Internship Opportunity

Description

At Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center our vision is to empower people, foster hope,

support choice, and celebrate success.

Help us help others:

Hill Country MHDD Centers partners with local institutions of higher education to provide volunteer internship opportunities for individuals pursuing careers in the behavioral health field, particularly those interested in acquiring experience in a community mental health setting.

Volunteer/Intern candidates must complete the Hill Country MHDD Centers application process, complete the interview process, and, upon recommendation for placement, complete a full background check, fingerprinting, TB test.  Costs associated with TB Test, background check and fingerprinting are the responsibility of the volunteer/intern applicant.

Volunteer Interns are expected to be flexible in their assigned responsibilities and assist the agency in other roles as needed, as allowable. Office hours are 7:30 am – 6:00 pm; however, flexible hours are essential in accommodating work schedules of the individuals we serve.

You will get to:

Under the professional guidance of a Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts (LPHA), Interns will perform indirect/administrative and direct/clinical mental health services with children and adults, including but not limited to:

• Behavioral health screenings
• Behavioral health assessments
• Serve as a liaison/care navigator between individuals in service, their families, and the community to coordinate and provide rehabilitative and therapeutic treatment
• Completing trauma-informed, person and family-centered treatment planning
• Individual counseling, Group counseling, Crisis counseling, or Substance abuse counseling
• Facilitate/Co-facilitate aftercare groups for recent in-patient crisis hospitalization
• Assist with special issues identified for individuals discharging from in-patient hospitalization, such as CPS involvement, homelessness, co-occurring substance abuse, ,history of non-compliance and rapid deterioration, jail discharges)
• Documenting all contacts and services provided
• Engage in treatment team meetings
• Participate in weekly individual and group supervision meetings

Qualifications

You’ll definitely need:

• Participation or completion of a Master’s program related to behavioral health services (Psychology, Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Social Work)
• Engaged in Practicum Course at Master’s level - Pre-graduate coursework in behavioral health program.  Agreement between Hill Country MHDD Center and the appropriate university
• Master Level Course Completion with Associate Licensure - Post-graduate completion of masters degree in Counseling, Marriage & Family, or Social Work and Supervision Agreement between Hill Country MHDD Center and licensed intern/associate. 

We’ll also want you to:

• Promote and maintain a Trauma Informed, Person Centered, environment for all clientele and staff.
• Provide appropriate therapy to children, adolescents, and adults, either individually or in a group/family format.
• Conduct comprehensive biopsychosocial intake assessments to determine the need for mental health services
• Complete on-going assessments as needed.
• Ensure all individuals have a current Person-Centered Recovery Plan (PCRP) that includes counseling as an intervention.
• Participates in development of PCRP with assigned Recovery Coach or develops PCRP when appropriate.
• Does collaborative and concurrent documentation for therapy and assessments at least 95% of the time.  
• Documents all services to include kept appointments, no-shows, cancellations by individuals and self.
• Assures quality service for all clients by enforcing rules; regulations and legal requirements with clients; documenting the events of a therapeutic process in a confidential manner.
• Participate in professional trainings (priority is CBT, CPT and TF-CBT) and staff development trainings.
• Attend and participate in staff meetings, case conferences, inter-disciplinary team meetings, and individual/group supervision.
• Guards client confidentiality by being knowledgeable of and adhering to HIPPA regulations.
• Adhere to all Hill Country MHDD policies and procedures.
• Job description may be changed to reflect job updates and requirements.

For any questions please contact:

internship@hillcountry.org