DSCYFPBH-Family Crisis Therapist InternExtern

Dover, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 26 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Introduction

The Department of Services for Children Youth and their Families (The Delaware Childrens Department) primary responsibility is to provide and manage a range of services for children who have experienced abandonment abuse adjudication mental illness neglect or substance abuse. Our services include prevention early intervention assessment treatment permanency and after care.

We offer desirable career opportunities attracting and retaining proud and talented employees who are motivated to think of the child first in all that they do. The Department is the perfect place to kick-start your career!

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The Intern/Extern supports youth families and interdisciplinary teams by assisting in the delivery of evidence-based behavioral health services. This role provides opportunities for hands-on experience in clinical assessment treatment planning and direct service delivery while working under the supervision of licensed professionals.

Location of Internship: Silver Lake Treatment Center 493 East Main Street Middletown DE 19709

Learning Objectives:

Gain practical experience in clinical documentation assessment and treatment planning.
Develop communication and counseling skills within individual family and group therapy contexts.
Understand multidisciplinary collaboration and behavioral health service coordination.
Learn professional standards and responsibilities associated with clinical supervision and case management.

Essential Functions

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborates with youth families and formal or informal support networks to gather information for service planning and connection to behavioral health resources.
Assists in conducting ongoing clinical assessments and providing treatment interventions.
Supports the development and implementation of individualized treatment plans based on the needs of children youth and their families.
Participates in and may help facilitate individual family and group therapy sessions under supervision.
Monitors client progress and recommends appropriate strategies to promote continued functional and emotional improvement.
Prepares and maintains accurate clinical documentation including progress notes summaries and reports.
Attends and contributes to multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care and ensure appropriate behavioral health service planning.
Observes and learns about supervisory and administrative responsibilities including planning directing and evaluating staff work and providing technical guidance.
Adheres to all ethical professional and confidentiality standards in accordance with agency policies and applicable regulations.

Job Requirements

Job Requirements:

Please attach a resume with your online application or use the resume tab in DEL to provide a detailed description of how your education training and/or experience meets each job requirement including employer experience/responsibilities and dates (month/year) of employment/training.

Candidate Qualifications:

1.Possession of a Masters degree or higher in Behavioralor Social Science or related field. Working towards licensure hours withthe intent to be licensed within 1 year with a Delaware clinical licensethat allows for independent practice e.g. Licensed Clinical SocialWorker (LCSW) Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH)Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Psychologist.

2. Currently seeking an externship to apply academic knowledge and practical work experience within a related degree field.

3. One year of clinical experience working with children or adolescents

4. One year of experience with clinical documentation including narrative report writing

5.Possession of a valid drivers license (not suspended revoked or canceled or disqualified from driving)

Conditions of Hire

Pre-employment Drug Testing: Upon a conditional offer you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check:A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Accommodations

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the application and employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or service by calling or by visiting . You may also call or email for additional applicant services support.

The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression.

Required Experience:

Intern

IntroductionThe Department of Services for Children Youth and their Families (The Delaware Childrens Department) primary responsibility is to provide and manage a range of services for children who have experienced abandonment abuse adjudication mental illness neglect or substance abuse. Our service...

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