Clinical Intern - Residential
About The Position
Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team! Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions. Wayside offers a learning environment – free trainings, CEUs, and individual/group supervision. We provide a teamwork atmosphere and career development support – a great place to grow your career!!! Final year grad students are eligible for a stipend! Wayside’s Residential Services provides mental health treatment to adolescents, ages 12-18, of all gender identities, who live in in the campus residences in Framingham. All clients are involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Most of our clients have experienced chronic traumatic events in a home environment and/or in the community. These experiences have resulted in mental health and behavioral challenges that make it difficult for them to experience success and safety while living at home. Many of our clients stay for treatment for anywhere between 2 months to a couple years. We firmly believe that a strength-based, anti-racist, and relational approach is key in helping our youth feel empowered and begin their journey to healing. Clinical interns can expect to learn how to provide the following: · Individual and family therapy · Group therapy · Crisis management and assessment · In-depth clinical and diagnostic assessments, and treatment plans · Work collaboratively with state agencies · Work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary setting Additional duties will include: · Attend clinical rounds and staff meetings · Attend clinical trainings provided by Wayside · Attend weekly individual and group supervision
Requirements
- Seeking final-year master’s level interns.
- Work a minimum of 24 hours/week; Wednesday is required.
- A background in health and human services or related field preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- CORI check and completion of Wayside’s pre-service orientation.
- Car needed: Yes (site is not on public transportation)
Nice To Haves
- Language skills: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole desirable, not required.
- A background in health and human services or related field preferred.
Responsibilities
- Individual and family therapy
- Group therapy
- Crisis management and assessment
- In-depth clinical and diagnostic assessments, and treatment plans
- Work collaboratively with state agencies
- Work in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary setting
- Attend clinical rounds and staff meetings
- Attend clinical trainings provided by Wayside
- Attend weekly individual and group supervision
Benefits
- Wayside offers a learning environment – free trainings, CEUs, and individual/group supervision.
- Final year 9-month Master’s Level interns will be given a $3,000 stipend in two payments.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
