Training

Workforce training is a major issue for federal agencies and related policy-makers such as the Institute of Medicine and the Annapolis Coalition. The Center has a strong interest in addressing issues affecting clinical supervision, entry-level employment, and training (including continuing education). Clinical social workers need to be aware of and to make use of the best methodologies available in order to provide the highest level of care to those in need. Through its ABE unit, the Center has developed or is developing position statements on several practice topics (Professional Development and Practice Competencies, Psychoanalysis, Clinical Supervision, and Practice with Children & Their Families.