Counseling Intern

Counseling Internship Opportunity

Are you seeking a Counseling Internship to gain hands-on experience in behavioral health? NorthStar Behavioral Health is seeking a compassionate and detail-oriented Counseling Intern to conduct individual counseling, facilitate group sessions, and develop treatment plans.

NorthStar Behavioral Health is a full-service non-profit behavioral healthcare agency. Since 1976, NorthStar Behavioral Health has been assuring access, safety, and quality to our clients within Hamilton County and the Greater Cincinnati area. Every day, we support individuals on their journey to recovery, healing, and hope - and we're just as committed to creating a workplace where our employees can thrive. At NorthStar Behavioral Health, exciting things are happening! We are building our team as we prepare to move into a new state-of-the-art facility this summer.

What We Require for the Counseling Intern Role

• Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, addiction or a related field with active enrollment in a Social Work, Counselor, or Addiction program from an accredited university.
• Counselor Training License (CT), Social Work Trainee (SWT) License, or CDCA in the state of Ohio.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling and/or group facilitation to clients with mental health and substance abuse disorders while under supervision.
• Demonstrate the ability to produce accurate, timely, and comprehensive documentation within the client's electronic health record in accordance with agency standards.
• Conduct discharge planning based on the client's needs.
• Provide crisis intervention and support to clients in emergency situations under the supervision of an agency Treatment Manager.
• Participate in scheduled meetings, including treatment team and staff meetings.
• Develop networks of care for the betterment of the client.
• Meet weekly with the Treatment Manager to solve problems, review learning objectives, productivity, and ensure clients' needs are met.
• Enhance competencies to conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments in alignment with DSM-5-TR standards.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands and fingers; handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk; and hear.
• The employee is frequently required to walk, balance, stoop, kneel, and/or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Keyboard data entry is required.