Community Clinical Psychology Development Program

Get real-time training and experience in running your own private practice!

Highly Trained Supervisors!

Specialty Trainings, including DBT and CAMS!

Position Type: Two-year clinical fellowship with a Full-Time (W-2, salaried) track or a Part-Time (1099) track

Compensation: Full-time fellows are salaried W-2 employees paid bi-weekly; part-time fellows are paid as 1099 independent contractors

Shift and Schedule: Full-time fellows work a 40-hour week with a 25-client weekly caseload and 16 in-office hours per week (two 8-hour days or four 4-hour days). Part-time fellows carry 12.5 billable client hours per week and 8 in-office hours per week (one 8-hour day). Group supervision is held on Wednesdays and dyadic training on Fridays.

Location: Hybrid. In-office hours are completed at our Washington, DC (Capitol Hill) or Largo, MD office, in a jurisdiction where the fellow is licensed; telehealth clients may also be seen during office time.

Qualifications: Master's degree or higher in professional counseling, social work, or marriage & family therapy; generalist-level license in professional counseling, social work, or marriage & family therapy in MD, DC, or VA (or an anticipated licensure date before the fellowship begins); commitment to the full two-year fellowship

Benefits: see below

Program Overview

CCCC is excited to welcome applications for the Community Clinical Psychology Development Program (CCPDP) cohort beginning August 2027! CCPDP is a two-year clinical fellowship for recent graduates and early-career, master's-level clinicians in counseling, social work, and marriage & family therapy who are working toward independent licensure. If you want to build the skills to provide community-based, high-quality, and culturally responsive mental health care, and to learn how to run a successful practice, then APPLY TO THIS PROGRAM!

The fellowship is organized in two years:

Year One: Building Foundations. Carry a full caseload, co-facilitate at least 10 group sessions, complete 10 community service hours, and complete an Independent Learning Project.

Year Two: Advanced Practice & Leadership. Independently facilitate at least 10 group sessions, mentor Year One fellows, deliver one training, join a specialty peer consultation group, and complete a specialized project with measured impact. Fellows who complete both years with the required attendance and progress receive a CCPDP Certificate of Completion.

If you are accepted into the program, you will receive:

Individual supervision with an experienced, independently licensed clinician to support the hours needed to achieve independent licensure (weekly in Year One, bi-weekly in Year Two)

Weekly group supervision on Wednesdays, guided by a structured 48-session group supervision curriculum

Friday dyadic training: a 2-hour group session with case presentations, teach-backs, and guest speakers

Didactic training modules that follow a 12-month clinical curriculum, including ethics, risk assessment, anxiety, trauma, family and play therapy, couples and group therapy, grief and perinatal mental health, cultural and spiritual care, LGBTQIA+ affirming care, and neurodiversity

Specialty training, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and CAMS suicide risk assessment

Training on the clinical and administrative topics that are essential to building a successful private practice, including documentation, billing, scheduling, and contracts

A recorded fellowship video library for make-up viewing and licensure exam review

Advanced-year licensure preparation to support achieving independent licensure

Clinical competency pre- and post-assessments to track your professional growth

Monthly book club, cohort events, and community outreach opportunities to build community with other CCPDP clinicians

A welcoming community culture with 60+ clinicians with over 30 years of interdisciplinary experience for collaboration and peer consultation

The opportunity to learn from multiple disciplines, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Professional Counselors, and Marriage & Family Therapists

Program Requirements

Accepted fellows agree to:

Two-year commitment: complete the full two-year fellowship (part-time fellows may complete the required hours over up to four years)

Caseload: full-time fellows maintain a 25-client weekly caseload; part-time fellows maintain 12.5 billable client hours per week

Automatic placement: caseloads are filled through automatic placement, and fellows see every client assigned to them regardless of age, race, or diagnosis (no case selection or caseload preferences)

In-office hours: 16 hours per week for full-time fellows and 8 hours per week for part-time fellows, at an office in a jurisdiction where the fellow is licensed

Orientation: attend the required in-person Fellowship Launch Week in August

Supervision: attend individual supervision and Wednesday group supervision, with at least 95% supervision attendance

Friday dyadics and didactics: full-time fellows attend all sessions; part-time fellows attend at least half

Program meetings: attend monthly CCPDP program meetings

Case review: present at least one case in case review and participate in case observation

Community service: complete two community or outreach service projects

Independent learning: complete independent reading, including the monthly book club

Self-assessment: complete the clinical competency pre- and post-assessments

Documentation: complete all clinical documentation within 72 hours of each session

Additional Benefits Include (Full-Time W-2 Fellows):

Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for themselves and their families, as well as other voluntary benefits (CCCC LLC pays a portion of these costs for employees, and employees pay a portion of their individual costs and 100% of their families' health insurance coverage costs)

Voluntary Short-Term Disability plan through Aflac (subject to all terms and conditions of the insurance carrier)

Workers' compensation benefits administered through ADP

Statutory pay (if offered in the jurisdiction where the employee is working), such as the District of Columbia Family Leave Program

All Fellows Receive:

License to practice within the InSync Electronic Health Record

Ongoing administrative support with credentialing, scheduling, communication and coordination with clients, billing, and much more

Hybrid in-person and telehealth practice, with free parking at the Maryland office

How to Apply

Learn more at a CCPDP Info Session: first Friday of the month, 12:00 to 1:00 PM (Friday, November 6 and Friday, December 4, 2026).

ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED JANUARY 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2027!APPLY TODAY through this posting. Learn more:

https://www.ccccmentalhealth.com/ccpdp

January 2027: applications open

February 2027: rolling interviews

March to June 2027: offers, hiring, and caseload build-up

August 2027: fellowship begins with Launch Week

Application Requirements Include:

Online application form

List and/or statement of specific supervision requirements to achieve licensure based on license type, jurisdiction, and past professional experience

Professional resume

Writing sample: a de-identified description of a real case experience, written in your own voice. AI writing tools may not be used; the sample must be in your own words.

Two recommendations: one professional reference and one community service reference

Proof of degree and/or transcript

Proof of licensure or anticipated date of licensure

Proof of professional liability insurance (required upon hire, not at application)

Review and acknowledgment of the CCCC Agreement of Alignment; the signed Agreement of Alignment is required upon hire.

Questions about the program? Please reach out to CCPDP@CCCCMENTALHEALTH.COM