Interdisciplinary Children’s Behavioral Health Workforce Development for Social Work and Nursing

Elizabeth Palley (), Chireau White, Chrisann Newransky and Marissa Abram
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Elizabeth Palley: School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USA
Chireau White: School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USA
Chrisann Newransky: School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USA
Marissa Abram: College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY 11530, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-10

Abstract: This paper will begin with a review of child health inequities globally, in the United States and in the State of New York. It will then describe a model training program that was designed to educate social workers and nurse practitioners to create a workforce able to address child behavioral health inequities in the United States (US), specifically New York State. Behavioral health care refers to prevention, care and treatment for mental health and substance abuse conditions as well as physical conditions caused by stress and life crises. This project uses an interdisciplinary training program for nurse practitioner and Master of Social Work students to address workforce shortages in underserved communities in New York State. It will present process evaluation findings to highlight the program’s initial success and will conclude with a discussion of the data that are still needed and the challenges of obtaining this data.

Keywords: children’s mental health; workforce development; behavioral health; social work training; nurse practitioner training; interdisciplinary education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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