Clinical Intern

Job Description

Job Description

At Wellpoint Care Network, our mission is to facilitate equity, learning, healing, and wellness by restoring the connections that help children and families thrive.

Every person deserves the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. It’s part of human nature, and the promise of our country, that everyone be given a fair chance to be and do their best. Yet, many in our community live with unresolved childhood and generational trauma. 

That’s where we come in. We believe we can create a world where children and families have a clearer path to their fullest potential. Wellpoint Care Network has championed the restoration of families for nearly 175 years.

Internship Purpose:

The Clinical Intern is responsible for the support of children, youth, and adults in mental health treatment at Wellpoint Care Network, while collaborating with other providers to ensure quality service delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Engagement in a Master's degree program in Counseling, Social Work, Art Therapy, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Completion of graduate practicum 
• Proficient in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and computer software packages, e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams, ADP, etc.
• Must be honest, dependable and able to meet deadlines; Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Physical exam, drug screen, motor vehicle report, and background checks are required for this position.
• Required or reliable transportation to conduct on-site learning throughout the state.
• Moderate exposure to noise.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work under demanding conditions.
• Good memory and recall are necessary for the accurate and timely transfer of data/information.
• Possible exposure to blood, body fluids.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Regular travel in personal vehicles is required with the ability to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Willingness to work beyond normal working hours: evenings, nights and weekends.
• Involved with students, personnel, family members, visitors, volunteers, interns, government agencies, etc., under all conditions and circumstances.
• Subject to dysregulated clients, students, family members, etc.
• Hybrid on-site/remote work is available with reliable broadband connection.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Individual, Family, Group Therapy and Family Engagement Services 

Under the guidance of their supervisor:

• Engages in shadowing opportunities for a variety of clients and cases.
• Provides effective, evidenced based clinical services to caseload of clients. 
• Under the guidance of their supervisor, develops and effectively implements treatment plans in conjunction with the client, and his/her parent(s) if applicable. 
• Demonstrates client progress on treatment plan goals.
• Employs a trauma informed care perspective in treatment 
• Demonstrates family investment and participation in treatment planning and ongoing treatment.
• Assists families in crisis resolution and de-escalation through developing appropriate crisis plan   

Consultation and Support (NMT and Mental Health Consultation) 

Under the guidance of their supervisor:

• Provides timely and thorough assessments that participant, families, and team members’ view as helpful in guiding the treatment process.

• Provides individualized and specific recommendations. 

• Builds positive relationships with collateral contacts. 

• Networks appropriately to maintain referral relationships. 

• Develops innovative interventions and assists in implementation 

Community Collaboration 

Under the guidance of their supervisor:

• Attends supervision and team collaboration meetings.

• Develops a network of community support and resources and connects clients with these resources as appropriate.

• Facilitates client access to community resources and makes referrals as needed. Engages both formal and natural supports to create a comprehensive system of support as needed. 

• Provides case management services.

• Helps the individual and family negotiate access to services and resources in the community and minimize barriers.

• Assists in utilization of these resources to resolve problems that impede optimal functioning of the family. 

• Collaborates and consults with other service providers or professionals involved in the client’s life. 

Paperwork and Documentation 

Under the guidance of their supervisor:

• Completes assessments in timely manner and develops.

• Effective treatment plans using a strength based, trauma informed perspective.

• Documents all activities in a timely, thorough, and concise manner. 

• All documentation is completed within the regulatory standard guidelines.

• Reviews the regulatory standards of DHS 35, DHS 95 and S 51.61 and abides by all standards.

• Submits billing on a daily basis. 

Agency Engagement

• The Agency is committed to the philosophy and practice of trauma informed care including the participation of all employees in an active understanding and promotion of the Agency’s trauma informed care model, The Seven Essential Ingredients. 

• These ingredients include Prevalence, Impact, Perspective Shift, Regulation, Relationship, Reason to Be, and Caregiver Capacity and form the framework for an environment that maximizes the achievement of positive client outcomes. The Agency strives to create and recognize trauma informed champions across all programs and departments. 

• All employees will be evaluated on their demonstration of a consistent commitment to the Agency’s Seven Essential Ingredients and engagement in the strategic initiatives of the organization. This will be measured by their active participation in committees, workgroups, and by their communication and practice within their daily work and in the community.

Organizational Information: 

At Wellpoint Care Network, the people in our care face education and health disparities, high unemployment rates and unaffordable housing. What’s worse, many have lost connections to resources, family, friends, and other support systems. We have seen the toll it has on a person’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being to try and successfully navigate complex systems that may have failed them in the past. 

We believe there is a better way. So, we have anchored ourselves in our 175 years of caring for our neighbors through modernized human services.

Wellpoint Care Network provides a rich continuum of services, including:

• Child Welfare and Foster Care 
• Support for youth who have aged out of care
• Mental health therapy and supports such as our Clinic, Family Preservation, Caregiver Support, and Integrated Community Treatment
• Professional education and clinical consultation (for organizations, schools, and individual/family) 

Interested parties please apply online.