In 2022 the School of Social Work partnered with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) to launch a unique program to remove the barriers that prevent professionals who work in home- and community-based services from earning their M.S.W. degree and becoming licensed social work clinicians – professionals like Silvia Adames.
Across the country there is an ever-increasing demand for social work clinicians, particularly clinicians who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). To expand the number, diversity and educational level of these professionals, Rhode Island College, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) and the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) have created a unique program.
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