Opioid Workforce Expansion Professionals

2023

Opioid use disorders and the expanding role of psychologists in primary care Additional Grant Information: The purpose of this project is to expand the training of primary care psychology interns to include development of skills for the prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) within primary care settings, to expand the number of internship graduates who will provide OUD informed services to underserved populations, and to increase the number of interns that we train. University of Colorado School of Medicine (UCSOM) will add three training slots to our APA-accredited clinical psychology internship within a major rotation site, Salud Family Health Centers (a federally qualified health center, FQHC). We will further develop our relationships with allied academic departments and Salud clinics to provide an interdisciplinary training experience that emphasizes didactic and experiential training activities focused on delivering team-based OUD prevention and treatment for underserved populations.

psychology internship, opioid use disorder, substance use disorder

Training Trainees

Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances

State

Federal

N/A