Art Therapist Intern

Compass Health Center • Chicago, IL

9h

About The Position

We are seeking motivated Art Therapy students looking to learn and grow their clinical skills with the help of our talented clinical supervisors. This position is only available to students in the 2026-2027 internship year of a Master level clinical program (social work, counseling, psychology). Our internship offers an in-depth opportunity to gain clinical experience in multiple treatment modalities and theoretical frameworks with a focus on group therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT and potential additional opportunities with assessment, ERP, trauma, individual work, family, art therapy, and more. Opportunities exist across all Compass clinical programs including Young Child, Child, Adolescent, Young Adult/Adult, OCD/Complex Anxiety, and Trauma.

Requirements

• Eager to learn and apply various clinical models and modalities
• Seeking opportunities for significant clinical growth in a setting that treats a wide variety of diagnoses and symptoms
• Ability to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent time management skills, including the ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and challenging environment
• Ability to maintain patient privacy at all times
• Desire to work in partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient setting with focus on group therapy modality
• Completed coursework related to treatment for children/adolescents and/or young adults/adults, group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or dialectical behavior therapy

Responsibilities

• Assist and facilitate Art Therapy groups in Adult, Young Adult, Trauma, and OCD programs
• Provide individual and group therapeutic interventions in PHP and IOP therapy groups including coping skills groups, process groups, experiential therapy groups and more
• Attend multidisciplinary rounds (including psychiatrists, teachers, group therapists, primary therapists, family therapists and directors)
• Aid in development and facilitation of DBT/CBT/ACT groups in addition to other theoretical frameworks and modalities
• Observe and support various clinical modalities including group, individual, and family therapy as well as intake
• Have clinical exposure to and learning opportunities within specialty programs and theoretical models which may include OCD and ERP, Trauma and CPT, Substance Use Treatment, Young Child Dysregulated Behavior
• Engage in monthly didactic trainings with subject matter experts throughout the organization
• Learn about the assessment and treatment of self-harm and suicidal ideation and safety planning
• Help with various administrative tasks
• Learn to administer and then administer various clinical assessments with patients
• Co-facilitate experiential and creative arts therapy groups
• Complete progress notes and assist with treatment plan updates
• Provide clinical observations/input from a social work or counseling psychology perspective to Treatment Teams
• Participate in discharge planning for patients (outpatient providers, follow up care, transition back to school)
• Assist in facilitation of family groups
• Participate in individual and/or group supervision on a weekly basis
• Participate in continuous quality improvement and professional development through weekly opportunities in the Summer and monthly opportunities throughout the year
• Attend weekly Program planning meetings
• Provide clinical observations/input from an art therapy perspective to treatment teams
• Provide individual Art Therapy sessions upon referral

Benefits

• Ongoing quality improvement and professional development opportunities, including weekly opportunities in the Summer and monthly opportunities throughout the year
• Monthly didactic trainings with subject matter experts throughout the organization
• Additional guidance and supervision from multi-disciplinary staff, including psychiatrists, teachers, group therapists, primary therapists, family therapists and directors.
• Interns demonstrating exemplary performance will be strongly considered for future employment at Compass.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees