Mental Health Therapist Intern - Pennsylvania - Meadowlands

Mental Health Therapist Intern - Pennsylvania - Meadowlands at New Directions Mental Health, New Directions Mental Health summary:

The Mental Health Therapist Intern provides culturally sensitive assessments and individual or family therapy under supervision in a clinical outpatient setting. Responsibilities include treatment planning, documentation, crisis and safety plan development, and adherence to regulatory requirements. The role offers a paid internship with supervision and opportunities for full-time employment following graduation.

We are currently adding Therapist Interns to our growing team! As an intern at New Directions Mental Health , you will have the opportunity to directly treat patients in a clinical setting.

Key Responsibilities:

Under the purview of a supervisor:

• Conduct‌ ‌Culturally‌ ‌Sensitive,‌ ‌strength-based‌ ‌assessments‌ ‌for‌ ‌new‌ ‌patients‌ ‌and‌ ‌families‌ ‌
• Provide‌ ‌individual‌ ‌and‌ ‌family‌ ‌therapy‌ ‌to‌ ‌patients‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌identified‌ ‌needs ‌
• Complete‌ ‌billing,‌ ‌documentation,‌ ‌individualized‌ ‌treatment‌ ‌plans,‌ ‌and‌ ‌insurance‌ ‌authorization‌ ‌forms‌ ‌within‌ ‌specified‌ ‌time‌ ‌frames‌ ‌
• Develop‌ ‌crisis‌ ‌plans,‌ ‌safety‌ ‌plans‌ ‌(when‌ ‌needed),‌ ‌relapse‌ ‌prevention‌ ‌plans,‌ ‌and‌ ‌wellness‌ ‌plans‌ ‌to‌ ‌support‌ ‌the maintenance‌ ‌of‌ ‌stable‌ ‌functioning
• Create‌ ‌a‌ ‌discharge‌ ‌plan‌
• Adhere‌ ‌to‌ ‌all‌ ‌current‌ ‌federal‌ ‌and‌ ‌state‌ ‌laws,‌ ‌regulatory‌ ‌requirements,‌ ‌as‌ ‌well‌ ‌as‌ ‌NDMH ‌policies and ‌procedures
• Participate‌ ‌in‌ ‌case‌ ‌consultation‌ ‌and‌ ‌agency‌ ‌meetings ‌ 
• Complete‌ ‌all‌ ‌mandatory‌ ‌training ‌

Qualifications:

• In your final year of a Master of Social Work, Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, or a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy
• Has a strong interest in clinical outpatient mental health services

Explore the Advantages of Joining Our Team:

• Paid internship
• Provided with supervision and additional support
• Opportunities to become full time employee’s post-graduation

Transformations Care Network is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Keywords:

mental health therapy, clinical assessments, individual therapy, family therapy, treatment planning, crisis intervention, outpatient mental health, insurance documentation, supervised internship, behavioral health counseling