MSW POST-MASTER’S FELLOWSHIP

MSW Post-Master’s Fellowship for 2025-2026

         [Thanks for your interest, we have filled the 2025-2026 positions and have no current open positions at this time]

Our Post-Master’s Fellowships are for candidates who need supervised clinical experience to obtain licensure.

The ideal candidate is a recent MSW graduate who has an educational background in evidenced based psychotherapy practices and whose goal is to acquire necessary clinical/supervision hours for licensure. The program offers the fellow the opportunity to engage in a wide range of clinical and professional activities, including individual and group therapy, initial consultation assessments, outreach and consultation, crisis intervention, and professional development trainings. Through such provision of services, the fellow promotes the academic, social, and emotional wellbeing of students and the Temple campus community.

Program Structure

The fellowship includes a first- and a second-year program. In addition to generalist training, Post-Master’s Fellows will spend approximately 10 hours/week dedicated to activities for their assigned unit. Post-Master’s Fellows will be part of the Case Management and Referral Unit in their first year and part of the Acute Care Unit in their second year. At the time of application and acceptance, fellows are accepted into the first-year program with a one-year employment contract. Then, as the program is intended to be a two-year fellowship, a second year will be offered if advancement criteria are met during their first year.

First Year: The Case Management and Referral Unit assists students with connecting to mental health resources (including therapy and psychiatry) off-campus. Fellows assigned to the unit attend bi-weekly unit meetings and will assist with administrative (e. g., referral database management) and clinical aspects of the work (e. g., conduct referral appointments).

Second Year: The Acute Care Services Unit specializes in the treatment of students who may present with higher levels of symptom acuity or other high-risk factors. Fellows assigned to the unit attend weekly unit meetings. During the Fall semester, fellows receive a training syllabus and co-facilitate a DBT-informed skills-based group to prepare for Spring. During the Spring and Summer semesters, fellows then co-lead a DBT skills group.

It should be noted that while the units have specific missions and specialized areas of expertise, TCS and its staff functions as an integrated and collaborative multidisciplinary team of which its fellows are an essential component; fellows on any unit will work with all types of client concerns.

Start Date, Stipend and Benefits

This 2-year fellowship begins on August 11, 2025. Positions are a 42.5-hour/week, 24-month commitment, and we offer a hybrid work schedule (working remotely up to two days a week). The stipend is $43,350 for the first year of the fellowship and $51,000 for the second year, this includes basic student health insurance and dental coverage. We offer 15 vacation days, 5 sick days and 5 days professional development.  Fellows have access to university libraries, email, Internet, rec facilities and cultural and athletic events.  TCS uses Titanium for scheduling and clinical notes.

Fellow Selection Procedures

The TCS fellow selection process is designed to choose fellows who are well suited to the training opportunities we offer and who evidence interest in and/or potential for development in the areas emphasized by our program. In our selection procedures we are attempting to seek out those applicants who evidence the following characteristics:

1. Show particular interest through their past experience and/or future career goals in providing therapy including crisis intervention.  
2. Have earned an MSW and able to apply their knowledge to clinical practice.
3. Value diversity and have sought experiences that evidence a commitment to multi-cultural humility, and have a strong interest in developing in this area during fellowship.
4. Are committed to understanding ethical guidelines and applying them to their practice.
5. Demonstrate ability for self-reflection and openness to feedback to learn and grow.
6. Have the interpersonal skills to successfully relate to clients and other staff.
7. Have demonstrated a past history of success in their field placements.
8. Possess clinical skills and related experience indicating readiness for fellowship.  
9. Values life-long learning and takes initiative in their own training.

Temple is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation or physical ability.

Application Procedure

Applications are invited from persons who will complete their master’s degree in social work prior to the fellowship start date. All members of the staff participate in training through formal and informal supervision, team meeting collaboration, consultation, and seminars. As a result, in order to minimize dual role conflicts and ensure that trainees receive the full depth and breadth of experience, current or previous TCS therapy clients are not eligible to apply for training at TCS.

Please send a cover letter expressing your experience and interest in clinical work in a college setting, current resume, two letters of recommendation, at least one of which should be from a current clinical supervisor, and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), preferably by email (to email listed below), on or before XXX.

Daniel Dengel, Ph.D.
Associate Director for Training
Tuttleman Counseling Services
1700 North Broad Street (2nd Floor)
Philadelphia, PA 19121

Email: trainingtcs@temple.edu

Telephone: 215-204-7276
Fax: 215-204-5419