Supported by an award from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HRSA), the North Texas Behavioral HCOP seeks to address unmet needs related to behavioral health in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex including:
health and behavioral disparities fueled by poverty and lack of educational opportunities
a shortage of behavioral health providers from disadvantaged backgrounds (i.e., specifically economic, and educational)
a lack of support for disadvantaged students moving across the high school, pre-matriculation, post-baccalaureate and behavioral health profession pipeline
As a direct response to these issues, the North Texas Behavioral HCOP will offer a six-week curriculum-based summer program consisting of six hours daily of (a) classroom learning, (b) experiential, team-based/interprofessional behavioral health training, (c) professional mentorship, counseling, and financial support calibrated for the different levels of program ambassadors.
Health Careers Opportunity Program Benefits
Program participants receive a stipend
Participation in a six week structured behavioral health, classroom learning academy
Introduction to clinical science research
Field trips, experiential clinical training/observation