Fellowships

The School of Social Work has three fellowship/stipend programs available to students: 

1. The UC Bear-CAT (Children, Adolescents, and Transitional Age-Youth) Fellowship Program
2. Serving At-risk Youth Fellowship Experience (SAFE-T) Fellowship Program
3. Preparing Early Intervention Providers for the Opioid Epidemic Training Program

The UC Bear-CAT (Children, Adolescents, and Transitional Age-Youth) Fellowship Program is a collaboration between the School of Social Work, the College of Education and Human Services, Mental Health Counseling Program, School Counseling Program, and the Doctoral School Psychology Program. This purpose of the project is to increase the number of adequately prepared graduate-level behavioral health clinicians entering and continuing practice with at-risk children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth in the Greater Cincinnati region.  

The four year program will train 108 students who demonstrate a commitment to providing behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth. The UC Bear-CAT Fellowship is open to students enrolled in the following programs: Master of Social Work Program (MSW), Master of Counseling (MC), Master of School Counseling (MSC), and Doctor of School Psychology (DSP). 

Selected students will:

• receive financial support in the amount of $10,000 (Master’s Level Students) $20,000 (Doctoral Level Students).
• receive specialized behavioral health training specific to the children, adolescent and transitional-age youth population.
• receive additional training focused on team-based care in integrated behavioral health and primary care settings, and tele-behavioral health with the CAT population.
• receive internship experiences serving children, adolescents, and transitional-age youth in integrated behavioral health, primary care, and community-based settings
• complete an interdisciplinary Bear-CAT Capstone Project focusing on a specific aspect of education and/or promotion of integrated community health wellness, emphasizing culturally appropriate care with the CAT population.
• receive career and professional development opportunities and the ability to participate in mentorship programs during the fellowship.

The Serving At-risk Youth Fellowship Program seeks to increase the number of master’s degree graduates who receive training and experience serving at-risk youth and adults with substance use disorders, including in rural and medically underserved areas. The SAFE-T fellows will gain the knowledge and skills needed to qualify them for employment at agencies providing medication treatment for substance use disorders in rural and underserved areas.

The four-year program will train 46 students who demonstrate a commitment to work with individuals and/or their families with a substance use disorder. The students will be drawn from the following programs: Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Counseling (MC), and Nurse Practitioner (NP). 

Selected students will:

• receive a $10,000 stipend for completing an internship in an integrative care setting.
• receive specific experience and training in; advanced courses on substance use disorders, integrative skills, child mental health, and inter-professional skills. 
• will complete a collaborative, interdisciplinary Capstone Project 
• receive internship experiences working with families, primary care and inter-professional teams, and people with substance use disorders.
• receive career and professional development opportunities and the ability to participate in mentorship programs during the fellowship.

Preparing Early Intervention Providers for the Opioid Epidemic (PEPOpE) is an interdisciplinary training program for master’s level students in the College of Allied Health at the University of Cincinnati studying occupational therapy (OT), social work (SW), and speech-language pathology (SLP). The program will prepare 42 students to be highly effective and highly qualified allied health professionals prepared to meet the needs of children with intra-uterine opioid exposure (IOE) and their families. Students earn a stipend for participation of the program. 

Contact Xan Boone for additional information.