Project InSTEP

Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is training a special cohort of master’s students in Special Education & School Counseling. This is an opportunity for joint training between the two programs with integrated coursework. 

Project InSTEP: Intensive Support Training for Educators and Practitioners

Purpose: The core objectives of Project InSTEP are to co-prepare scholars who are:

  1. Ready to provide holistic social, emotional, and behavioral supports to all students with disabilities and particularly those with high-intensity needs
  2. Prepared to use evidence-based supports in working with students with significant social, emotional, and behavioral needs,
  3. Equipped to support transition and career readiness for students with high-intensity needs

Special Cohort: In addition to the regular master’s programs offered by Boston University, Project InSTEP scholars are part of a special cohort of scholars with additional training opportunities. Project InSTEP is designed to provide scholars in the Special Education and School Counseling programs with interdisciplinary shared learning experiences that include:

  • Shared coursework
  • Partnership between programs
  • Speaker series
  • Counseling strategies training
  • Case conference
  • Networking conference with the Boston School-Based Behavioral Health Collaborative
  • Co-placement opportunities

Funding: InSTEP scholars will receive stipends at a minimum of $30,000 per scholar, which can be used for tuition, living expenses, and/or training costs. These are designed to offset the need to take on additional work while enrolled. Scholars will also be eligible for scholarships from BU Wheelock.Project InSTEP LogoWant to learn more about Project InSTEP? Email Allison Andreola, Project Manager: andreola@bu.edu.