Bethlehem Kebede holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Stony Brook University. Before joining the SMART Center team, she worked at a small startup where her job was all about data – from crunching numbers and creating dashboards to conducting market research and writing analytical blog articles. In addition to this, she spent time as a K-12 math instructor as she finds it rewarding to support students in their educational journey. She’s excited to put her analytical skills to good use in the world of school mental health research. In her spare time, she enjoys reading various types of books, especially those in literature, psychology, and history and catching Broadway shows.
The Brief Intervention Strategy for School Clinicians (BRISC) is a 4-session, evidence-based, and flexible “Tier 2” intervention tailored to high school students and designed to fit the school context. This cluster randomized efficacy trial (52 public high schools in three states) will use longitudinal data collection with students and parents; analyses of school records; implementation measures; and clinician and administrator surveys and interviews to evaluate outcomes of BRISC compared to services as usual, as well as moderators and mediators of outcomes and feasibility, acceptability, and costs of BRISC. For more information, click here.
In response, Washington state was recently awarded $6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to create a pipeline from Washington state’s five accredited Masters in Social Work training programs to Washington state’s K-12 schools. Called the Workforce for Student Well-being Initiative or WSW, 100 aspiring school social workers will receive conditional scholarships based on their financial need so the cost of getting an education is not a barrier to their getting an advanced degree and then committing to working in a high-need public or tribal school.
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