MSU Faculty Awarded $1.16 Million to Support Behavioral Health Workforce
A $1.16 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration has been awarded to Mississippi State University faculty to address the shortage of behavioral health service providers in rural Mississippi communities.
The four-year funding will support community-based experiential training for undergraduate Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) students in the College of Education, with the goal of building the paraprofessional-level behavioral health workforce in rural areas.
ABA practitioners work to improve quality of life for individuals across the lifespan, including those diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.
The ABA degree is offered by the Department of Counseling, Higher Education Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations.
The grant expands training for undergraduate ABA students to build the behavioral health workforce in rural Mississippi.
Author's summary: MSU receives $1.16 million grant to support behavioral health workforce.
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