Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Funding: Forging the Future of the Counseling Profession

Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation Pub Date : 2022-06-10 DOI:10.1080/21501378.2022.2074291

V. Agaskar

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Abstract I have used the reflective self-study methodology to understand the challenges in implementing the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant and how lessons learned from this experience can be applied to counseling practice and teaching. The main goal of BHWET funding is to train and educate behavioral health workers such as counselors in integrated healthcare in primary care (IPC) settings. Self-study research is predominantly used in teacher education practices (Samaras, 2011) and this methodology has the potential to be extrapolated to counselor education and practice especially for developing new pedagogy or program. After engaging in reflective self-study methodology and critically evaluating artifacts, three themes have emerged: professional development for faculty and curriculum development for students, training and fieldwork experiences for supervisors, and advocacy for billing and reimbursement practices. I have also provided a history of BHWET funding along with the strategies for workforce development among the counseling profession.

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行为健康劳动力教育和培训(BHWET)资助:锻造咨询行业的未来

我使用反思性自学方法来了解实施行为健康劳动力教育和培训(BHWET)补助金的挑战，以及如何从这一经验中吸取教训，以应用于咨询实践和教学。BHWET资助的主要目标是培训和教育行为卫生工作者，如初级保健环境中的综合卫生保健咨询师。自学研究主要用于教师教育实践(Samaras, 2011)，这种方法有可能被推广到咨询师教育和实践中，特别是在开发新的教学法或课程时。在参与反思式自学方法和批判性评估工件之后，出现了三个主题:教师的专业发展和学生的课程开发，主管的培训和实地工作经验，以及对计费和报销实践的倡导。我还提供了BHWET资助的历史，以及咨询行业劳动力发展的战略。

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期刊介绍： Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation (CORE) provides counselor educators, researchers, educators, and other mental health practitioners with outcome research and program evaluation practices for work with individuals across the lifespan. It addresses topics such as: treatment efficacy, clinical diagnosis, program evaluation, research design, outcome measure reviews. This journal also serves to address ethical, legal, and cultural concerns in the assessment of dependent variables, implementation of clinical interventions, and outcome research. Manuscripts typically fall into one of the following categories: Counseling Outcome Research: Treatment efficacy and effectiveness of mental health, school, addictions, rehabilitation, family, and college counseling interventions across the lifespan as reported in clinical trials, single-case research designs, single-group designs, and multi- or mixed-method designs.