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Masters Clinical Therapy Internship Program: Fall 2024

Company: 
Northwestern Medicine
City: 
DeKalb
State: 
Illinois
Employment type: 
Full time
Remote Position: 
No
Required degree level: 
Other

Benefits

  • $10,000 Tuition Reimbursement per year ($5,700 part-time)
  • $6,000 Student Loan Repayment ($3,000 part-time)
  • $1,000 Professional Development per year ($500 part-time)
  • $250 Wellbeing Fund per year($125 for part-time)
  • Annual Employee Merit Increase and Incentive Bonus
  • Paid time off and Holiday pay


Description

Fall 2024 Clinical Internship Programs:

Therapy: Partial Hospitalization Program/Intensive Outpatient Program (PHP/IOP)

Hours towards University requirements for clinical internship will be gained via the therapy practicum experience at the partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient level. The PHP/IOP has tracks for Adult and/or Adolescent Programming and includes the following clinical interventions: mental health assessments, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy and family therapy. In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead treatment planning, individual and group sessions. The intern receives supervision in the form of: weekly individual supervision with a fully licensed clinical manager or clinical team lead, and treatment team meetings with members of the clinical team. The intern is responsible for completing clinical documentation in a timely manner, co-facilitating groups, leading individual sessions and coordinating/scheduling in collaboration with the patient access team.

Therapy: Addictions and Co-Occurring focus

Hours towards University requirements for clinical internship will be gained via the therapy practicum experience at the addictions 1.0 Outpatient level and 2.1 Intensive Outpatient (IOP) level. Our addictions and co-occurring treatment program includes the following clinical interventions: Substance and Mental Health Assessments, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy and drug screening. In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead initial assessments, treatment planning, individual and group sessions. The intern receives supervision in the form of: weekly individual supervision with a fully licensed clinical manager or clinical team lead, weekly documentation team meeting (Mondays), weekly team meeting for consultation and staff updates (Tuesdays), weekly team lunch and learn (Wednesdays), weekly staffing with board certified psychiatrists (Thursdays). The intern is responsible for completing clinical documentation in a timely manner, co-facilitating groups, maintain an individual client case load, leading individual sessions and coordinating/scheduling in collaboration with the patient access team.

Therapy: Adult or Youth/Adolescent focus

Hours towards university requirements for clinical internship will be gained via the therapy practicum experience with either our youth or adult population. Our outpatient therapy program houses clinical interventions which include: initial assessments, treatment planning, individual, family, and group therapy. In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead initial assessments, treatment planning, individual and family therapy sessions. The intern receives robust supervision in the form of: weekly individual supervision with a fully licensed clinical team lead (time to be determined between intern and lead), weekly team meeting for consultation and departmental updates (either Tuesday or Thursday at 11a), and weekly consultation with board certified psychiatrists (Wednesdays at noon). The intern is responsible for completing clinical documentation in a timely manner, initiating additional supervision opportunities as needed to consult on cases, and coordinating client scheduling in collaboration with the patient access team.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree with major in social work or related field with equivalent in education, training, or experience and documented mental health training or experience.
  • Documented experience providing direct service to patients.
  • Knowledge of the mental health code.
  • Knowledge of normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the span of life.
  • Demonstrates ability to work productively and effectively in a timely manner, ability to function well as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to represent the program well in interactions both inside and outside the host hospital.


Equal Opportunity
Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

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