Master Level Mental Health Counselor Internship

*This position is currently available as a remote internship due to COVID-19.

Under the direction of the Clinical Director and Executive Director, the Mental Health Therapist Intern will utilize person centered services to help persons served to engage in the partial care program to integrate into the community to the greatest extent possible. He/she provides services consistent with the program’s goals and objectives. Implements evidence based practices and assures all services are focused on healing and wellness.

Essential Job Functions

Create and Maintain:

· A wellness and healing-oriented environment by using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning. All services provided will promote a wellness and healing outcome.

• Engagement/Intake
• Schedules and completes all program intake assessments including comprehensive social assessment, mental status, addiction screening, strengths, needs and preferences and initial plan.
• Facilitates the engagement and orientation process helping people to link to PC services
• Assures coordination with outside providers and facilitates a smooth transition to assigned client.
• Manage a part-time caseload of 12 clients a week.
• Run or engage in group therapy with groups that are available.
• Attend All Staff Meetings and Supervision with Supervisor and Clinical Director on weekly basis

Program Activities:

• Promotes the psychiatric rehabilitation philosophy and person’s served empowerment by including individuals in all tasks and seeking their input and involvement in running the daily program activities
• Develops, implements, and participates in formal and informal social and recreational activities when happening
• Attends and participates in staff meetings
• Outreach and follow-up contacts as necessary

Chart management:

• Completes intakes/onboard and orientation paperwork for new clients.
• Make sure clients have forms and insurance cards submitted before beginning of the sessions
• Works with persons served to assess needs and formulate individual treatment plans
• Ongoing case management including advocacy, resource development, service coordination
• Assumes responsibility for timely case recording, record keeping and facilitating psychiatric consultations

Program Evaluation/Reports:

• Completes monthly program reports when needed
• Completes all reports and paperwork required for compliance with funding regulations
• Completes chart audits
• Creates, receives, and responds to all e-mail correspondence in a prompt and professional manner. Emails must be read once per workday/shift

Scope of responsibility:

• Familiarizes self with the formal and informal departmental goals, standards, policies, and procedures which may include some familiarity of other departments within the agency

Decision making:

• On a regular and continuous basis, exercises sound judgment and assume responsibility for decisions, consequences and results having an impact on people, costs and/or quality of service within the functional area.

Requirements: Working towards a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related area. 3 years’ work experience in mental health field is preferred. Driver's License required. Other Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrates empathy and respect for people receiving services
• Timely documentation, report writing
• Exchanges non-routine information using tact and persuasion as appropriate, requiring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Speak, read and write English (fluent in Spanish a plus)

Emotional skills:

• Relates well to people of all ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds and disability groups
• Presents and fosters a trusting professional relationship with all persons encountered on a daily basis
• Upbeat, Professional attitude, and a willingness to learn

Intellectual skills:

• Comprehend hospital/medical records
• Excellent multi-tasking skills and an ability to manages diverse responsibilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organizational and problem-solving ability
• Must demonstrate a high level of initiative and ability to work autonomously
• Computer proficiency

Agency Computer use:

• MS Office applications, with strong emphasis in MS Word.
• Must be willing to learn and utilize all current and future computer applications as related to the position.