What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Intern position at Justice Resource Institute?
Justice Resource Institute’s (JRI) Juvenile Court Clinic Program (JCCP) is seeking a Clinical Intern for our clinical assessment program, position located at the Juvenile Court in Essex County. The JCCP provides evaluation, consultation and liaison services to the Juvenile Courts of Essex County.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Participate in the CJCC (Certified Juvenile Court Clinician) training process and attain certification
- Conduct court clinic evaluations and provide quality written reports to the Court under supervision of staff.
- Become familiar with local and regional treatment resources and other services potentially helpful to court-involved juveniles and their families.
- Provide effective clinical consultation and liaison services to judges, probation officers, attorneys and other court personnel
- Provide effective consultation services to families, service providers and schools
- Follow established procedures for collaborating with applicable state agency personnel including DMH, DCF, DYS, DPH, DDS and their vendors, and with public and private school programs in order to facilitate appropriate treatment and services
- Comply with professional ethical standards, court and court clinic policies and procedures, and mandatory reporting obligations established by law
- Create and maintain court clinic records in accordance with relevant statutes, regulations, court requirements and CJCC standards
- Travel between courts and sites when required
The minimum staff qualifications for a Juvenile Court Clinician include:
- Applicant must be at minimum in second year of Master's degree program for social work. (MSW program only at this time)
- Must have experience conducting assessments of juveniles. Experience conducting evaluations of court-involved juveniles is preferred.
- Must possess strong writing and communication skills and be able to effectively communicate and collaborate with non-mental health professionals
- Bi-lingual, bi-cultural capacity preferred
