Group Therapist Intern
Compass Health Center
internship
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Job Level
About the role
- Provide individual and group therapeutic interventions in PHP and IOP therapy groups including coping skills groups, process groups, experiential therapy groups and more
- Attend multidisciplinary rounds (including psychiatrists, teachers, group therapists, primary therapists, family therapists and directors)
- Aid in development and facilitation of DBT/CBT/ACT groups in addition to other theoretical frameworks and modalities
- Observe and support various clinical modalities including group, individual, and family therapy as well as intake
- Have clinical exposure to and learning opportunities within specialty programs and theoretical models which may include OCD and ERP, Trauma and CPT, Substance Use Treatment, Young Child Dysregulated Behavior
- Engage in monthly didactic trainings with subject matter experts throughout the organization
- Learn about the assessment and treatment of self-harm and suicidal ideation and safety planning
- Help with various administrative tasks
- Learn to administer and then administer various clinical assessments with patients
- Co-facilitate experiential and creative arts therapy groups
- Complete progress notes and assist with treatment plan updates
- Provide clinical observations/input from a social work or counseling psychology perspective to Treatment Teams
- Participate in discharge planning for patients (outpatient providers, follow up care, transition back to school)
- Assist in facilitation of family groups
- Participate in individual and/or group supervision on a weekly basis
- Participate in continuous quality improvement and professional development through weekly opportunities in the Summer and monthly opportunities throughout the year
- Attend weekly Program planning meeting
Requirements
- Eager to learn and apply various clinical models and modalities
- Seeking opportunities for significant clinical growth in a setting that treats a wide variety of diagnoses and symptoms
- Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and challenging environment
- Ability to maintain patient privacy at all times
- Desire to work in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient setting with focus on group therapy modality
- Completed coursework related to treatment for children/adolescents and/or young adults/adults, group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavior therapy
Benefits
- Ongoing quality improvement and professional development opportunities, including weekly opportunities in the Summer and monthly opportunities throughout the year
- Monthly didactic trainings with subject matter experts throughout the organization
- Additional guidance and supervision from multi-disciplinary staff, including psychiatrists, teachers, group therapists, primary therapists, family therapists and directors.
- Interns demonstrating exemplary performance will be strongly considered for future employment at Compass. Benefits for full-time Compass employees (non-interns) are below for reference.
- Please note: this internship is unpaid
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
DBTCBTACTclinical assessmentstreatment planningprogress notesexperiential therapycreative arts therapygroup therapyindividual therapy
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillstime managementability to juggle multiple demandspatient privacy maintenanceeagerness to learnclinical growthcollaborationcommunicationsupportive observationfacilitation