We, Kristin Gilman and Katie Kimball are 2nd year UWT MSW students. We are conducting a quantitative study on graduate student knowledge of co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental health disorders. I know students are often inundated with surveys this time of year; however, I wanted to make a plug for completing our survey:
It is well known that one of the underlying barriers for people with intellectual disabilities accessing appropriate mental health services is lack of expertise and knowledge among providers. We would like to assess current knowledge and knowledge gaps among graduate students as they are current and future providers.
It is relevant/pertinent to include UW Seattle as we would like to compare the campuses. UW Seattle has access and proximity to UW medicine and the UW Center for Human Development and Disability. Does that have an impact on graduate student knowledge and willingness to serve this population? Or has it impacted the curriculum and course offerings?
Please let us know if you have any questions of if additional information would be helpful.
Thank you for your consideration,
Katie Kimball and Kristin Gilman
Here is the link for the survey: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/kimballc/300893
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at:
kucklick@uw.edu or kimballc@uw.edu
Thank you in advance for your participation!
