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April D. Newton

Director, Interprofessional Practice and Education

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Phone:
(515) 554-5416
Email:
apnewton@iu.edu
Department:
Interprofessional Practice and Education Center

Projects

Project abstract

Indiana University is preparing the state’s newest criminal justice, education, healthcare, and law enforcement professionals to address substance use disorder and its impact via an interprofessional, holistic approach. Training includes workshops related to: Naxolone/Narcan training, Transfer of Care, the Stigma of Addiction, Supporting children of parents living with substance use disorder, and Motivational Interviewing. The workshops are facilitated through an interprofessional team approach.

Community partners

  • Monroe County Health Department
  • Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center
  • Indiana Center for Recovery

Campus partners

  • College of Arts + Sciences
  • Department of Criminal Justice
  • IU Police Academy
  • Interprofessional Practice and Education Center
  • IU School of Education; IU School of Nursing
  • IU School of Public Health
  • IU School of Social Work

Student partners

  • Criminal Justice
  • Education
  • Nursing
  • Public Health
  • Social Work

Counties involved

Monroe

Project abstract

This working group is comprised of an interdisciplinary staff and faculty campus-coalition that partners with the Community Engagement to End Child Exploitation project. This group looks to develop multidisciplinary, holistic approach that enhances community engagement and continues to build multidisciplinary opportunities including practicums, internships, interprofessional education and collaborative practice, Trafficking Project Echo, online modules, data sets, and intersession courses.

Campus partners

The group consists of staff and faculty from the School of Public Health, Hamilton Lugar School, IU Police Department, Criminal Justice, College of Arts + Sciences; School of Nursing; School of Social Work, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs; Maurer School of Law; Sociology, IU Southeast; and the Interprofessional Practice and Education Center.

Project abstract

Community stakeholders, IU faculty, and CRE staff met to discuss opportunities using Strategic Doing methodology in order to develop a community—university collaboration regarding the promotion of community wellness. The team has decided to hold community-based, interprofessional health screenings and clinics staffed by IU students with community and faculty oversight. These community-based screenings and clinics will be offered on a regular (quarterly or monthly) basis starting this fall semester through spring 2022 around Washington County using in person as well as telehealth technologies. Students, staff, and faculty for this initiative are from Speech, Language, and Hearing; Social Work; Nursing; Public Health, Optometry; Kinesiology/Athletic Training; Biology; Physical Therapy; Interprofessional Practice and Education Center; IU libraries, and Connections IN Health

Community partners

Community partners include health and wellness agencies and organizations.

Campus partners

Staff and faculty for this initiative are from Speech, Language, and Hearing; Social Work; Nursing; Public Health, Optometry; Kinesiology/Athletic Training; Biology; Physical Therapy; Interprofessional Practice and Education Center; IU libraries, and Connections IN Health.

Student partners

Students for this initiative are from Speech, Language, and Hearing; Social Work; Nursing; Public Health, Optometry; Kinesiology/Athletic Training; Biology; and Physical Therapy.

Counties involved

Washington

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