The behavioral health workforce is facing an urgent challenge: a projected 100,000-worker shortfall by 2028. Recruitment alone won’t solve it—state licensing requirements and supervision gaps are creating costly delays that keep qualified clinicians out of the workforce for months or even years.
In this session, we’ll unpack how licensing barriers and supervision models intersect to shape workforce strategy. Vanderbilt Law Professor and author Rebecca Allensworth will share insights from her Supreme Court-cited research on licensing regulation, alongside healthcare leaders who are rethinking clinical supervision as a strategic lever for workforce development, retention, and competitive positioning.
Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies to:
- Navigate licensing delays more effectively
- Transform supervision from a compliance requirement into a workforce advantage
- Influence policy and practice changes that directly impact organizational capacity
