Social Work Supervisee

Postpartum Wellness Foundation has an excellent opportunity for Social Workers (MSW
graduates) to provide therapeutic services to pregnant and postpartum women throughout
Virginia and/or Maryland while obtaining clinical supervision towards professional licensure.
To qualify applicants must have their Masters Degree in Social Work. Experience working
with individuals, families and children or Family Systems Theory preferred.

Postpartum Wellness Foundation is a rapidly growing group counseling practice that provides
maternal mental health services throughout Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Florida.
We support women, their partners, and family members while trying to conceive, during
pregnancy loss, depression or anxiety during/after pregnancy, and birth trauma. Our
dedicated team of clinicians strive to empower women during their transitions into
motherhood.

The supervisor-supervisee relationship is a unique one, in which there is openness and trust
on both sides.

Postpartum Wellness Foundation provides clinical supervision for MSW graduates seeking
their hours toward licensure in Virginia and/or Maryland. Supervision is an ongoing and
evolving process to enhance clinical and professional skills, knowledge, and attitudes.
Emphasis is placed on mastering competency in clinical skills and increasing your identity as a
Clinical Social Worker. Knowing that each person's learning style is unique, we offer diverse
supervision styles that merge drawing on the psychodynamic and attachment models,
cognitive-behavioral model, relational and developmental models.

About the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program
The Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program is a mentored
professional experience that begins AFTER the conferral of a Master’s degree from an
approved program in social work. The goal of the program is to allow social work graduates to
transition between being a student enrolled in a graduate-degree program to being an
independent clinical social worker.

The purpose of the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program is to
integrate and apply the knowledge from academic education and clinical training, evaluate
strengths and identify limitations, develop and refine clinical skills consistent with the
National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, and advance the Supervisee from
needing constant supervision to being an independent practitioner.

Residents in counseling (pre-licensed professional counselors) who are interested in gaining supervised experience and hours towards licensure are not eligible to apply to the Social Work Supervisee Program.

Duration of the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program

Experience
The Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program experience is a
minimum of 1,500 hours and a minimum of 100 weeks of part-time experience. Applicants
will complete this experience in one location with one licensed supervisor in a part-time
setting.

Part-time is considered a minimum of 15 clinical hours per week for 100 weeks, for a total of
1,500 clinical hours. Working more than 15 hours per week will make you eligible to receive
an additional hourly stipend. Working fewer than 15 hours per week will reduce the monthly
stipend amount.

Travel, lunch, vacations/holidays, leaves of absence, and other forms of paid or unpaid time off
cannot be counted in your number of hours worked per week.

The Supervisee’s weekly responsibilities must be spent in direct clinical contact related to the
treatment of maternal mental health disorders. Examples of direct clinical contact include the
following:

● Manage referrals and intakes of potential clients to the Counseling Center.
● Provide assessment, diagnosis and ongoing treatment to clients in individual
sessions, couples sessions, and/or group therapy.
● Plan and assess treatment in accordance with professional standards.
● Document relevant facts, findings, and observations about a patient’s past and
present illnesses, examinations, tests, treatments, and outcomes.
● Develop and maintain case load, schedule, and appointments.
● Maintain client files to include an assessment, impression, diagnosis and plan of
care or goals. Must document the client’s progress, response to changes in
treatment, and any revision of diagnosis.
● Conduct educational programs, trainings, presentations and/or support groups
(no later than 180 days following start date)
● Develop new referral sources and maintain positive professional relationships
with established referral sources.
● Collaborate with other service providers as needed for the treatment and
continuity of care of the clients.
● Complete data gathering, reporting, and program evaluation activities as assigned.
● Perform special projects as assigned.
● Community outreach
● Administrative tasks.
Although optional, a Social Work Supervisee is strongly encouraged to participate in monthly
case consultation and quarterly staff meetings.
As a Social Work Supervisee, you are required to complete your part-time clinical experience
with us within 4 years (48 months) or less from the date you began.

Qualifications
The Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program experience may be
started only after an individual has been conferred with their Master’s degree in social work
from an approved program. Professional experiences prior to the completion of a Master’s
degree in social work may not be used or applied toward your Supervisee experience.

Residents in counseling (pre-licensed professional counselors) who are interested in gaining supervised experienced and hours towards licensure are not eligible to apply to the Social Work Supervisee Program.  

Competencies
o Commitment to Postpartum Wellness Foundation's mission, vision,
values, and programs with ability to convey that information.
o Represent private practice in a professional and favorable manner.
o Respect for diversity and inclusion.
o Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal
communications.
o Ability to work independently, organize work efficiently, prioritize
work and take initiative.
o Ability to keep accurate, timely, and organized records using an
Electronic Medical Record.
o Ability to interact in a positive manner in person, through email, and
on the phone.
o Ability to develop productive relationships with clients, families, other
professionals, and volunteers.
o Ability to make constructive use of supervision.

Responsibilities
Before beginning the Postpartum Wellness Foundation's Social Work Supervisee Program, it
is important that you Register for Supervision with the Virginia Board of Social Work and/or
Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.

As a Social Work Supervisee, you must do the following:

● The supervisee will read, understand and intend to comply with the Regulations
Governing the Practice of Social Work in Virginia and/or Maryland.
● The supervisee will establish and execute a supervisory contract for supervision
before beginning to provide clinical social work services as a supervisee in social
work and before counting hours toward LCSW licensure.
● The supervisee will participate in supervision with a goal of increasing
competency in clinical practice and attend supervision on the agreed upon basis.
● The supervisee will be prepared to discuss with the supervisor the diagnosis/case
conceptualization and treatment of each client as well as problems in the
supervisee’s clinical milieu.
● The supervisee will provide samples of diagnostic assessments and treatment
plans which are representative of the variables of gender, age, diagnosis, length of
treatment and treatment method within the client population seen by the
supervisee.
● The supervisee will avoid engaging in activity for which the supervisee lacks
competency, training, education, supervision and which may compromise client
safety and wellbeing.
● The supervisee will refrain from representing himself or herself as an
independent, autonomous practitioner or licensed clinical social worker.
● The supervisee will not directly bill for services rendered.
● The supervisee, during the supervised experience, will use their names and the
initials of their degree, and the title "Supervisee in Social Work" in all written
communications.
● Supervisees will inform clients in writing of the supervisee's status and the
supervisor's name, professional address, and phone number
● The supervisee will not supervise the provision of clinical social work services
provided by another person.
● The supervisee will remain up-to-date on the changes related to the Regulations
Governing the Practice of Social Work.
● The supervisee will reach out to the supervisor outside of scheduled supervision
to consult or in emergency situations, as needed.
● The supervisee will ensure that supervision occurs a minimum of one hour and a
maximum of four per 40 hours of work experience during the supervised
experience.

Stipend
During the first month of the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee
Program, you will receive a $100 training stipend. Beginning the second month, you will
receive a $500 monthly living stipend throughout the duration of the program (minimum 60
clinical hours per month) to defray living expenses. If you complete less than 60 clinical hours
per month, your living stipend will be reduced to $100 for 1-29 clinical hours per month or
$250 for 30-59 clinical hours per month. If you complete more than 60 clinical hours per
month, will receive an additional $28.00 hourly stipend. You will not receive benefits as part of
this clinical supervision opportunity.

Candidates who work beyond the 60 clinical hours per month will receive an additional
$28.00 hourly stipend. There is no guarantee of employment with Postpartum Wellness
Foundation upon completion of the 100 week program.

Completion of the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program
A complete Supervisee experience must have
1. a minimum of 1,500 hours of clinical experience working under the supervision of
a licensed clinical social worker;
2. a minimum of 100 weeks of clinical experience working under the supervision of a
licensed clinical social worker;
3. a minimum of 100 hours of direct individual and/or group supervision completed
during the program;
4. all hours/segments recommended by a licensed clinical social worker in order to
count toward the clinical supervisee experience;
5. completion of exit interview and/or survey at culmination of the program.

In all cases, applicants should follow company and/or state policies and procedures regarding
the clinical practice of social work in Virginia and/or Maryland while under Supervisee status.

Apply for the Postpartum Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program
As a MSW graduate of an approved program of social work, you may apply to the Postpartum
Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program at any time. It is not necessary to wait
until you have received approval from the Board of Social Work to apply for the Postpartum
Wellness Foundation Social Work Supervisee Program.

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