Child Outpatient Masters Level Internship - Spring May 2025 - part-time - 1st shift - Mon-Fri
Child Outpatient Masters Level Internship - Spring May 2025 - part-time - 1st shift - Mon-Fri
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05-04-2025
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Job Description
Why CMHA
Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc. (CMHA) is a private nonprofit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use treating more than 7500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticuts first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc to learn more.
Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire a parttime 20 hours per week masters level clinical intern for May 2025. This position will be in Waterbury CT(Flexible day & Hours).
Position Summary:Under the supervision of the appropriately credentialed individual the student intern/practicum student will serve as case manager to support teach advocate and empower clients with mental health medical and Substance Use needs. This includes developing personcentered recovery goals to live learn socialize work and maintain health and wellness in the community.
Responsibilities:
- Performs comprehensive intake assessments that result in diagnosis and recommendations for psychiatric and substance abuse treatment for children adolescents adults and/or families and assists with appropriate referrals and linkage to other services if appropriate.
- Develop treatment goals and objectives with client. Utilizes evidencebased treatments and appropriate treatment modalities (individual family group couples) that promote the amelioration of psychiatric symptoms and/or substance abuse and behaviors exhibited by clients.
- Evaluate client risk on an ongoing basis and formulate and implement appropriate safety plans.
- Collaborates and coordinates with external agencies such as schools PCPs DCF probation court and other social service agencies.
- Maintains accurate documentation that is submitted within program and funder timeframes.
- Works with a multidisciplinary team in consultation with supervising clinician attending and presenting in clinical team meetings
Requirements:
- In pursuit of a Bachelors Masters or Doctoral degree in a clinical discipline such as psychology; social work; counseling; marriage and family therapy
- Valid DMV License.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience inan Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.
- Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious worklife balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:
- Medical Dental and Vision Insurance packages
- 403(b)retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service
- 11 observed holidays
- 3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend
- 2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year
- Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service
- Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Years (except 24/7 programs) *must be approved annually
- Company paid Life Insurance and LongTerm Disability
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling coaching and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household
- Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliances academic partnerships
- Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs) featuring comprehensive training in EvidenceBased Practices such as EMDR DBT and CBT.
- Employee discounts for shopping the New Britain YMCA travel and entertainment
- Free employee subscriptions to the calm app
- Annual Company Picnic
- CMHAsponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program
Free Student Loan Wellnessfor eligible employees and their family members access to:
- Student loan consolidation and refinancing
- Loan payoff projection dashboard
- Coaching and support via chat email and phone
- College cost calculator
- College financial planning
- 3 NHSCapproved sites for federal student loan repayment
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancementfor eligible employees access to:
- Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers
- Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track
- Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable
- The opportunity to receive the national average of $72000.00 in forgiveness
Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law does not discriminate of the basis of race color age disability sec childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran or military status religion national origin ancestry marital or familiar status genetic information status with regard to public assistance citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
Any individual needing assistance in completing an online application should contact CMHAs Human Resources Department at.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
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