University school training model: Dismantling anti-Blackness and eradicating racism through ecologically grounded training and systemic school reform.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe the University School Training Model (USTM) (Morris & Colles, 2016). The USTM is an urban school-based anti-racism-focused training and intervention program developed, implemented, and maintained by counseling psychology faculty that has been operational for 19 years. The primary program interventions include individual and group counseling, psychoeducation, and consultation services with school community stakeholders. The USTM operates with the support of a university department that houses an APA-accredited doctoral program in counseling psychology, a college of education, a local urban school district, an elementary school serving predominantly Black children and families, and community stakeholders. The critical need for the project; information for initiating, implementing, and maintaining the program; and collected formative data are outlined. Finally, recommendations are provided to assist counseling psychology faculty members and supervisors in developing university and school-based partnerships to dismantle anti-Blackness and eradicate racism through clinical training and systemic school reform. Public Significance StatementThe University School Training Model (USTM) is a partnership between counseling psychology faculty and urban school leaders to provide clinical training and school-based counseling and consultation services. The USTM is dismantling anti-Blackness and eradicating racism through clinical training and school reform.