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Full Scholarships for Master's Level Behavioral Healthcare Professionals

Scholarships available for $1million to train master's level behavioral healthcare professionals in CASAC skills at Outreach Training Inst

117-11 Myrtle Avenue

Richmond Hill, NY 11418

(718) 847-9233

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OUTREACH AWARDED NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

WORKFORCE RETRAINING INITIATIVE GRANT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO TRAIN MASTER'S LEVEL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN CASAC SKILLS

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Outreach Training Institute (OTI) has announced that full scholarships
are now available to support a new training program for Master's Level Behavioral Healthcare workers
who will be able to earn their CASAC-T certifications in 135 hours (six months).

Eligibility for the NEW 135-hour CASAC Certificate Program:
Those eligible are Master's Level health care workers employed in
a healthcare setting. Eligible applicants include those who are a
master of and/or have a license in: Social Work, Mental Health
Counseling, Marria

ge
and Family Therapy, Psychotherapy/Psychoanalysis, Creative Arts
Therapy. Full scholarships are available to those who work in New York
City, Long Island. A designated number of scholarship packages are being offered to members of
Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union SEIU in the Northern Metropolitan Region.

Scholarships are competitive and classes start in the Spring, so
applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Information and application packets can be accessed and downloaded through

opiny.org/finaid.

There are still full DOH-funded scholarship opportunities available for
enrollment into the 350-hour CASAC Certificate program at Outreach
Training Institute for those eligible.

OTI's training opportunities are also available to those outside the
healthcare system. Tuition costs may apply, but a number of other
need-based scholarships are available, particularly for those earning
less than $28,000 per year. The general cost of tuition
for the full 350-hour training program is $4450.

The CASAC Training Program prepares individuals to be New York
State-licensed alcohol and substance abuse counselors. The schedule for
the new 135-hour program will be as follows:

Queens Campus (Richmond Hill): 117-11 Myrtle Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418

Beginning April of 2017: Monday 6:30pm - 9:30pm, Wednesday 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Long Island (Brentwood): 400 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, NY 11717

Beginning May of 2017: Tuesday 6:30pm - 9:30pm, Thursday 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Outreach is a nonprofit organization committed to addressing the issues
stemming from drug and alcohol abuse by providing the highest quality of
life-changing drug and alcohol treatment and training services.

For more information about Outreach's treatment and training services, call
the OTI Training Coordinator, at (718) 847-9233, Ext. 2309 (for NYC programming), or (631) 951-2613, Ext 3150 (for Long Island)
or visit www.opiny.org.

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