This program addresses the inadequate supply of child and adolescent mental health professionals in Lancaster County. Thanks in part to a generous grant from the Steinman Foundation, this is funded for 3 years (through 2025).
Mental Health Clinical Fellowship
This program addresses the inadequate supply of child and adolescent mental health professionals in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Thanks in part to a generous grant from The Steinman Foundation, this is funded for 3 years through 2025. Master’s level graduates pursuing a clinical license in mental health, such as an LCSW or LPC, must earn over 3,000 clinical supervision hours before they are eligible to take the Pennsylvania licensing exam. Because there is no equivalent of a medical residency program in the mental health field, many students pay for their clinical supervision hours, which leads to inequities and barriers for many students.
In June 2023, our Clinical Supervision Collaborative pilot concluded, and our new program, the Mental Health Clinical Fellowship, started, with contracts signed for 12 agencies/practices, supporting 32 fellows at $5,200 per full time equivalent fellow. We received requests to support 55 fellowships, or $275,000, but could award only $150,000 due to budget constraints.
This fellowship program creates a countywide community
of practice, with large public agencies who bill Medicaid, sharing their skills and expertise with small private practices, and vice versa.
In 2023, our Mental Health Clinical Fellowship
collaborative supported:
Requirements needed to be a participating Fellow in this program are:
Requirements needed to be a participating Supervisor in this program are:
