May 2027 Partial Hospitalization Internship

About the Role

Our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Clinic is excited to offer Clinical Internship opportunities beginning in May 2027! The mission of the Clinical Internship program at Arbour is to provide high quality training and supervision to students with regard to the role and responsibilities of a counselor/therapist while functioning in a multi-leveled, multi-faceted and multidisciplinary Behavioral Healthcare System. We aim to provide student interns with clinical experience in a clinical setting in which quality care and documentation are offered. The hope is that interns, having benefited from their experiences at Arbour, will move on to positions within and outside of Arbour in which they will provide meaningful and quality care to those in need.

Program Offerings

• Experience with groups, intakes, case management, and crisis management
• By the end of the full-year program, ability to lead a group, conduct an intake, manage a case, and handle a variety of crisis situations
• Regular in-services covering legal issues in mental health settings, systems navigation, ethics, resume writing, job search, and more
• Weekly supervision with an independently licensed behavioral health provider (LICSW or LMHC) as required for graduation and licensure, plus easy access to additional on-the-spot supervision from supervisors and other clinicians
• Professional development including clinical growth and support with work/life/school balance during placement and beyond

Clinical Skills You’ll Obtain

• Conducting clinical assessments and diagnosing a variety of mental health and substance use disorders
• Individualized treatment planning
• Group therapy: psychotherapy, expressive therapy, and psychoeducation (including stress management, anger management, DBT, relationship issues, self-esteem, and more)
• Individual therapy interventions
• Case management and aftercare planning/referrals
• Administration and execution of programmatic daily operations for a higher level of care
• Collaboration with professionals in a variety of capacities
• Working on a multidisciplinary clinical treatment team
• Insurance authorizations, level of care assessments, and medical necessity justification
• Crisis management, risk assessments, and safety planning
• Presenting cases with diagnostic conversations and education

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Frequent review of goals and objectives identified by the student on their Internship Contract
• Consistent review and feedback of recordkeeping skills documented on supervision forms
• Completion of all evaluation forms provided by Arbour and the academic program

Qualifications

• Second-year master’s students / second internship (or equivalent)
• Available 24 hours per week – three days a week, 8:30 am–5 pm (dates determined by the Director to assure best clinical experience)
• Staff meeting attendance required (day dependent on location)
• Orientation session (date TBD)
• Agency-wide intern workshops required
• PHP closes only for major holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day (open days before and after holidays; holiday schedule set in October; interns not guaranteed days before/after holidays off)
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation during the year, with all dates approved by the Director to ensure coverage
• Must possess appropriate citizenship/work documentation
• Must pass a CORI and drug test, as well as other pre-employment documentation

Pay & Schedule

Pay: Unpaid. Schedule: On-site, three days per week, 8:30 am–5 pm (24 hours/week).