Substance Use and Student Support

Job Title: Counseling Services Intern and Student Support

Classification: Temporary Employee

Division: Health and Wellness Student Success

Department: Counseling Services

Employment Status: Part Time, Temporary Employee

Reports: Lead Clinical Therapist

FLSA Status: Non-exempt


Job Summary

The Lincoln University Counseling Services is proud to offer a Fall/Spring Substance Use and Student Support paid internship temporary employee experience for a masters-level graduate student. This experience will provide the future counselor with training and experience providing Substance Use and Student Support counseling services for students in a university setting. The Lincoln University Counseling Center has licensed professional counselors that provide supervision and training to master-level students.

The Counseling Services Intern and Student Support is a paid, supervised, internship designed to provide a student trainee with hands on experience supporting the mental health and wellbeing of Lincoln University students. The intern will assist in providing individual/group student support, psychoeducation, and prevention programming related to drug and alcohol use, while also gaining supervised experience in individual, group counseling, and therapeutic engagement.


The internship experience is a 2-semester commitment and is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. This opportunity is open to students currently enrolled in a master's program that requires a 2-semester internship placement to complete the 600-hour requirement. An experienced clinician will provide weekly supervision. This internship provides an opportunity to develop clinical skills, enhance professional competencies, and contribute to a culturally responsive, trauma-informed campus mental health environment. This position is funded by the LUSS-SUD SBIRT grant project.


The internship experience is a two semester (fall and spring) opportunity offered to students in their final year of graduate school. We accept master's level applicants from any accredited graduate counseling program. Interns will get experience providing individual and group counseling with the focus on substance use, student support, psychoeducation programs, and outreach events. Counseling interns will participate in group supervision and individual supervision on a weekly basis and will build their counseling skills

Essential Functions

• Provide supervised and individual support sessions with students addressing substance use, adjustment of the conditions, stress, and related mental health needs
• Assist in conducting intake screenings and brief assessment related to substance use and mental health concerns
• Support the development of individualized care plans under the supervision of licensed clinical staff
• Provide recovery-oriented support and follow-up for students engaged in counseling services
• Assist in planning and facilitating drug and alcohol prevention programs, workshops, and outreach events
• Provide psychoeducation on substance use, harm reduction, coping strategies, and recovery support
• Collaborate with Counseling Services staff on campus-wide prevention initiatives
• Support students referred to for substance use concerns, including early intervention and recovery support

Minimum Job Requirements

• Potential applicants must be currently enrolled in a counseling graduate program in their final year
• Internship students are required to follow the Lincoln University calendar
• Must attend weekly supervision; 1 hour individual and 1-hour clinical group supervision per week for internship
• Participate in psychoeducational presentations and outreach events
• Intern students are responsible for making sure they meet their hour requirements and will work approx. 30 hours per week
• Adhere to the ethical principles of the American Counseling Association
• Hold current liability insurance coverage
• Provide current clearances
• Must have 2 academic recommendations from their current educational institution

P hysical Demands

Dexterity to write and manipulate computer keyboard and mouse; ability to hear and speak clearly; and body mobility to stoop, kneel, bend and reach.

Work Environment

Intern is subject to environmental conditions: protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Response to crisis situations can be unpredictable, emotional, and threatening. Interns must be prepared to handle own stress.