As a social work trainee at MARI, you’ll join a vibrant, multidisciplinary community dedicated to developing well-rounded, highly skilled clinicians. Each year, MARI’s University Psychological Clinic and University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) provide post-graduate fellowships, focusing on interpersonal practice, psychotherapy integration, and administrative skills within a collaborative, multidisciplinary team. Working with experienced clinicians and fellow trainees, you’ll gain hands-on experience with diverse clients of all ages and diagnoses, building a broad range of treatment skills.

Our supportive training environment fosters professional growth, encouraging collaboration among trainees at various levels and providing personalized supervision from dedicated staff. This comprehensive exposure equips trainees with the skills to excel in a range of clinical settings, laying a strong foundation for future leadership in social work both in the U.S. and abroad.

Full-Time Post-MSW Fellowship

The University Center for the Child and Family (UCCF) and the Psychological Clinic (PC)  at the University of Michigan offers a full-time, 12-month Post-MSW graduate fellowship each academic year. This is an advanced clinical training program, beginning in the fall or spring (depending on the year), with an opportunity to extend for a second year.

The mission of this post-MSW graduate training program is to advance practice competency, professionalism, and leadership in the field of clinical social work and is designed for the pre-licensed clinical social worker.

More Details

  • Licensed clinical social workers provide primary supervision, and there are additional supervision opportunities with licensed psychologists.
  • The fellow has ample opportunity to supervise social work students and engage in clinical teaching as a part of their training plan.
  • The fellowship includes a stipend. The university provides comprehensive health care. Housing and transportation are not provided.
  • For more information about the Fellowship, please email [email protected]

Posting Details and How to Apply

Applications for Fall 2024 Fellowship will be posted on the U of M Careers website and linked here in July 2024.

Fellowship Eligibility

We are interested in applicants who have direct clinical experience using evidence-based interventions across the developmental spectrum and from diverse backgrounds. The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eligible applicants must have:

  • Satisfactorily completed accredited Master’s level training in Social Work.
  • provisional licensing requirements for the State of Michigan.
  • Criminal background checks by the start of the training year.

MARI Clinical Training Model and Culture

Our primary responsibility is to train highly competent clinicians who are able to provide a full range of evidence-based, outcomes-informed professional psychological services to a clinically diverse patient population. We embrace a training model that emphasizes:

  • The importance of integrating scientific data and inquiry into our training and clinical work;
  • Training in a wide variety of evidence-based treatments;
  • Immersion in clinical services including individual, group, and couples psychotherapy;
  • Broad training in treating a diverse group of clients with varying diagnoses and presenting problems, and across a wide array of evidence-based and theoretically varied intervention techniques;
  • The importance of providing intensive and varied supervision; and
  • Training in a supportive, multidisciplinary setting with supervisors dedicated to this task, and amongst a large cohort of fellow trainees at various levels.

Trainees are integral members of our highly experienced, multidisciplinary treatment teams. You will participate in staff meetings and discussions, and your suggestions and observations are seriously considered. We take into account your skill levels and clinical interests when we design and tailor your clinical assignments and training experiences.

Our training fosters the development of a range of clinical competencies in professional social work. We train our clinicians to develop the skills and attitudes that are expected of well-qualified, humane, and ethical professionals.