Counseling Graduate Student Intern

Description

Therapy Austin is a strong and inclusive community seeking a compassionate, self-motivated and collaborative Counseling Graduate Intern to provide our clients with high-quality clinical care.

Graduate Student Interns carry assigned caseloads of 10-14 clients per week. They are self-motivated and collaborative counseling practitioners with a strong desire to develop clinical skills. Counseling Interns are responsible for providing phone intake calls, conducting mental health evaluations, and working with their clinical supervisor to develop treatment plans in a relational agency-based setting. This is an unpaid, graduate-level internship position.

With 4 locations across Austin, Therapy Austin offers therapy-ready adult clients alongside a fantastic group of practitioners in a private-pay setting. We invest heavily in our counselors’ clinical and professional growth by providing high-quality training and individualized mentoring.

Perks of Working at Therapy Austin

• Heart-centered, relational culture with a cool Austin vibe
• Diverse and supportive community with loads of encouragement and compassion
• Incomparable clinical training program with free and exclusive CEU opportunities
• Comprehensive clinical support including consultation groups
• Stylish and comfortable offices with locations all over Austin
• Proven marketing with steady client referrals to keep your caseload full
• User-friendly practice management tools and HIPAA compliant teletherapy platform
• Administrative support staff who are here to help you

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhere to all Policies and Procedures as outlined in Agency documents, including but not limited to the Employee Handbook, Intern Policy and Procedure Manual, Intern-Site Agreement, and Client Contract
• Attend scheduled weekly meetings and seminars.
• Respond to communications from leadership staff in a timely manner
• Accept new client requests for services until your agreed upon Caseload Allotment is achieved
• Conduct intake calls with scheduled clients and refer out as appropriate under agency guidelines
• Conduct a thorough bio-psycho-social assessment with each new client during the initial appointment to ensure adequate level-of-care and fit for services.
• Collaborate with clinical supervisor to develop an agreed-upon treatment plan with each client and encourage clients to take an active part in their own treatment
• Provide ongoing short-term mental health treatment
• Keep accurate and detailed written treatment and financial transaction records for each client
• Maintain data in agency systems in a timely manner
• Use supervision and consultation to provide referrals to clients as needed
• Keep clinical supervisor apprised of challenging/at-risk clients and clinical issues in a timely manner
• Maintain confidentiality of client records
• Maintain awareness of and compliance with state and federal laws, including HIPAA compliance, and related Agency policy and procedures

Skills

• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas
• Insightful with the ability to use critical thinking to solve problems
• Strong communicator, both interpersonally and via presentations
• Highly ethical and committed to clinical best practices
• Team and community oriented
• Proficient with technology

Job Requirements

• Attend and successfully complete all scheduled New Intern training sessions
• Attend all scheduled consultation and seminar meetings
• Participate in required informal or formal coaching sessions, meetings, or training
• Minimum time commitment: 120 direct client hours and 180 indirect hours equal to 300 hours per semester

Qualifications

• In a Master’s degree program and approved by program for internship

Due to ethical constraints we’re unable to hire anyone who’s been a client of Therapy Austin in the past.

Mindfully Behavioral Health is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and internship. Mindfully Behavioral Health makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. Furthermore, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.