cost/No Credit)
Completed Spring 2016 Spring 2017 Spring 2018
Electives for the CPCYS (Choose two):
SWRK 5757: Foundations of Family Practice
Completed Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2018
SWRK 5773: Approaches to Trauma Care
Completed Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Spring 2018 Summer 2018
SWRK5775: Trauma Services for Children and Adolescents
Completed F all 2016 Fall 2017 Fall 2018
SWRK 5744: Substance Use Interventions
Completed Spring 2017 Spring 2018
SWRK 5760: Behavioral Interventions with Children and Adolescents
Completed Spring 2017 Spring 2018
SWRK 5742: Evidence-Based Practice in Community Mental Health
Completed Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Summer 2017 Fall 2018
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ASSURANCES FORM
Please initial that you have read and understand the following:
_______ The BHWET Field Stipend Program is a collaborative partnership between the student, the organization, the field
instructor, HRSA, the Clinical Concentration Coordinating Committee (CCCC) and the School of Social Work. A
student’s submission of an application does not guarantee an opportunity to compete for or engage in a Clinical Practice with
Children and Youth Specialization (CPCYS) practicum site. Students must follow all standard protocol for setting up field
sites and are not afforded any special privileges or consideration when applying for these sites.
_______ Field practicum acquisition for the BHWET Field Stipend Program may be highly competitive. Students
should be aware that even if accepted as an applicant that CPCYS partnering sites set their own preferences when selecting
preapproved advanced year MSW students via interviews and final acceptance is at the will of the prospective field instructor
by the field site.
_______ I understand that if awarded a field stipend that I may be asked to participate in additional training and mentoring
activities as part of my field experience outside of the usual requirements of field. These may include in-service trainings,
mentoring sessions and seminars or additional supervision.
_______ I understand that as an applicant I am required to abide by all field protocols, rules, regulations and requirements
set forth by the School of Social Work Field Education Department as outlined in the SLU SSW Field Manual.
_______ I understand that I am required to complete all requirements of the Clinical concentration including all required
courses and the inter-professional team seminar.
_______ I understand that in order to qualify for a stipend I must be in the last 6 to 12 months of my program.
_______ I understand that stipends can only be used during a student’s clinical concentration-level practicum (i.e. SWRK
5832 (Practicum II) and SWRK 5833 (Practicum III).
_______ I understand that if awarded a BHWET field stipend that I am committed to completing the requirements of the
CPCYS.
_______ I understand that if awarded a BHWET field stipend that I am committed to completing both semesters of the
inter-professional team seminar.
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