Mental Health Therapy (Intern)

Key Responsibilities

• Shadow licensed mental health therapists during individual, group, and interdisciplinary treatment services.
• Facilitate psychoeducational and process-oriented group therapy or psychoeducational groups under the supervision of a licensed mental health professional.
• Maintain a small individual therapy caseload appropriate to the intern's training level and supervision requirements.
• Conduct clinical interviews, behavioral observations, and assist with mental health assessments as appropriate.
• Develop treatment plans, progress notes, and other clinical documentation in accordance with agency, state, and professional standards.
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and collaborate with psychology, psychiatry, nursing, medical providers, behavioral specialists, recreational therapists, and other disciplines.
• Assist in developing and implementing behavioral and therapeutic interventions for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and co-occurring mental health disorders.
• Provide trauma-informed, person-centered, and evidence-based interventions under supervision.
• Support crisis intervention and behavioral de-escalation efforts as appropriate.
• Maintain professional and ethical standards in accordance with applicable licensing board and graduate program requirements.
• Complete additional clinical projects or responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled or accepted into a master's degree program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Social Work (MSW), Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT), Psychology, or a closely related behavioral health field.
• Eligible to complete internship or practicum hours required by their graduate program.
• Available to work onsite at the Utah State Developmental Center in American Fork, Utah with some weekends and evenings required.
• Demonstrated interest in serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Basic knowledge of mental health diagnoses, counseling theories, ethics, and evidence-based interventions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Ability to pass required background checks and meet all employment requirements.
• Previous experience working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Experience working with individuals with co-occurring mental health and developmental disorders.
• Experience facilitating groups or providing behavioral health services.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, positive behavior supports, motivational interviewing, CBT, DBT-informed interventions, or other evidence-based practices.
• Experience working in residential, inpatient, forensic, crisis, or community mental health settings.
• Familiarity with behavioral assessment and intervention planning.
• Experience managing challenging behaviors using therapeutic de-escalation techniques.
• Experience documenting clinical services in an electronic health record.
• Demonstrated initiative, professionalism, and willingness to seek feedback and learn.
• Passion for serving individuals with complex behavioral and mental health needs.
• Commitment to cultural humility, person-centered care, and collaborative treatment planning.

About The Role

This internship job is designed to assist students in the completion of their degree by fulfilling working requirements. This includes, but is not limited to bachelors and masters level students from an accredited institution of higher education, and also includes assisting students working towards a certification that requires hands-on, community experience.

Location

895 N 900 E American Fork, Utah, 84003 United States

Background Check Required

You must successfully pass a criminal history check.

Drug Test Required

No

Schedule Code

IN - Part-time indefinitely