Behavioral Health Workforce Education & Training (BHWET-CAY) Program
book_2 Learning Mode: Residential2024-2025 BHWET-CAY Program
The BHWET-CAY Program aims to increase behavioral health providers in rural communities, addressing the behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and young adults (ages 16-25).
Goal
The program addresses challenges in recruiting and training behavioral health professionals and provides stipends to support trainees during clinical/experiential training.
Eligibility
- Enrolled as a PMHNP Post-BSN DNP student
- Actively enrolled as a full or part-time student, with full-time students in the last year of their plan of study and part-time students in the last 2 years of their plan of study
- Be in good academic standing, demonstrated by a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
- Have completed FAFSA on file with the Office of Financial Services
2024-2025 Award Year
The BHWET grant provides stipends to enrolled PMHNP students who commit to completing their field placement and plan to pursue employment with CAY populations in rural areas. The College of Nursing will award up to $25,000 per student as long as funds are available for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Recipient Spotlight
“I chose to go back to school to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner because of the rise in mental health crises in the United States, specifically in disadvantaged populations. Now I know that I can continue to help those disadvantaged from access to proper mental health care.”
Contact Us
For more information, please contact:
Joy Lauerer
DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Principal Investigator
lauererj@musc.edu
Hannah Robidoux
DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Co-Principal Investigator
robidouh@musc.edu
Margie Prentice
Program Manager
prenticm@musc.edu
Funding for this program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant award: 1M01HP52167‐01‐00.