Backline and the Neal Casal Music Foundation are excited to announce The Neal Casal Fellowship for 2023-2024! The fellowship will be a unique opportunity to work with Backline’s clinical team.

The Neal Casal Fellow will support Backline’s long-term clinical strategy, working alongside Backline’s Clinical Director and key partners to build programming to support the real-time needs of the music industry. This is a paid position, with a weekly time requirement of 10 hours per week. 

Qualifications for the position include: completing or has completed a Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work and currently enrolled in an accredited Counseling/Social Work Program. Knowledge and/or experience working within the music industry preferred, but not required.

“The loss of Neal Casal started a ripple, and a long-overdue conversation across the music industry which led a group of us to form Backline in 2019 to create a stronger safety net for musicians and music industry professionals. Since our inception, we have provided mental health services to thousands of people across the country. The Neal Casal Fellowship is a powerful next chapter in our story with the Neal Casal Music Foundation, and will help us to expand our reach and clinical resources in 2023 and beyond,” says Jenn Glickman, Backline Co-Founder and Board Member.

Applications are now closed.