The biggest field of employment in Rhode Island is in healthcare and social assistance, but the pandemic has led to a growing need to fill vacant positions.
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.