Clinical Psychology and School of Social Work awarded $1.48M to address behavioral health workforce needs

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

November 1, 2021 News & Events

The Clinical Psychology program and the School of Social Work received 1.48 million dollars of funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for a four-year project to support students in gaining education and skills in integrated behavioral health.

Sandra Butler, director of the School of Social Work, will lead the development and implementation of the Rural Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care (RIBHPC) training program alongside Emily Haigh, director of clinical training for the clinical psychology doctoral program at UMaine. The RIBHPC training program will help to address the behavioral health care workforce needs in rural Maine by preparing social work and clinical psychology graduate students for careers in rural integrated behavioral health.

Program Goals:

Expand relationships with community partners to increase access to high quality integrated behavioral health services in rural Maine.
Develop collaborative training model for team-based integrated behavioral health care in primary care settings for social work and psychology graduate education.
Develop a diverse pool of social work and psychology health care professionals interested and prepared to work in high needs areas of rural Maine.