Mental Health Therapist Intern - Pennsylvania - Washington

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

As a Mental Health Therapist Intern at New Directions Mental Health, you will provide culturally sensitive individual and family therapy under supervision. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment and safety plans, completing documentation, and adhering to all regulatory requirements. This paid internship offers clinical outpatient experience with opportunities for supervision and potential full-time employment upon 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 internship, culturally sensitive assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, treatment planning, crisis intervention, billing and documentation, supervised clinical practice, mental health counseling