The Fairfield University Collaborates for a Healthier Connecticut (FCHC) Scholars Program is a year-long fellowship program that provides $10,000 stipends, interprofessional education, and specialized internship training in integrated, team-based care to competitively-selected behavioral health graduate students.
Behavioral Health Internship Programs
Participants in the program are in their final year of internship in one of the following behavioral health master’s programs at Fairfield: Master of Social Work (MSW), Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), School Psychology, and School Counseling.
Through student recruitment, workforce development, and specialized training for educators and community partners caring for vulnerable populations, the FCHC Scholar Program has a goal of improving behavioral health services in historically underserved communities in Southern and Central Connecticut. The FCHC Scholars Program is grant-funded by a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program (BHWET) through HRSA.