Clinical supervision training from the VCU School of Social Work is designed to fulfill the Virginia Board of Social Work and Counseling’s requirement for Licensed Clinical Social Workers to provide clinical supervision to social workers and counselors pursuing their LCSW.
This training is designed to offer high-quality, interdisciplinary and interactive supervision training through multiple learning modalities such as case study, didactics, videos, self-assessment and discussion.
Cassie DeSena-Jacobs, D.S.W., LCSW, M.S., is an assistant professor in teaching and director of mental health initiatives at the VCU School of Social Work. She is a clinical social worker with over 18 years of experience in New York and Virginia. Cassie’s work has focused on trauma-informed, anti-racist and culturally competent care in various communities, including acute hospital work, community social work and direct practice in New York and Virginia.
Klara Pracher, M.S.W., LCSW, is an assistant professor in teaching at the VCU School of Social Work. She teaches clinical courses in the M.S.W. Program and has 15 years of experience working in community mental health, including crisis mental health, serious mental illness, trauma, substance abuse, incarcerated individuals and veterans. She currently serves on the NASW-Virginia Board of Directors and provides clinical supervision toward licensure.