I-RISE
Increasing Representation and Inclusion in Supervisor Education
Thank you for your interest in the I-RISE program!
I-RISE is offered by the Center for Practice Transformation and funded by the Minnesota Department of Health. This program supports Minnesota’s practitioners from under-represented communities in fulfilling licensing supervisor requirements when over 85% of Minnesota’s behavioral health providers identify as white.
The I-RISE program is part of Minnesota’s broader effort to increase licensing supervisors from underrepresented communities which includes those not represented in the majority with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, or physical disability. This training program is authorized by MN Statute 144.1511.
I-RISE participants will be able to register, participate in, and complete continuing education (CE) hours for CPT’s Supervision workshops at no cost. All grant-qualifying participants are eligible to complete the number of supervision CE hours required by their licensing board, as follows:
- Board of Social Work: 30 CE Hours
- Board of Marriage and Family Therapy: 30 CE Hours
- Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy: 45 CE Hours
I-RISE curriculum includes the following workshops:
- Core Competencies: Crucial Concepts and Skills for Competency-Based, Inclusive Supervision (12 CE Hours)*
- Social Justice-Informed Supervision (12 CE Hours)*
- The Ethics of Supervision: Utilizing a Decision-Making Model to Navigate Rough Waters (6 CE Hours)*
- Beyond 101: Negotiating and Utilizing ‘Self’ in Supervisory Relationships: Intersections of Culture and Power (6 CE Hours)
- Group Work and Culturally Attuned Supervision: Fundamentals, Models and Approaches (6 CE Hours)
- Hope for the Heavy Heart: Recognizing and Healing Secondary Traumatic Stress (12 CE Hours)
*LMFTs must complete these workshops, which are pre-approved by the Board of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Workshops will be I-RISE Affinity Spaces; you will be in workshops open to other I-RISE participants only.
I-RISE recipients will receive a stipend of up to $1,000.00 upon completion of particular CE Hours.
Additionally, in response to feedback from past I-RISE participants, CPT has included Orientation and Closure Sessions to guide your experience through the program.
Eligibility Criteria
All of the following criteria must be met to qualify for the I-RISE program:
- Minnesota resident
- Licensed as LICSW, LPCC, LMFT
- A member of an underrepresented community as defined by Minnesota State Statute section 148E.010, subd. 20. “Underrepresented community” means a group that is not represented in the majority with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical ability.“
- Agree to serve a minimum of 25% of annual client encounters to people receiving publicly subsidized insurance or clients on a sliding scale fee schedule discounts through a formal schedule meeting the standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 51, chapter 303.
- The applicant’s employer must sign the Encounter Attestation Form to confirm the above criteria. This form must be uploaded with the application for it to be complete and considered for admission.
- The Encounter Attestation Form is HERE.
- Please download the form, enter your name, and have your employer complete the bottom portion prior to submitting your application
- Agree to respond to all communication from CPT and MDH.
- Are not a recipient of MHCCCE Individual grant funds towards supervision training, nor will seek MHCCCE Individual grant funds if deemed eligible for I-RISE program
I-RISE is currently accepting applications.
This program is for people not yet board-approved licensing supervisors. Applications from people already board-approved licensing supervisors will be denied.
Steps to Apply
- Download and complete the Employer Attestation form available here.
- Apply for the program by clicking here.
- Eligibility will be determined within 10 business days from submission.
*Funded by the Minnesota Department of Health’s MHCCCE Grant
