Clinical Intern at the Stonewall Project
About The Position
The Stonewall Project is seeking clinical interns for our counseling program. We provide harm reduction-based treatment that integrates substance use, mental health, and sexual health education. Our services center queer, gay, bisexual, and same-gender-loving men; masculine-identified trans and nonbinary folks; and other men who have sex with men. Clinical interns at the Stonewall Project will receive: Experience providing individual counseling, group counseling, intakes, and prevention and health education using harm reduction, cognitive-behavioral, and relational approaches Exposure to contingency management, syringe access services, and other low-threshold interventions supporting our most vulnerable participants Individual and group supervision with knowledgeable, supportive LMFT, LCSW, and LPCC clinicians Monthly didactic and experiential training in motivational interviewing techniques 5-7 interactive training sessions on diversity, inclusion, and cultural humility, focusing on the specific communities we serve Additional training sessions addressing important substance use, mental health, and HIV counseling topics within the communities we serve
Requirements
- Our internship is 20 hours per week, and a one-year commitment is required.
- We accept applications from students enrolled in master's programs in counseling, psychology, or social work (MA, MS, MSW, MEd); post-master's Associate MFTs, Associate PCCs, and ASWs; and alcohol and drug counselors seeking California certification.
- Skill in operating office equipment such as a personal computer, copy machine and telephone system.
- Ability to perform routine bending, stooping, twisting, and reaching.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with harm reduction approaches, substance use counseling, or working with the LGBTQI community desired (but not required).
- We encourage applications from candidates of any gender identity who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color; who speak Spanish; who are living with HIV; or who use harm reduction or 12-step principles successfully in their own lives.
Responsibilities
- Experience providing individual counseling
- Experience providing group counseling
- Experience providing intakes
- Experience providing prevention and health education using harm reduction, cognitive-behavioral, and relational approaches
- Exposure to contingency management
- Exposure to syringe access services
- Exposure to other low-threshold interventions supporting our most vulnerable participants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
