Clinician Cultivation

ALMHA sites interns and clinicians in becoming at Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) regulated and licensed programs. This facilitates expertise building with a diverse base of clients while enhancing knowledge of the regulatory environment and the broad ethical, legal, and political constraints that impinge on and support systemic change.  Bureaucratically, it decreases the likelihood that the hours you invest are questioned or rejected.

ALMHA leverages your experience to promote growth in ways consistent with who you are and who you wish to be as a professional. The hard-earned community and job skills are marshaled meaningfully.  Examples include:

• • • Environmental scans for advocacy, organizing, evaluation, and research;

    • Media or marketing campaigns for outreach, anti-stigma, or community-building work;

    • Research & Policy Advocacy; and

    • Client, stakeholder, and professional education.

ALMHA assists new mental health practitioners in obtaining the requisite number of contact hours in a supportive paid environment.  Individual and group supervision affords you the opportunity to share and learn from other professionals with a wide range of skills, interests, and experience.  

Office of the Professions and school documentation is maintained consistently to ensure the timely transition to independent practice.  We welcome you to stay on after licensing, supporting you as you build your practice.

ALMHA has worked with area CACREP-accredited schools, including: 

• Adelphi University 

• Alfred University

• Brooklyn College

• City College

• Hunter College

• Lehman College

• Long Island University

If you are looking to complete your hours in a supportive learning environment and your school is not listed, please reach out.