For Candidates

Recruitment, hiring and retention in school mental health have been challenging for some time, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Community-Based Organizations and school systems have experienced increases in turnover, creating gaps in care and budget shortfalls. The cost of staff attrition is significant.

MOMENTUM seeks to increase the ability to hire excellent candidates through focused local and national recruiting of BIPOC and multilingual clinicians, provide targeted training that enhances equity focused and culturally attuned practice and builds clinician resiliency through self reflective and growth centered practice.

The Residency offers comprehensive and culturally-nuanced individual and group clinical supervision, professional mentorship, and quarterly multi-day retreats that combine cohort team building, didactic training, practical and experiential exercises, reflections on ethics, boundaries and collective care, with an overarching focus on examining and mitigating health disparities in disproportionately impacted groups.

Time will be spent on learning how to successfully navigate the challenges of working in a school community.

 

Why Should you Choose The MOMENTUM Residency?

  • Gain specialized training in cultural competence and anti racist practice.
  • Our cohort model provides support through emphasizing relationships and trauma informed practice.
  • Clinical supervision and mentorship sharpen skills and build confidence.
  • Our multi-day learning sessions integrate knowledge, practical and experiential exercises, and guidance by our expert faculty and community stakeholders.
  • Gain CEU units, supervision hours and knowledge to test for your clinical license.

 

How do I qualify for The MOMENTUM Residency?

  • Graduate of an accredited Masters in Social Work or Masters in Counseling Program AND obtain a DC license by the start of residency
  • Commit to a two-year placement in a DC public or public charter school, employed directly by the school OR by a partner community-based organization
  • Commit to working for an additional year post residency in a DC School
  • Commit to attending The MOMENTUM Residency activities/training that span a two-year period: TBD 2025-2027
  • Complete the online application by TBD
  • Be eligible for employment by TBD
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