Clinical Intern

Judis House is a comprehensive grief center serving children ages 3-18 young adults 18-25 and their parents or caregivers. We serve individuals who are grieving a death loss of any kind including illness suicide homicide and accidental death. The families that we serve are grieving the death of a special person who could be a parent sibling grandparent or other family member friend etc.

We primarily offer group counseling facilitated by highly skilled licensed mental health professionals and graduate-level interns with trained community members serving as group volunteers. Our trauma-informed strength-based model recognizes that grief is a natural healthy reaction to loss. With the right people available and in the right environment children and families can begin to heal. At Judis House we do not pathologize grief. We respect each persons unique way of coping. We meet clients where they are and believe there are many ways to grieve.

Some clients and families experience complex or traumatic grief reactions. When clinically indicated we offer individual and family therapy to meet these more intense needs. All services are free of charge.

Our Commitment to Trainees:

• Minimum of one hour of individual supervision per week
• Minimum of two hours of Clinical Review and case consultation per week
• Monthly intern support meeting
• Experience working with most/all age groups throughout year
• Experience facilitating school or community groups
• Experience conducting comprehensive grief-focused assessments
• Experience doing individual/family counseling (depending on schedule and need; likely only 2-4 clients assigned over the course of internship).
• In-house trainings on grief trauma and other mental health related topics
• Modest monthly travel and food stipend ($417.00/month minimum)
• Opportunity to participate in staff development trainings
• Commitment towards self-care for all staff/interns
• Allotted 40 hours of personal leave and 48 hours of sick leave
• Experience and supervision hours towards licensure (compliant with Colorado DORA) if all degree requirements have been met prior to end of training commitment

Internship Requirements:

• Minimum of 20 hours/week over four quarters (i.e. one calendar year); interns are responsible for tracking hours. Clinical responsibilities during the 20/hour week are broken down as follows:

1. Commitment to a minimum of two evening groups at any given time
2. Availability for two daytime assessment appointments
3. Ability to work with at least two non-group therapy clients during internship

• Available days and evenings (Monday-Thursday)
• Available Thursdays from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm
• Participation in weekly Clinical Review meeting (Thursdays 11am-1pm)
• Start date in Fall (mid-late August)
• Flexibility during school holidays/vacations is necessary to meet the needs of clients; this includes groups meetings and any assigned clients
• Participation in facilitating at least one daytime group at a community site (mileage is reimbursable)
• Flexibility in job responsibilitiesmust be willing to do some clerical work and housework as Judis House is a place where everyone pitches in to get the job done
• Participation in special clinical projects as assigned
• Participation in thorough case conceptualization and presentation
• Participation in at least one special event or opportunity to represent Judis House in the community (may occur on a weekend)
• Participation in our internship training weekend August
• Commitment to Evaluation and Research protocol
• Follow all requirements as outlined in the Program Policies and Procedures Manual
• Registration with DORA during internship; guidance and timeline provided after internship start
• Show proof of liability insurance if provided by university program