Master Level Mental Health Counselor Internship

Essential Job Functions

• Create and Maintain: A wellness and healing-oriented environment by using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning. All services provided will promote a wellness and healing outcome.
• Engagement/Intake
• Schedules and completes all program intake assessments including comprehensive social assessment, mental status, addiction screening, strengths, needs and preferences and initial plan.
• Facilitates the engagement and orientation process helping people to link to PC services.
• Affirms coordination with outside providers and facilitates a smooth transition to assigned client.
• Manage a part-time caseload of 12 clients a week.
• Run or engage in group therapy with groups that are available.
• Attend All Staff Meetings and Supervision with Supervisor and Clinical Director on weekly basis
• Program Activities
• Promotes the psychiatric rehabilitation philosophy and person’s served empowerment by including individuals in all tasks and seeking their input and involvement in running the daily program activities.
• Develops, implements, and participates in formal and informal social and recreational activities when happening.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings.
• Outreach and follow-up contacts as necessary.
• Chart Management
• Completes intakes/onboard and orientation paperwork for new clients.
• Make sure clients have forms and insurance cards submitted before beginning of the sessions.
• Works with persons served to assess needs and formulate individual treatment plans.
• Ongoing case management including advocacy, resource development, service coordination.
• Assumes responsibility for timely case recording, record keeping and facilitating psychiatric consultations.
• Program Evaluation/Reports
• Completes monthly program reports when needed.
• Completes all reports and paperwork required for compliance with funding regulations.
• Completes chart audits.
• Creates, receives, and responds to all e-mail correspondence in a prompt and professional manner. Emails must be read once per workday/shift.

Scope Of Responsibility

• Familiarizes self with the formal and informal departmental goals, standards, policies, and procedures which may include some familiarity of other departments within the agency.
• On a regular and continuous basis, exercises sound judgment and assume responsibility for decisions, consequences and results having an impact on people, costs and/or quality of service within the functional area.

Requirements

• Working towards a bachelor's or master's degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related area.
• 3 years’ work experience in mental health field is preferred.
• Driver's License required.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Demonstrates empathy and respect for people receiving services.
• Timely documentation, report writing.
• Exchanges non-routine information using tact and persuasion as appropriate, requiring excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Speak, read and write English (fluent in Spanish a plus).

Emotional Skills

• Relates well to people of all ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds and disability groups.
• Presents and fosters a trusting professional relationship with all persons encountered on a daily basis.
• Upbeat, Professional attitude, and a willingness to learn.

Intellectual Skills

• Comprehend hospital/medical records.
• Excellent multi-tasking skills and an ability to manage diverse responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good organizational and problem-solving ability.
• Must demonstrate a high level of initiative and ability to work autonomously.

Agency Computer Use

• MS Office applications, with strong emphasis in MS Word.
• Must be willing to learn and utilize all current and future computer applications as related to the position.