Clinical Student/Counselor Intern

New Therapy Perspectives, LLC is "The" provider of quality intensive outpatient services. We provide custom, confidential, and comprehensive care both in-person and virtually to those affected by a multitude of mental health challenges as well as those who are affected by substance use disorders. We are discreet and innovative while providing new treatment perspectives to those seeking assistance. We believe that all people can make positive changes in their lives and build resiliency and we strive to enhance and to restore the worth and dignity of all individuals in need of treatment. We provide intensive outpatient services to adults, teens, and children who suffer from mental health, substance abuse, emotional conditions, and mental health and substance abuse co-occurring disorders.

Job Details:

Title: Clinical Student/Counselor Intern

Description:

Under the Supervision of an Independently Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts; the Mental Health Clinical Student Intern provides clinical therapeutic services to individuals with identified mental health, emotional health or substance abuse conditions. The intern is able to achieve this while gaining hours of medical and operational education in the mental health environment. The intern is responsible for engaging clients and their families/significant others through the Mental Health and Substance Dependency treatment process in collaboration with their Clinical Supervisor and team of other healthcare/medical professionals. The student intern completes the Initial Bio-Psychosocial Comprehensive Assessment, conducts Intensive Outpatient Group/Individual Therapy Sessions, and participates in treatment planning to ensure that the needs of clients and families are met throughtout the continuity of care. The Intern must demonstrate an advanced understanding of the full continuum of care. In addition, this person must have a broad understanding of how an outpatient mental health program operates and how each client progresses in the care system.

Essential Functions:

• Provides therapeutic care and quality treatment of clients
• Facilitates individual, group counseling and/or group psycho-educational therapeutic sessions
• Works in collaboration with other social agencies and managed care organizations, hospitals, clinics, courts, prisons, and gatekeepers to meet the needs of every client and to assist them in utilizing provided resources as required.
• Prepares treatment plans, high quality medical record documentation, generates reports and keeps records
• Encourages, reassures, and provides clinical support to clients
• Encourages, reassures, and provides administrative support to the organization
• Provides timely, high-quality assessments and evaluations based on regulatory criteria
• Reviews, and where necessary, revises patient treatment plans
• Contacts, consults, and coordinates with referral sources as appropriate and as directed by leadership
• Documents all counseling and education services, assessments, reassessments, referrals and follow-up in the client's medical record
• Provides appropriate, timely signatures and dating of such entries, including thos made in the electronic records

Requirements:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited Master's Degree Program in the field of Mental Health Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or a Human Service related field
• Enrolled in an Accredited Mental Health Professional Program at the Master's Degree Level and in pursuit of either of the following licensures (i.e. LMHC-A, LMFT-A, LPC-A)
• Valid drivers license with clean driving record an state minimum required vehicle insurance coverage
• Being bilingual is not required, but is a preferred skill for this position