February 2009

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A Loan Forgiveness Program for License Clinical Social
Workers—$200 Million Is Available for Loan RepaymentThe National
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LPR) offers fully
trained and licensed clinical social workers $50,000 to repay student
loans in exchange for two years serving in a community-based site in a
high-need Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) that has applied to,
and been approved by, the NHSC as a service site. NOTE:  California
licensed clinical social workers qualify for the NHSC Loan Repayment
national program only if they have taken the ASWB licensing exam. About
the National Health Service Corps
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC), through scholarship and loan
repayment programs, helps Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in
the U.S. obtain a sufficient number of fully qualified medical, dental,
and mental health providers essential to meet their populations’
critical need for safe and fundamental health care.Purpose of the
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP)
The purpose of the NHSC LRP is to ensure that an adequate supply of
health professionals are available to provide primary health services to
populations located in select Health Professional Shortage Areas
(HPSAs), identified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. HPSAs
can be found in rural and urban communities across the nation. The NHSC
LRP recruits fully trained health professionals who agree to provide
primary health services in NHSC community sites. In return, the NHSC LRP
assists clinicians in their repayment of qualifying educational loans
that are still outstanding. Below are links to more information about
the program and application process:THE APPLICATION PROCESSAPPLICATION
CHECKLISTELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, QUALIFICATION FACTORS, AND FUNDING
PREFERENCESSERVICE REQUIREMENTSBENEFITSQUALIFYING EDUCATIONAL
LOANSCOMMUNITY SITE EMPLOYMENTFORMSNext Steps: Applicant Information
Bulletin (PDF – 2.1 MB) Online ApplicationSupplemental Forms (PDF
- 175 KB) Fre
 quently Asked QuestionsFor more information about the loan repayment
program, eligibility requirements, employment opportunities in HPSAs,
click here. For inquiries about this program, contact
[log in to unmask] or 1-800-221-9393 (TTY: 1-877-897-9910), Monday
through Friday (except Federal holidays), 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.For
more information about social work loan forgiveness programs NASW is
promoting, click here. 


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