Clinical Intern

Internship Summary:

As a Clinical Intern at C FS Family Mental Health Clinic, you will have the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge, and an understanding of providing counseling and mental health services to a diverse population, including children, adults, and families. Throughout the internship, you will work closely with licensed mental health professionals, including counselors and psychiatric providers, to gain valuable field experience. This may include utilizing trauma-informed modalities such as play therapy, TF-CBT, MI, EMDR, PC, and DBT, as well as participating in clinic programs like Anger Management and the Sexual Abuse Prevention Program.

Interns will receive weekly individual supervision from an assigned supervisor and have the opportunity to participate in group supervision, specialty consultations, in-house training, and monthly clinic meetings. You will gain insight and hands-on experience working in a team approach, obtaining the support and resources needed to confidently enter the community mental health field.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and current enrollment in an accredited master's level program (Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy) that will qualify you for a NYS Education Department license to practice counseling upon graduation.
• Ability to demonstrate cultural competence in working with disadvantaged/minority populations in community-based programs in both urban and suburban settings.
• Must be able to complete a minimum 4-hour shift per workday. The schedule should be flexible to accommodate client needs, including evening availability, and ideally align with your assigned supervisor’s schedule. Availability during clinic hours of operation is required.
• Onsite opportunity with remote options available on an as-needed basis.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Computer literacy with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Internship Details:

This internship offers a gradual training and onboarding process, which includes training in EMR systems, clinic protocols, and agency procedures. Interns will first observe client psychotherapy services and then begin to provide interventions under the supervision of agency clinicians and clinical supervisors. As the internship progresses, interns will start to independently provide mental health assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and psychotherapy services to a small caseload of clients.

Interns will also gain experience in client advocacy, linkage, and referral services to community resources. By completing an internship with a NYS Office of Mental Health clinic, interns will be exposed to regulatory oversight, best practices in quality assurance, and more.

C FS offers a wide variety of programs, and as an intern, you may have the opportunity to shadow other clinical programs and gain experience in settings such as in-home services. This is a valuable chance to build positive working relationships with other professionals and community agencies.

This is an unpaid internship.

Diversity Statement:

Within our agency and in the communities that we serve, C FS is committed to diversity and inclusion with race equity at the center. Every day we work to promote safety, health, and wellness. We will not stop until Black, indigenous and people of color are free from racism and experience peace, prosperity and well-being.

Child and Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Child and Family Services provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran or familial status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Child and Family Services complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer leaves of absence, compensation, and training.