Master-Level Clinical Internship

Aspire Health and Community Services recognizes that attracting and retaining exceptional staff is the key to providing excellent care for our clients. Whether a staff member is providing direct care to those we serve or working on the administrative end supporting the services we are proud to provide, each person’s contribution is highly valued.

Our mission, vision and values are supported by organizational culture guiding the work for every staff member:  We are one compassionate, accountable community.

Working at Aspire Health and Community Services can provide enormous job satisfaction. Your contribution is serving to help fulfill a mission, vision and values that support our belief that mental health is the foundation of a person’s overall health and we work to foster an environment that is safe and supportive and free of judgement or prejudice around mental health. In addition, Aspire Health and Community Services offers a competitive package of compensation and benefits.

Make a Difference. Learn. Grow.  

Aspire Health and Community Services is seeking dedicated and compassionate graduate students who are pursuing clinical field placement hours toward a master's degree in:  

• Mental Health Counseling  

• Social Work  

• Music Therapy  

• Speech-Language Pathology  

As an intern at Aspire, you will gain valuable hands-on experience working alongside experienced clinicians in a community-based behavioral health organization that has been serving individuals and families across the South Shore for 100 years.  
You will have opportunities to develop your clinical skills, deepen your understanding of integrated behavioral health services, and make a meaningful impact in the lives of those we serve.  

Programs That Offer Clinical Internships:  

Crisis Services  

Aspire Health’s crisis services includes Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) and Adult Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS), both based in Quincy. MCI provides emergency psychiatric assessment, intervention, and stabilization for individuals of all ages experiencing a behavioral health crisis. CCS is a 10-bed short-term in-patient program for adults that offers intensive psychiatric support and therapeutic services as an alternative to hospitalization.  
Accepts master students in social work and mental health counseling.  

Outpatient Clinic  

As one of Massachusetts’ designated Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC), Aspire provides urgent and ongoing mental health and substance use services in one centralized location. Services are comprehensive, coordinated, and available to individuals and families throughout the South Shore.  
Accepts master students in social work and mental health counseling.  

Discovery Day Treatment  

Discovery is a psychiatric day treatment program for adults that provides therapeutic group treatment and care-coordination through an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health professionals. The program promotes structure, community integration, stability, and independence while supporting individuals in their behavioral health recovery.     
Accepts master students in social work.  

Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS) 

ACCS supports adults referred by the Department of Mental Health who are living with severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and/or complex health needs. Services focus on rehabilitation, recovery, and skill development to help individuals live successfully and independently in the community.  
Accepts master students in social work and mental health counseling.  

Step One Early Intervention  

Early Intervention is a family-centered, community-based program serving children ages 0-3 with developmental needs. We partner with families to assess strengths and needs, develop individualized plans, and provide developmental, educational, and family support services.  
Accepts master students in social work, mental health counseling, music therapy, and speech language pathology.  

In-Home Therapy (IHT) 

IHT provides family-centered behavioral health services using a family systems approach. We work in the community with families to improve communication and functioning, provide safety planning and skill-building, and coordinate care across community, educational, and medical support.  
Accepts master students in social work and mental health counseling.  

Why Aspire?
At Aspire, we believe that mental health is health and that access to compassionate, high-quality care should be available to everyone. Our mission is to support recovery, resilience, and hope by providing inclusive, community-based behavioral health services that help people thrive. This mission is reflected in our commitment to creating an environment where every individual feels respected, supported, and valued.  

Aspire Health and Community Services is committed to and passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion.  We celebrate, support, and promote diversity of thought, culture, and backgrounds.  As an employer committed to equal opportunity, we base all employment decisions on each individual’s capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetics, or any other protected characteristic.  Aspire Health and Community Services strives to fully reflect the clients and communities we serve and believes that a diversity of interests and cultures leads to a stronger and more innovative organization.