What is the Mason Community-Academic Partnerships in Behavioral Health (CAP-BH) Program?
The purpose of this program is to increase the number and quality of MSW professionals with specialized behavioral health training to address the complex issues that arise from untreated trauma and behavioral health issues. This program provides a multi-layered approach to understanding the root causes and consequences of unmet behavioral health needs, the importance of integrated care, and advanced tools for treating trauma and violence exposure, with a specific focus on children, youth, adolescents, and young adults. Emphasis is also placed on serving clients in medically underserved areas and in rural populations.
MSW students in their specialization practicum placement will be trained through didactic and experiential learning; two required elective courses that provide them with the theoretical understanding of violence prevention, trauma and recovery, and/or integrated behavioral healthcare; and hands-on application of advanced skills through virtual reality/simulation, telehealth, tele-mentoring, role-playing, and case-based discussion.
Contact information:
Denise A. Hines, PhD
CAP-BH Program Co-Director
(703) 993-2024
dhines2@gmu.edu
Health Resources and Services Administration
The CAP-BH Program is funded by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
For more information on this funding program, please see this webpage.
2024-25 Cohort
Previous Cohorts
2023-24 Cohort
First Row: Abigail Shlesinger, Chelsea Guevara Perez, Nicole Segura, Chelsea Hedrick, Danielle Stowe, Emily Gray
Second Row: Liz McCarthy, Chelsea Potarazu, Nina Watts, Gwynneth Herrera, Katreena Blazewicz, Jackie Custer
Third Row: Jacey Edwards, Shiloah Kline, Kaitlyn Kellermeyer, Jessica Barros Neves, Kaitlyn Harvey, McKenzie Lauber
Fourth Row: Leah Young, Erika Page, Robert Erickson, Joanna Flores, LaKayla White, Grace Trigger
Fifth Row: Kamar Hamad, Paola Gonzalez, Christopher Sawyer
Sixth Row: Jessica Amaral, Ursula Freitag, Morgan Moore
2020-21 Cohort
2022-23 Cohort
From left to right, top to bottom: Frankie Keesee, Liza Fitzgerald, Caroline Craig, Christopher Valente, Steve Rosenblatt, Marketa Campbell, Melissa Schwartz, Teresa Martin, Rocio Rodriguez, Brandi Johnson, Jasmine Simmons, Danielle Vado, Angie Flores, Cassie Magee, Olivia Ferrante, Susannah Herrada, Rebecca Leung, Sana Iqbal, Caroline Diebler, Anna Christopher, Vianna Christianson, Amanda Blair, Eleni Burchard, Minnie Thurkal, Lila Elliott, Tara Amor, Joshua Blum, Grace Thomas, Kylie Cunningham, Stella Assefa.