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Exploring the Pipeline to Graduate Social Work Education

Published: 2022-09-01
Updated: 2023-09-06

Project Description

Increasing the diversity of the behavioral health workforce is critical to providing culturally competent and responsive behavioral health care to minority communities. This study used the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) to understand the pipeline of diverse Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) graduates to Master of Social Work (MSW) programs in order to assess how student demographics, educational programs, and loan debt burden impact pathways into the profession.

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Abstract

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Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

CB# 7590

725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590

BHWorkforce@unc.edu

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This project is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U81HP46529‐01‐01 Cooperative Agreement for a Regional Center for Health Workforce Studies for $1,121,875. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by SAMHSA, HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.