Boost 200+

Demand for counseling services exceeds the
capacity of the state’s licensed behavioral health professionals.

Boost 200+ helps address this problem.
It accelerates licensure of motivated Residents in Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy and Supervisees in Social Work, by paying for licensure-required Supervision.

Interested in learning more?
Click for a Participant Guidelines and FAQs.

Want to Apply?

  • Interested applicants must complete the Boost 200+ Intent to Apply Form
  • VHCF will review the information provided and invite those who meet the criteria to submit a full application to include a personal statement, current resume and recommendation form, as funds are available
  • Award decisions will be communicated to all applicants
  • For more Boost 200+ details, see the Participant Guidelines, and FAQs.

Need help finding a Virginia Department of Health Professions (DHP)-approved Supervisor?

  • Click here to download a list of DHP-approved Supervisors interested in working with Boost 200+
  • It includes 500+ DHP-approved Supervisors with an interest in providing licensure-required Supervision for Boost 200+
  • If you contact a Supervisor on the Registry, please let them know you’re submitting an Intent to Apply for Boost 200+.
  • Applicants are not required to select a Supervisor from this list.

Note to Supervisors: To become a Boost 200+ Supervisor, someone you supervise needs to apply and be accepted to Boost 200+.

Questions?
Email boost200@vhcf.org 

 Thank you for your interest!

Boost 200+ is a special initiative of the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF), funded by the Virginia General Assembly and the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and private donors.

VHCF is deeply committed to increasing access to basic mental health services for all Virginians. It has invested more than $16.5 million to make licensed behavioral health (BH) professionals, tele-mental health services and BH best practices, like integrated and trauma-informed care, available to Virginians and organizations across the Commonwealth.

Last Updated on October 15, 2024