Vinfen’s mission is to transform lives by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations, and communities to learn, thrive, and achieve their goals. Our services promote the recovery, resiliency, habilitation, and self-determination of the people we serve. As a human services leader, we strive to be the provider, employer, and partner of choice. We operate over 300 programs across eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Vinfen’s behavioral health team in Lowell provides supports to individuals with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, panic disorders, child and family concerns, school or employment-related challenges, domestic violence, stress management, substance use concerns and trauma.
Description: Interns working in Lowell Behavioral Health programs can expect to gain experience running groups, co-facilitating, assisting with intake and conducting individual therapy. Interns will work with team members to develop and implement treatment plans for the people we support, will regularly attend team meetings, receive training relevant to their work, and receive regular feedback about their clinical practice. Interns can expect a small caseload of clients based on their schedule and experience level.
Candidate Requirements: Second-year graduate Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology students with experience in the behavioral or mental health field.
Supervision: Interns will be supervised by our experienced supervisors who are licensed LICSWs.
Schedule: This internship is available for Fall 2022 – Spring 2023 semesters. Interns should expect to work at least 10-15 hours per week. These programs are available Monday - Friday, 8am - 8pm.
Applications: Please send a resume and completed Intern Application to internships@vinfen.org.