The application for the Fall 2025 Cohort 11 is now open!

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Admissions and schedule information for Fall 2025 Cohort!

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Leadership Development Program of New England! Below you will find information regarding application requirements, tentative schedules, safety requirements, tuition, continuing education, and application interviews. The application deadline is 8/29/2025.

The Leadership Development Program Team is dedicated to your health and safety. Currently, the LDP Cohort 11 is scheduled as a hybrid model program with face-to-face and virtual meetings. All face-to-face sessions are set to take place in Concord, NH. Our team is constantly evaluating public health policies and guidance from the CDC, the New England region, and our internal organizations. In the event we are no longer able to conduct face-to-face (F2F) meetings due to safety concerns, at any point before or during the program, we will conduct all meetings in a virtual format and tuition costs will be reevaluated accordingly.

Applications Requirements

Applying to the Leadership Development Program of New England is free. Applications to the 11th Cohort beginning in September of 2025 are now being accepted. We strongly encourage you to submit the application form as early as possible and to allow time for the supplemental supervisor recommendation form to be received by the application deadline.

The LDP is for emerging leaders from the addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery profession in New England as well as behavioral health, criminal justice, and other healthcare professionals. Criteria that define an emerging leader for this program include:
  • Current (or previous) work experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity or role; this experience need not be exclusively in the addiction profession. Applicants without prior supervisory experience may be considered if they demonstrate exceptional qualities and potential for leadership roles.
  • Operational management skills include employee supervision, goal setting, budgeting, and/or managing financial resources.
  • Have been identified as possessing exceptional leadership potential by others within the profession.

Additional application requirements include:

  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
  • Education to include some formal training in managerial or supervisory skills.
  • Work experience must include a minimum of 2-5 years directly supervising others.
  • Contact information for a supervisor or mentor who knows you and can verify your work and your participation in the program

Program Schedule (Cohort 11)

Participants are expected to be present and actively participate in all learning sessions. The Leadership Development Program is an intensive and interactive program, with full 8:30 am – 4:30 pm meeting days and half days. Times will vary by each session and module. Please consider this schedule, in addition to your location, if you are within a reasonable commuting distance as you make decisions about commuting.

  • Module 1A, September 29 – F2F in Concord, NH – Welcome and Leadership Styles
  • Module 1B, October 6 – Virtual – Community Level Leadership
  • Module 2, October 9 – Virtual – Organizational Culture
  • Module 3, October 16 – Virtual – Organizational Systems
  • Module 4, October 28-30 – F2F in Concord, NH – Group Development and Leadership
  • Module 5, November 6 – Virtual – Leading Change
  • Module 6, November 18-19 – F2F in Concord, NH – Application of Skills

*F2F session will be full-day and virtual sessions will be half-day in the morning. This schedule is preliminary and subject to change.

Interviews

If you have already submitted your application for the Leadership Development Program Cohort 11 and need to schedule your interview, please visit our Contact Us page to speak with a team member to pick a date and time available that works best for your schedule. Please note that interview blocks are in 30-minute increments. The interview deadline for the Leadership Development Program Cohort 11 is September 5, 2025.