What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual School Based Therapist Intern position at Trilogy?
The Bilingual School Based Therapist Intern will provide individual, family, and group psychotherapy to students within partner elementary, middle, and high schools. The Bilingual School Based Therapist Intern will provide strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed services to clients and their families, in English and Spanish, with mental health diagnoses and co-occurring substance abuse disorders. This position will provide in-person and virtual telehealth services within partner schools throughout Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Essential Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed clinical services to children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses and co-occurring substance abuse disorders
- Provide comprehensive bio-psychosocial assessment services to children, adolescents, and their families
- Develop individualized treatment plans with the input of the client and their team, which includes providers and natural supports.
- Collaborate with members of the client’s school team to ensure quality of treatment and coordination of care
- Serve as an advocate for clients, linking them to needed community services; assess client’s personal, medical, social, emotional, and environmental situation to plan for linkage and treatment course
- Maintain documentation and chart in compliance with Medicaid, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Services (CARF), and agency standards
- Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling required.
- Experience working with children, adolescents, and their families
- Availability to attend weekly team meetings/consultation on Tuesday mornings
- Availability to begin August 2025 until the end of May 2026
- Must pass IM CANS exam within one month of start date.
- Spanish/English fluency, required
