Internship - Behavioral Health

Position Summary

This position provides students with the opportunity to apply knowledge learned in the classroom to develop clinical skills and gain practical experience in social services and behavioral health.

General Responsibilities

• Aid with case management and help clients access community resources
• Support clients to develop and maintain social supports
• Coach and assist clients to develop independent living skills
• Absorb and assist with administering screening tools and completing clinical assessments
• Apply observations and clinical knowledge to support primary clinician with developing possible clinical activities, diagnoses, and treatment modalities within the student scope of practice
• Assist with planning and facilitating behavioral health groups
• Provide psychoeducation to clients and families
• Coordinate client treatment with schools, physicians, and other community resources
• Complete clinical documentation as appropriate for all services provided
• Participate in 1:1 supervision with a task supervisor, clinical supervision with the internship supervisor, team staffings and client meetings, trainings, staff meetings, and other activities as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned

Specialization Areas

• Behavioral Health & Community Engagement: Interns will be placed primarily with the outpatient services team assisting with mental health counseling and case management services for children, adults, and families. Additional shadowing opportunities may include crisis services, diversion, PACT, and New Journeys teams. This placement will provide exposure to evidence-based practices such as CBT+ and CETA. In addition, Interns will support the perinatal mental health project, assisting with community engagement and project development, administrative tasks related to funder reporting, and co-facilitating groups.
• Housing Support Services: Interns will assist with adults experiencing homelessness or housing instability as a result of mental health, substance use, or co-occurring conditions. Activities include developing relationships with landlords and housing providers, providing street-level outreach to encourage individuals to engage with services, helping clients obtain and maintain housing, and connecting clients to additional services or treatment as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education: Must be currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program in behavioral health, social work, psychology, or related field requiring practicum or internship placement
• Special Skills: Ability to uphold strict confidentiality and comply with HIPAA & other privacy requirements, Strong technical skills and ability to quickly learn software including electronic health records and client relationship management systems, Comfortable and willing to conduct services outside of the office setting, including street-level outreach and home visits, with a Catholic Charities employee
• Non-Physical Requirements: Valid Washington State driver’s license and required minimum liability insurance for WA State
• Licensure, Registration, Certification: Valid Washington State driver’s license and required minimum liability insurance for WA State
• Employment Is Conditional Upon Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required