Each student in the I-BHWET (approx. 15 per year) will be provided a
$25,000 cost-of-living stipend. In return, students will:
1. Complete at least 320 direct client hours across at least two semesters at a grant-
approved site. One hundred of those hours will be with children, adolescents, and/or
young adults.
2. Commit to providing at least a year of full-time, post-graduation counseling work at an
integrated behavioral health site and/or in an underserved and/or rural Idaho community.
We will compensate supervisors for their supervision services on a semesterly basis. We will
also provide free and accessible training on topics such as supervision and integrated
behavioral health, amongst others, throughout the training.
Our aims are three-fold:
1. Increase the number of mental health counselors and supervisors in underserved and
rural communities across the State of Idaho.
2. Increase integrated behavioral health, telehealth, and health literacy competency in
counselors and clinical supervisors across the State of Idaho.
3. Improve mental health outcomes (i.e., reduce mental health disparities) for vulnerable
and underserved populations across Idaho, particularly children, adolescents, and young
adults.
We will partner with various counseling sites (i.e.,
agencies/organizations) across the State of Idaho. As part of the grant requirements, students will
be required to complete 320 clinical hours at a grant-approved site. Site
expectations include:
1. Sites will meet the following criteria: (1) provide integrated behavioral health services as
defined by Health and Human Services, and/or (2) provide services for underserved
population(s) in Idaho; and (3) provide services for children, adolescents, and/or young
adults.
2. Sites will be available to host at least one student per semester (from Fall 2025 - Spring
2029) to provide counseling services at their site.
3. Supervisors will provide compensation—$1600 per student /semester, weekly individual or
triadic clinical supervision—for each student. Supervisors will also complete two formal
evaluations of each student per semester.
4. Supervisors will attend a virtual grant orientation each Fall semester (approx. 1 hour in
duration).
5. Supervisors will attend various training sessions (offered virtually and in-person)
throughout the project period as they are able. Supervisors will be able to accrue
continuing education credits for free through most, if not all, of these training sessions.
6. Sites will commit to considering grant-associated graduates for employment post-
graduation.
Program Organizers
Alex Gantt-Howrey – Assistant Professor of Counseling (Project Director)
Sonali S. Salunkhe – Assistant Professor of Healthcare Administration
Chad Yates – Professor of Counseling
Hana Meshesha – Assistant Professor of Counseling
Erika Coles – Associate Professor of School Psychology
