Internship

Internship Objective and Summary:

Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Supervisor, the Therapist Intern provides individual and group psychotherapy services in-office to assigned clients.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Performing mental health assessments of referred clients: interviewing clients and significant individuals and collateral contacts.
• Assessing clients' needs and developing appropriate goals for services.
• Providing individual and group psychotherapy.
• Participating in supervision, team meetings and in-service training sessions.
• Collaboration with other social service agencies, schools, hospitals, courts, probation, corrections, and public mental health organizations to make referrals or obtain case-related information.
• Collaboration with caseworkers assigned to client or client's family to discuss progress of client and obtain case related information.
• Maintaining supportive documentation of case file, including written reports, case-notes and other paperwork related to the case within established timeframes.
• Learning new knowledge through participation in facility sponsored training and supervision.

Work Environment: This position requires direct contact with clients. CPI and physical intervention techniques with clients are required.

Position Status: Unpaid Internship

Education/Experience/Certification:

• Working toward MSW or MA/MS in Human Services/ Psychology/Counseling
• 0-2 years' experience providing therapy in a clinical or related setting

Special Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Is open and respectful of cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and is willing and competent to work with a diverse client population.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to special populations and ability to interface with the community
• Culturally competent
• Ability to learn and use crisis prevention and behavioral management techniques that may include restraining clients.
• Understands trauma-informed practice

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work both independently and a part of a high functioning team.
• Experience and ability to use computers for data entry, communication and report writing