i Project Abstract Project Title: Interprofessional Practice with At-Risk Youth (IPRY) Training Project Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work 820 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60611 Project Director: John Orwat, Ph.D., Associate Professor Contact Phone Numbers: (312) 915-7494 and fax (312) 915-7645 E-Mail Address: jorwat@luc.edu Web Site Address: www.luc.edu/socialwork Project Abstract The aim of this proposed project is to train and graduate 102 Master’s level social students in order to increase the number of professional social workers (especially those from diverse ethnic and linguistic backgrounds) with competency who pursue employment working within an interprofessional care model with at-risk youth who are developing or have developed a behavioral health disorder Toward this end, this project seeks $480,000 each year for a three year period in order to meet the following objectives: 1) to recruit a total of 115 social work students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds; 2) to provide experiential training through coursework and field placements, offer stipends to and graduate a total of 102 students, resulting in increased competency in evidence-informed clinical interventions within interprofessional teams focusing on at-risk youth with various populations, such as youth who have experienced gun and other forms of violence, homelessness, and behavioral health issues, thus enabling IPRY to improve how those at-risk youth function in their lives; 3) to increase the number of sustainable field placements that focus on working with at-risk youth within interprofessional teams to a total of 40 placements in 20 unique sites, an 67% increase in such field sites; and 4) to document and disseminate materials on IPRY-related practices to service providers, educators and key stakeholders including the National Association of Social Work (NASW), Council on Social Work Education, (CSWE) and public service providers These objectives will be achieved through a comprehensive program focused on in-depth interprofessional training experiences integrated with coursework that supports evidenceinformed clinical practice, prevention and treatment, and cultural and linguistic competency An Advisory Board, comprised of community partners committed to serving at-risk youth within interprofessional teams, will guide the development of a sub-specialization within the curricula structure, the creation of field placements in sites that serve disenfranchised populations, the recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds, and the development of courses that integrate field Innovations include the Advisory Board, a cohort model in which students learn from each other about different at-risk populations and interprofessional models, a clinical social work curriculum that integrates field experiences with academics, and student driven Annual Meetings to disseminate new learnings IPRY field work would include patient centered activities such as: (1) conducting behavioral health screening and assessments with at-risk youth and their families; (2) collaborative treatment planning with at-risk youth, their families, and involved providers and community based services; (3) coordination and tracking of referral and treatment activities across systems of care to include behavioral health and physical health specialists; (4) provision of evidence informed short-term behavioral health interventions and prevention activities with at-risk youth and their families; (5) development of seamless referral processes to clinical evaluation of care process; and (6) examination of the service delivery structures that maximize the core competencies of integrated care for at-risk youth