Educating Bilingual Social Workers for the Child Welfare Workforce

Rozas, Lisa Werkmeister; Marrero-Johnson, Milagros; Davis, Tracy C.

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“…Enhancing training for delivering BH care with IS is imperative to ensure that patients with LEP have access to the care they deserve. Previous studies highlighted the need for greater training in IS for predoctoral BH trainees, focusing on the classroom (Frandsen et al, 2019; Rozas et al, 2022). We extend this recommendation to applied clinical training and encourage training directors to increase the scope of training for delivering BH services with IS in clinical practicum sites.…”

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“…About half of the programs reported at least "some" training in IS embedded within graduate courses and only 5% reported that IS training was emphasized at clinical practicum sites (Frandsen et al, 2019). Similarly, insufficient training in utilizing IS is reported among other BH disciplines, including social work (Lanesskog et al, 2020;Rozas et al, 2022). Although learning occurs across all career stages, early training in IS could help amplify and enhance BH professionals' comfort, experience, and skill in providing BH care with IS.…”

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Open to interpretation: An integrated primary care behavioral health training approach for treating linguistically diverse patients.

Plys,

Fidai,

Robinson

et al. 2023

Families, Systems, & Health

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Introduction: Integrated primary care settings serve an increasingly high volume of linguistically diverse patients. In English language-dominant countries, limited English proficiency (LEP) is associated with disparities in access and quality of behavioral health (BH) care. Interpretive services (IS) aim to address these disparities by assisting in the delivery of clinical care between patients and providers who speak different languages. Yet, there is a need for greater emphasis on the utilization of IS in clinical training for BH professionals (e.g., psychology, social work, counseling, and family therapy). Method: In this conceptual article, we describe a BH practicum rotation for predoctoral psychology trainees in a free, student-run integrated primary care clinic that largely serves uninsured adults with LEP. First, we discuss our training model which includes a 90-min didactic lecture on IS for BH and supervised applied clinical experiences (e.g., psychotherapy, warm handoffs, and consultation). Then, we present vignettes prepared by trainees about the challenges and benefits associated with delivering BH care with IS at the predoctoral level of training. Results: From the practicum experience, clinical psychology trainees reported improved knowledge and competencies in utilizing IS as well as generalizable skills for delivering BH care with a focus on multicultural practice. Discussion: We recommend that other integrated primary care BH training sites consider emphasizing training in IS. This article concludes with recommendations for implementation and dissemination of our training model on other sites. Public Significance StatementThis article describes a clinical practicum training rotation for prelicensure trainees focused on integrated behavioral health (BH) care delivered with interpretive services (IS). BH trainees evidenced improved knowledge and competencies for providing language-discordant BH care with IS as well as generalizable training benefits for multiculturally sensitive integrated BH services in primary care.

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