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EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE:
FEBRUARY 20, 2009
About the
AAMFT/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program
The
AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program's objective is to expand the
delivery of culturally competent mental health and substance abuse
services to underserved minority populations, and to increase the
number of doctoral level culturally competent ethnic minority
Marriage and Family therapists. Our goal is to do this by providing
financial support and professional guidance to ethnic minority
graduate students pursuing doctoral degrees in Marriage and Family
therapy. Our mission–consistent with the Surgeon General's Report on
Mental Health and other federal initiatives to reduce health
disparities—is to increase the pool of talented, culturally
competent doctoral-level researchers, teachers and practitioners
dedicated to assisting underserved minorities.
Funded
by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA), AAMFT has created the Minority Fellowship
Program to support the training of practitioners or
practitioner/researchers in culturally competent mental health and substance abuse
services, treatment and prevention. This fellowship program is directed at
Marriage and Family Therapy doctoral students who
are committed to research about and service to ethnic minority and
underserved populations.
An MFP
fellowship is more than a simple scholarship that only provides
financial support. An MFP fellowship is a professional training
appointment into a community of other students and professionals who
hold similar professional interests. Indeed, the MFP provides
stipends, or living allowances, to students who hold the
fellowships. However, we also facilitate leadership development
and provide professional guidance with the aim of deepening the
skills sets and knowledge base of the fellows in areas related to minority mental health
research and services.
Basic Eligibility
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Applicants must be
American citizens or permanent residents with an permanent residents
registration card (I-151 or I-551). Individuals on temporary or
student visas are not eligible.
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Applicants must
demonstrate a strong commitment to a career in minority
mental health and substance abuse services. This commitment must be
demonstrated in the application essays, graduate school curriculum
or training plan, practicum and internship training experiences, and
thesis and dissertation topics developed.
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Applicants should be enrolled full-time in a COAMFTE
accredited doctoral
program.
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African American,
Alaskan Native, American Indian, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino,
Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students are especially
encouraged to apply.
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This fellowship is
aimed at Marriage and Family Therapy doctoral students specializing
in providing substance abuse and mental health services to minority
and underserved populations.
AAMFT/MFP Financial Support and Training Benefits
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Financial Support (3 year maximum. Must be renewed
annually)
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$20,000.00 stipend per student to be used for all
related costs of doctoral program attendance and training.
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Financial support for AAMFT/MFP’s Winter and Summer
Training Institutes which provide training specific to
providing cultural competence, mental health and substance abuse
services to underserved minority populations.
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Travel support to the AAMFT Conference
v
$1500.00 to cover all costs of attendance at the AAMFT
Annual Conference--attendance at the conference will provide
continuing education and cross-collaboration with faculty and other
leaders in the field, as well as an opportunity to present their
work.
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Access to information and resources
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Lifetime network of professional association with
Marriage and Family Therapists interested in ethnic minority mental
health and services
AAMFT/MFP PROGRAM LINKS
Welcome from the Minority
Fellowship Program Director
Minority
Fellowship Program Cultural Competence/Substance Abuse
Training
Program
2008-2009 Minority Fellowship Program Fellows
Minority Fellowship Program
Advisory Committee
Minority
Fellowship Program Staff
Minority
Fellowship Program FAQ's
APPLICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
Applicants
should begin by reviewing the application procedures found by
clicking here.
To bypass the procedures and go straight to the 2009-2010 Application,
click here
All application materials must
be post marked by
February
20, 2009 in order to be considered.
Advisory Committee Login - Click
Here
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more information,
contact:
Àdisà Àjàmú
Program
Manager
Minority Fellowship Program
American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
112 S.
Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703)
253-0473 Ofc.
(703)
253-0508 Fax
aamft_mfp@aamft.org
Email
For
a printable version of the MFP announcement,
please click
here.
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