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Available internship opportunities for Spring 2024:

- Addictions/Substance Use

- IOP/PHP

Opportunities are available for paid on-call shifts on Mobile Crisis Response Team – please request upon interview.

Clinical Internship Programs:

Therapy:  Adult or Youth/Adolescent focus

Hours towards university requirements for clinical internship will be gained via the therapy practicum experience.  Our outpatient therapy program houses clinical interventions which include: initial assessments, treatment planning, individual, family, and group therapy.  In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead initial assessments, treatment planning, individual and family therapy sessions.  The intern receives robust supervision in the form of: weekly individual supervision with a fully licensed clinical team lead (time to be determined between intern and lead), weekly team meeting for consultation and departmental updates (either Tuesday or Thursday at 11a), and weekly consultation with board certified psychiatrists (Wednesdays at noon).  The intern is responsible for completing clinical documentation in a timely manner, initiating additional supervision opportunities as needed to consult on cases, and coordinating client scheduling in collaboration with the patient access team.

ECASP: Emergency Crisis Assessment and Support Program

Our crisis services program houses the assessment and supports that are essential within the community by providing clinical screening to determine appropriate level of placement for clients experiencing a crisis.  The assessments occur within community settings, such as: local hospitals, schools, and other locations as needed.  In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead crisis assessments.  When called out to the community in order to complete an assessment, the intern would either be paired with a clinician or have immediate access to clinical consultation/supervision.  Interns will be paid a stipend and work with the ECASP manager and lead in order to elect a minimum of 4 shifts per month to provide on call coverage with the ECASP team. 

Therapy: Addictions and Co-Occurring focus

Hours towards University requirements for clinical internship will be gained via the therapy practicum experience at the addictions 1.0 Outpatient level and 2.1 Intensive Outpatient (IOP) level. Our addictions and co-occurring treatment program includes the following clinical interventions: Substance and Mental Health Assessments, treatment planning, individual therapy, group therapy and drug screening. In this role, an intern would receive onboarding in preparation to lead initial assessments, treatment planning, individual and group sessions. The intern receives supervision in the form of: weekly individual supervision with a fully licensed clinical manager or clinical team lead, weekly documentation team meeting (Mondays), weekly team meeting for consultation and staff updates (Tuesdays), weekly team lunch and learn (Wednesdays), weekly staffing with board certified psychiatrists (Thursdays). The intern is responsible for completing clinical documentation in a timely manner, co-facilitating 4-5 groups per week, maintain an individual client case load, leading individual sessions and coordinating scheduling in collaboration with the patient access team.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with major in social work or related field with equivalent in education, training, or experience and documented mental health training or experience.
• Documented experience providing direct service to patients.
• Knowledge of the mental health code.
• Knowledge of normal characteristics of growth and development throughout the span of life.
• Demonstrates ability to work productively and effectively in a timely manner, ability to function well as a member of a multidisciplinary team, and ability to represent the program well in interactions both inside and outside the host hospital.

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.