Voice Up LCSW Accelerator 100% Remote

Help Double the Behavioral Health Workforce in 5 Years Join the Voice Up LCSW Accelerator The United States is facing an unprecedented behavioral health workforce shortage. Communities across the country are experiencing rising demand for mental and behavioral health services, yet the number of licensed clinical providers entering the workforce each year is not keeping pace with the need. Thousands of talented social workers graduate every year ready to serve their communities, but many struggle to successfully pass the licensure exam required to become fully licensed clinicians. This gap has profound implications for access to care, community wellbeing, and the future of the profession. Over the next five years, Voice Up has a bold mission: to help double the number of licensed clinical providers entering the behavioral health workforce. To accomplish this, we are launching a first-of-its-kind Licensed Clinical Social Worker Accelerator, bringing together experienced clinicians who are ready to help lead innovative solutions to strengthen the profession. About the Founder The Voice Up Licensed Clinical Social Worker Accelerator is driven by the vision of the Founder, an executive leader whose career has been dedicated to transforming mental health and education systems. The initiative was birthed from a single, profound question: How can I help others understand what I know to be true about careers in mental and behavioral health? Recognizing the exceptional lack of understanding among young adults regarding mental health pathways, the Founder designed Voice Up as a light-touch, human-centered community designed to connect people to purpose. The Voice Up Success Story Voice Up creates stable, judgment-free spaces that scale organically to help individuals navigate their career pathways. The success of this model is demonstrated by its remarkable, proven real-world impact: • To date, over 3,600 students spanning 177 institutions across more than 40 countries have interacted with Voice Up. • Participants come from a wide range of educational settings, spanning from community colleges to elite medical schools and Tier 1 research universities. • Over 27 institutions have awarded verified academic credit for student participation. • Students have achieved exceptional outcomes, including securing signed partnerships and funding allocations such as federal Title I dollars and local public tax dollars to support their original community-facing initiatives. • The model has proven highly effective at reaching traditionally underserved communities, including: individuals transitioning from the armed services those facing homelessness people managing diagnosed mental health conditions The Opportunity for Clinical Leaders The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Accelerator is designed for experienced clinicians who want to contribute to meaningful workforce innovation while expanding their own leadership and impact. Participants do not need to leave their current roles; the accelerator is designed to complement existing professional work while creating opportunities for expanded impact and collaboration. As an accelerator participant, you will collaborate with Voice Up to: • Mentor social workers preparing for licensure through an 8-week cohort-based program • Participate in workforce development initiatives • Explore new social impact pathways within behavioral health • Contribute to innovative programs strengthening the profession Our goal is not simply to help people pass an exam; it is to develop confident, prepared, purpose-driven clinicians ready to serve their communities. Logistics, Support, & Compensation Format: Remote / National Network Time Commitment: Flexible, requiring approximately 3 4 hours per week during program cycles. This includes: 60 90 minutes weekly for cohort mentoring 1 2 hours weekly for preparation and collaboration Infrastructure: Voice Up provides the infrastructure needed to support you, including: Program frameworks Enrollment and participant management systems Marketing support Access to a national professional network Compensation: While the accelerator is mission-driven, participants who facilitate licensure success cohorts are compensated. Facilitators typically earn $2,500 to $4,000 per cohort. Join the Movement The behavioral health workforce shortage is one of the defining challenges of our time. Licensed Clinical Social Workers have an opportunity to help lead a new approach to strengthening the profession and expanding access to care. If you believe in this mission and want to help build something transformational for the profession, we invite you to join us. Part I The Naming Gap On a quiet evening, somewhere between a late-night Zoom meeting and the persistent hum of unfinished ideas, a simple question began to take shape: Why do so many people who clearly feel called to help others never realize that the experiences shaping their lives could actually become their careers? The question was not abstract. It was deeply personal. Across communities, classrooms, and conversations, the same pattern kept emerging. People were doing extraordinary things supporting family members through mental health crises, organizing community resources, advocating for friends navigating healthcare systems, mentoring younger students, volunteering at shelters but when asked about their careers, they described themselves as uncertain, stuck, or simply trying to figure things out. What they could not see was that the very experiences they lived through were often the exact experiences needed in professions like behavioral health, education, community health, and social services.