Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinics – Hillsboro Receives WHA Foundation 2020 Global Vision Community Partnership Award
On Jan. 21, Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) Foundation Executive Director Leigh Ann Larson presented the 2020 Global Vision Community Partnership Award to Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinics – Hillsboro for its school-based behavioral health program. Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinics – Hillsboro is one of two recipients of the 2020 award, which includes a $2,500 grant and commemorative plaque.
Gundersen St. Joseph’s school-based behavioral health program was developed to address the barriers that exist in providing mental health services for school-aged students in the community. Utilizing qualified treatment trainees (QTTs), this program has proven to be sustainable and successful. A QTT is an individual who holds a master’s degree in social work and is completing the required 3,000 hours of supervised therapy services to obtain the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential with the state of Wisconsin. This program is currently serving the Hillsboro School District, the Wonewoc-Center School District and the Royall School District. The program has been a “win, win, win” for the students and their families, the schools and for Gundersen St. Joseph’s. It is an excellent example of using creativity and collaboration to remove barriers to care.
The purpose of the Global Vision Community Partnership Award is to recognize and reward community partnership projects that work with a WHA member hospital(s) to meet an identified community health need in an innovative or creative manner.
This story originally appeared in the January 28, 2021 edition of WHA Newsletter