1. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Minority Fellowship Program Looking Back – Looking Forward Geraldine L. Meeks, PhD, MPA, LCSW, Program Director Carrie Brock, MNO, Program Coordinator

2. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Why a Minority Fellowship Program: A Need for Change *SAMHSA, 2002, p.255

3. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Looking Back: MFP Leadership Carl A. Scott 1968-1986 Spearheaded CSWE’s efforts beginning in late 1960s to promote diversity in social work education Submitted grants for federal funding of two fellowship programs 1975: First MFP cohort of 15 social work doctoral students admitted

4. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Looking Back: MFP Leadership Dr. E. Aracelis Francis1986-2007 Significantly increased the number of social work fellows who completed degrees Developed structured MFP training format featuring well known social work professionals and MFP alumni as trainers

5. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org MFP Through the Years

6. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Preparing Ethnic Minority Social Workers for Roles in Behavioral Health Doctoral Social Work Students with MSW ConsultingResearchDirect Practice Leadership Policy Development Teaching and Training Administration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse

7. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org MFP Today: Data Completed Degrees Degree completion by racial/ethnic group

8. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org MFP Today: Alumni Contributions Training the next generation of social workers for behavioral health workforce Community practice as clinicians, administrators, consultants, policy analysts Behavioral health research Publications/presentations Service on MFP Advisory Committee Mentoring of other underrepresented minorities Service on federal review and advisory groups Referral of other underrepresented minority social workers to MFP Supervision of social work interns and social work professionals seeking clinical licensure Service on advisory groups of community service organizations

9. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Looking Forward *NASW Center for Workforce Studies, 2006, p.13

10. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org Looking Forward Recruitment 10% rise in number of fellowship applications from underrepresented indigenous minority social workers Continue recruitment of other underrepresented minority social workers Programmatic Enhancements Increase involvement of MFP alumni in mentoring and training of current fellows Increase professional development training opportunities

11. Council on Social Work Education | www.cswe.org MFP 2012-2013 Cohort Bios of our current fellows: http://www.cswe.org/CentersInitiatives/ScholarshipsandFellowships/MFP/61323.aspx