Substance Use Disorder Intern

Brief Description

Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. is an agency consisting of a team of mental health professionals that specialize in psychiatric evaluations, clinical social work, and family therapy. We are committed to helping patients in our community who are experiencing personal, emotional, marriage, family or psychological problems.

This posting is to collect Substance Use Disorder (SUD) internship applications for Summer 2025

This Is a PAID Internship Experience.

Nystrom & Associates Substance Use Disorder Internship program is designed for candidates seeking to gain experience toward obtaining licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor and co-occurring dual-track licensure internships (LADC with LPCC/LICSW/LMFT).

Alcohol and Drug Counseling Internship Training Goals (440 or 880 Hour Internship Schedule):

• Interns can expect to receive experience in all “12 Core Functions” during their practicum experience.
• Interns will begin with training and observation their first 2 weeks at NAL.
• Interns will carry a small caseload of clients.
• Interns will create and present psycho-educational lectures in process groups.
• Interns will co-facilitate process groups with their assigned LADC/supervisor.
• Interns will become familiar with documentation standards on Allscripts Electronic Health Record software.
• Interns will attend weekly case reviews with staff to discuss client cases.
• Interns will attend twice-monthly Rule 29 site-specific multidisciplinary staff meetings/training as well as an intern cohort meeting once a month.
  
  

Co-Occurring Dual-Track Internship Training Goals (Required 880 Hour Internship Schedule):

• Alcohol and Drug Counselor Internship Training Goals listed above plus the following:
• Interns will carry a small caseload of individual, family, and couples outpatient psychotherapy clients
• Weekly supervision by a Licensed Mental health Professional (LPCC, LICSW, LMFT, or LP)
  

We do not currently offer SUD internships at any Wisconsin or Iowa clinic locations.

Candidates who are not in a program approved to pursue their LADC will not be considered or followed up with. If interested in substance use disorder internship, please apply to the SUD internship application.

Requirements

We offer two internship lengths based on each individual student’s internship requirement through their educational program. These include either a 440-hour Internship or 880 hours Internship – (required for co-occurring dual-track internship)

• Intern’s schedule will be dependent on their internship needs. (minimum of 25 hours per week).
• Attend the monthly Internship Cohort Meeting from 12:00 pm-1: 30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month.
• Attend three one-hour long video Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) each month at Nystrom & Associates, Ltd.
  
  

We will work with each intern and their educational program to create a distinct learning plan to follow throughout their internship.

Educational degree: students must be pursuing an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree that would make them eligible to pursue LADC after graduation.

To review internship requirements, please look on our website: https://www.nystromcounseling.com/clinical-internship-opportunities/

Summary

Pay Transparency

$4,478 for the first 440 hours completed at Nystrom & Associates; $7262 for the second 440 hours completed with Nystrom & Associates