As a Mental Health Therapist Intern at C+FS Residential Program, the business problem is to develop skills, knowledge, and an understanding of providing counseling and mental health services to a diverse population, including children and their families or visiting resources, while gaining valuable field experience.
Requirements
- Utilizing trauma-informed modalities such as play therapy, TF-CBT, MI, Play Therapy, and DBT
- Attend/lead clinical or<bos> group activities.
- Integrate information from a variety of sources to complete assessments, identify service needs, and complete treatment plan.
- Utilize a variety of treatment interventions including Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy.
- Maintain case records and other required paperwork in accordance with NYS regulations.
- Computer literacy with excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Independently provide mental health assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and psychotherapy services to a small caseload of patients under direct supervisor.
Responsibilities
- Clinical and case coordination responsibility for children and families on assigned caseload.
- Coordinate with local county Department of Social Service and Family Court to facilitate permanency planning.
- Integrate information from a variety of sources to complete assessments, identify service needs, and complete treatment plan.
- Utilize a variety of treatment interventions including Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Therapy.
- Present at Service Plan Reviews and ensure follow through of recommendations.
- Maintain case records and other required paperwork in accordance with NYS regulations.
- Demonstrate the ability to engage families in the treatment process.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree and current enrollment in an accredited master's level program (Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy) that will qualify you for a NYS Education Department license to practice counseling upon graduation.
- Ability to demonstrate cultural competence in working with disadvantaged/minority populations in community-based programs in both urban and suburban settings.
- Must be able to complete a minimum 4-hour shift per workday.
- The schedule should be flexible to accommodate client needs, including evening availability, and ideally align with your assigned supervisor’s schedule.
- Reliable transportation required.
