Investing in people.
Pathways is RLC and RLCBH's framework — and growing toolkit — for supporting clinicians on their path, from their first day as an intern, through licensure, and beyond. We believe the strength of a community's mental health depends on people like you, so we're investing here, in your pathway.
Our Vision
Every clinician we train, every supervisor we develop, and every administrative role we strengthen is an investment in our community — and in building a place that meets people where they are.
Pathways isn't a slogan. It's a working commitment — supported by real tools, real structure, and real people — to build the kind of agency we'd want our own families served by. The pages and resources here will keep growing as we do.
Three Pillars
Where pathways lead — and who they serve
Strong clinical care doesn't happen by accident. It's the result of layered investment in three distinct groups of people, each with their own pathway forward.
From intern to confident, competent, independent, licensed clinician
Graduate students arrive eager and uncertain. We meet them with structured supervision, real client work, and a clear roadmap from practicum through associate licensure to full licensure — without the hidden gaps and surprises that derail too many careers.
- Weekly individual + group supervision
- Real client caseload under licensed oversight
- Documentation, billing, and compliance training
- Transparent timeline to associate & full licensure
- Genuine pathway to long-term employment
From competent clinician to supported, supportive supervisor
Great supervisors aren't born — they're developed. As clinicians reach licensure and gain experience, we invest in their growth as mentors, teachers, and clinical leaders. Supervision is treated as a craft worth learning, not a credential to collect.
- Pathway from licensure to Approved Supervisor status
- Ongoing peer consultation among supervisors
- Frameworks for giving feedback and growing clinicians
- Tools and time to do supervision well
- A culture where supervisors are also supported
An amazing administrative team that makes it all possible
Clinicians can only do their best work when the path is supported, maintained, and improved. We invest in the administrative team — billing, scheduling, credentialing, intake, operations — because they are the quiet engine of community care, and the quality of their work shapes the quality of every clinical hour.
- Continued investment in admin training and tools
- Cross-functional collaboration with clinical teams
- Process improvements that protect clinical time
- Career growth within administrative roles
- Recognition that admin work is mission work
Flagship Tool
The interactive Pathways tool
An internal, interactive tool for interns and associates to visualize their own path, from grad school to full licensure to insurance paneling, all in one view.
Hover any segment for plain-English detail. Toggle overlays to see a CACREP / COAMFTE shortcut, a paid W-2 employment overlap with RLCBH, or an Optimized / Direct Path for clinicians transitioning between license types.
Customized timeline
Practicum through full licensure — visualized end-to-end.
Toggleable overlays
CACREP/COAMFTE shortcut, W-2 employment overlap, and the Optimized / Direct Path for transitions.
"My Pathway" personal planner
Each clinician picks their stage and goals — the tool tracks their hours and credentialing milestones.
Pathway to Cap (insurance paneling)
The credentialing leg from licensure through fully paneled with major insurers — finally drawn out clearly.
Tools & Resources
A growing library of practical resources
This page is the hub. As we build out new tools — for interns, supervisors, admin staff, and the public — they'll show up here. Some are live now, some are in progress, and we'll keep adding.
Pathways App
The flagship interactive licensure timeline, "My Pathway" personal planner, and the broader staff workspace it lives inside.
Open tool Staff · Login requiredLicensure Decision Tree
An interactive walk-through that asks where you are now and shows the next concrete steps to reach your target license — folded into the Pathways app.
Open tool Staff · Login requiredWA Licensure Requirements Reference
A cleaned-up reference table of Washington State licensure requirements across LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, and associate routes — with hours, exams, and supervision rules in one place.
Open reference Staff & prospective internsHours-to-Licensure Tracker
Personal hour-log built into the staff app — track direct, indirect, and supervision hours toward associate or full licensure with no spreadsheets.
Open tracker Staff · Login requiredSupervisor Toolkit
Frameworks, observation rubrics, feedback templates, and a development pathway for clinicians moving into Approved Supervisor status.
Coming soon SupervisorsIntern Handbook & Onboarding
A living handbook covering the first 90 days of a clinical intern's experience at RLCBH — expectations, supervision rhythms, and learning milestones.
Coming soon Interns & supervisorsAdmin Operations Hub
Documented workflows, training materials, and shared tools for the administrative team — the backbone that lets clinicians focus on clinical work.
Coming soon Administrative teamCommunity Resource Map
A curated guide to the local services we partner with and refer to — a small piece of meeting the broader needs of our communities.
Planned Public & staffSuggest a tool or resource
Pathways is built by listening. If there's a tool, training, or resource that would make your work or your training measurably better, we want to hear about it.
Share an idea AnyoneWhy It Matters
Better-trained clinicians mean a better-served community
Most behavioral health agencies in our region face the same hard math: rising demand for services, a shrinking pipeline of trained clinicians, and supervisors stretched thin. Pathways is our answer.
By investing seriously in interns, in the supervisors who develop them, and in the administrative team that supports the whole operation, we widen the pipeline of competent, confident clinicians — and Clark County, plus all of Washington State via telehealth, gets the benefit.
However you connect to Pathways — welcome.
Whether you're a graduate student looking for a real practicum, a clinician considering your next step, or someone in our community wanting to know what we're up to — there's a place for you here.