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Internship/Externship Rotation

CompanyUHS
LocationOak Park
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 20, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will perform mental health assessments, provide individual and group psychotherapy, and develop appropriate service goals for clients. They will also collaborate with social service agencies and maintain accurate case documentation within established timeframes.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
679
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Located in Aiken, South Carolina, which was named 2018’s “Best Small Town in the South” by Southern Living Magazine, Aiken Regional Medical Centers is a 273 licensed-bed acute care facility that offers a comprehensive range of specialties and services. Aiken Regional is dedicated to patient safety and providing quality healthcare services, many of which are recognized on a state, regional or national level including a Certified Primary Heart Attack Center, a Certified Primary Stroke Center and an Advanced Heart Failure Certification from The Joint Commission® and American Heart Association®. Aiken Regional receives more than 42,000 emergency room visits, performs nearly 9,000 surgeries and delivers over 1,100 babies each year. More than 1,200 associates, a medical staff of more than 200 multi-specialty physicians, and a team of 230 volunteers keep the hospital going with their dedication to quality and excellence. To learn more about Aiken Regional, visit aikenregional.com. Aiken Regional Medical Centers is owned and operated by a subsidiary of one of the largest hospital companies in the nation, Universal Health Services, Inc., based in King of Prussia, PA, and is accredited by The Joint Commission and licensed by the State of South Carolina. Social media accounts are managed by Marketing. We are unable to provide medical advice through social media. Please contact your physician, or in case of emergency, call 911. Although we do our best to respond to comments and messages, there may be a delay in response time, and we may not be able to respond due to the nature of the message. Visit our website for language assistance, disability accommodations, the non-discrimination notice, Terms of Service and other disclaimers. Thank you.
About the Role
Responsibilities

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

  • Performing mental health assessments of referred clients: interviewing clients and significant individuals and collateral contacts.
  • Assessing clients’ needs and developing appropriate goals for services.
  • Providing individual and group psychotherapy.
  • Participating in supervision, team meetings and in-service training sessions.
  • Collaboration with other social service agencies, schools, hospitals, courts, probation, corrections, and public mental health organizations to make referrals or obtain case-related information.
  • Collaboration with caseworkers assigned to client or client’s family to discuss progress of client and obtain case related information.
  • Maintaining supportive documentation of case file, including written reports, case-notes and other paperwork related to the case within established timeframes.
  • Learning new knowledge through participation in facility sponsored training and supervision.

Work Environment:  This position requires direct contact with clients. CPI and physical intervention techniques with clients are required. 

 

Position Status:   Unpaid Internship


Qualifications

Special Knowledge and Qualifications:

  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting
  • Is open and respectful of cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and is willing and competent to work with a diverse client population.
  • Demonstrates sensitivity to special populations and ability to interface with the community
  • Culturally competent
  • Ability to learn and use crisis prevention and behavioral management techniques that may include restraining clients.
  • Understands trauma-informed practice
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work both independently and a part of a high functioning team.
  • Experience and ability to use computers for data entry, communication and report writing
Key Skills
Mental health assessmentPsychotherapyCrisis preventionBehavioral managementTrauma-informed practiceCase documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationData entryReport writingVerbal communicationWritten communicationCultural competence
Categories
HealthcareSocial Services