ABOUT

GRANT PROGRAM INFORMATION

As a recipient of the Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant from the Department of Education, the goal of the Wisconsin Well Be's Consortium is to increase the amount of highly-qualified school counselors in high-need schools, particularly rural schools. To increase the pipeline of school-based mental health professionals our program offers two sustainable soultions: 1) Incentivize school counselor internship by providing pay, benefits, professional development and coaching. 2) Create Education and Human Service programs in district high schools to get students interested in school-based mental health careers at the secondary level. These programs will provide post secondary debt reduction by offering free dual credit EDU and HS courses.

We are partnering with the following institutions of high education:

Mount Mary University
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Univserity of Wisconsin Whitewater
Winona State University

Learn more about our program goals, priorities, and evaluation methods below.

Consortium 24-25 at the WSCA conference

Christine Denny presenting about School Counseling as a profession to students at Randolph High School.

Wisconsin Well Be's representing at the 2024 ASCA Conference in Kansas City.

Sam Perkins talking with students at the Pardeeville Career Fair.

Brittany and Steve manning the booth at WSCA.

Martin participating in a panel at WSCA sharing his experience with the consortium's internship.

23-24 Consortium group dinner

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

GOAL 1

By financially incentivizing field experience and providing personalized support, the Wisconsin Well Be's Consortium will increase the number of school-based mental health professionals that graduate and obtain state certification by 8 per year, 40 by December 31, 2027 (end of grant period).

PRIORITY

CPP1: Increase the number of qualified school-based mental health services providers in high-need LEAs who are from diverse backgrounds or from communities served by the high-need LEAs

GOAL 2

Through equitable hiring, recruiting, and training practices, the Wisconsin Well Be's Consortium will increase the number of school-based mental health professionals from diverse backgrounds (race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability) that graduate and obtain state certification by 4 per year, 20 total by December 31, 2027 (end of grant period).

PRIORITY

CPP1: Increase the number of qualified school-based mental health services providers in high-need LEAs who are from diverse backgrounds or from communities served by the high-need LEAs

GOAL 3

In order to create a more effective pipeline for future school-based mental health professionals, the grant project will increase the number of consortium students interested in careers in education and human services by 25% each year for 5 years (December 31, 2027- end of grant period).

PRIORITY

CPP1: Increase the number of qualified school-based mental health services providers in high-need LEAs who are from diverse backgrounds or from communities served by the high-need LEAs

CPP2: Promote inclusive practices

GOAL 4

By implementing culturally responsive teaching and career education practices, the Wisconsin Well Be's Consortium the number of consortium students from diverse backgrounds (race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability) interested in careers in education and human services by 10% each year for five years (December 31, 2027- end of grant period).

PRIORITY

CPP1: Increase the number of qualified school-based mental health services providers in high-need LEAs who are from diverse backgrounds or from communities served by the high-need LEAs

CPP2: Promote inclusive practices

GOAL 5

By increasing the number of school-based mental health professionals in consortium schools, districts will lower the number of students who identify that school is hard for them due to mental health issues by 5% each year for five years.

PRIORITY

CPP2: Promote inclusive practices

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