Graduate Counseling Intern: Greenville, MI

General Purpose/Summary Statement

The Graduate Intern/Practicum Student position is an unpaid, training and learning opportunity based on a student’s level of training/experience and school requirements, as well as the needs of FOTF HR. This role exists to support graduate students in experiencing direct and/or indirect services in therapy with couples as part of their becoming professionals. Direct services may include providing co-therapy in one-couple Intensives to married couples in distress. This position also provides non-direct services including observations, training, attending meetings, involvement in ministry projects and/or other learning opportunities. FOTF HR will make every attempt to meet the student and graduate school needs for the required training.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Observe at minimum 1 group Intensive
• Engage in one-couple Intensives as co-therapist trainee
• Participate as 3rd “chair” trainee in group Intensive
• Review relevant files in preparation for Intensives
• Complete appropriate progress and other notes
• Join in therapeutic processing with therapist(s)
• Participate in weekly supervision with onsite supervisor
• Attend monthly clinical team meetings and didactics
• Read or view relevant training materials (books, articles, videos, etc.)
• Complete training workshops to learn and teach the Focus Marital Therapy model
• Complete training workshops related to providing therapy to couples in an intensive format

Qualifications

• Character/Spiritual: Agrees to the Focus on the Family Statement of Faith, aligns with FOF core values, strong Christian faith expressed in daily behaviors, mature and responsive, willing to work in a co-therapy setting, has strong if imperfect relationships, teachable/open to critical feedback, intent to pursue career in therapy, willing to self-disclose when appropriate
• Knowledge/Experience: Earning a Master’s or Doctorate degree, some understanding of the integrative process as it relates to faith and practice, general grasp of scripture as it relates to counseling, relevant life experience
• Skills, Abilities, and Special Talents/Gifts: Able to engage in basic rapport building with clients, demonstrates aptitude for understanding and applying theoretical knowledge to clients and the therapeutic situation, communicates effectively, both verbally and in writing, counseling skills integrated with Biblical values, willing to self-exam, learn, and grow