Clinical Intern – Temporary

About the role

DCSD’s Clinical Interns work closely with our Stabilization teams like; Care Navigation and Office of Survivor Care. These teams consist of Program Managers, Clinicians, and Peer Support Specialists. Clinical interns should expect hands-on engagement and a collaborative environment that fosters multi-level discussions pertaining to complex cases with our neighbors and within our teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly collaborative, trusting, and productive relationships with other crisis response team members.
• Develop individual care plans that identify the needs and barriers to treatment for individuals experiencing crisis and draw on the knowledge and insights of other team members.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of DSM5 diagnostic criteria, particularly for substance use, Severe Mental Illness (SMI) and Severe Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI), and Intellectual Developmental Disability.
• Provide “second response” follow-up to individuals who experienced crises, and others potentially affected by that crisis, to assess if and how further support might be extended.
• Assure that connections are made to services and supports based on individual choice and clinical assessment.
• Facilitate warm handoffs to other services as needed, which could involve directly transporting the individual in assigned work vehicle.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation as required by program deliverables and departmental, local, state, and federal policy and requirements.
• Develop and maintain clear, open, timely, cooperative, and collaborative communication and working relations with all staff, clients, community partners, and partner agencies.
• Participate in clinical and administrative supervision, case conferences, staff meetings, in-service training, continuing education units, and other staff development activities.
• Contribute to strategic planning activities and conversations regarding the performance and direction of the department, particularly in regard to crisis response and departmental culture.
• Demonstrate a high level of resilience and self-care as part of maintaining wellness in a high crisis and first responder position.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree program in social work, counseling, psychology, or another human services related field.
• A track record of demonstrating initiative and sound judgment when handling ambiguity.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, and particularly HIPAA confidentiality, at all times.
• Must be able to travel to and from worksite and other locations within Durham.
• Must be able to walk/stand up to 75% of any assigned shift.
• A commitment to and interest in the mission of the department: to enhance public safety through community-centered approaches to prevention and intervention as alternatives to policing and the criminal legal system.
• A commitment to equity, which could include having already attended racial equity trainings.

Preferred Skills

• Two or more years of crisis response experience.
• Experience working with Peer Support Specialists or other individuals with lived experience with behavioral and mental health, substance use, and/or Intellectual Developmental Disability crises.
• Prior experience in outreach/engagement to populations experiencing frequent behavioral and mental health, substance use, and/or Intellectual Developmental Disability crises.
• Strong knowledge and experience with service delivery documentation (including counseling/treatment planning), HIPAA/Confidentiality standards, utilization review, and data management.
• Ability to speak two or more languages, with a high priority on Spanish.
• Familiarity with Durham health systems and community resources/services for physical health behavioral and mental health, substance use, Intellectual Developmental Disability, family dynamics, sexual/physical abuse, Veterans' Services, vocational rehabilitation, housing, justice involvement, and other services.
• Advanced collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to build consensus and promote the exchange of information among team members and partners.
• A commitment to, knowledge of, and affection for Durham and its communities, which could include living in Durham.

Benefits

Not specified.

Schedule

Part-Time, Hours per week determined per program requirements.

Pay

$22.95 hour.