Clinical Intern

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network • Framingham, MA

5d • Onsite

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 Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a non-profit, nationally accredited human service agency headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts dedicated to building strength, hope and resiliency in youth, families and our local communities. Wayside is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with 19 program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults and families each year. Wayside staff and clinicians provide community trainings in schools, to mental health providers and in collaboration with community partners. Wayside is a teaching and training facility that provides graduate and undergraduate students with internships and clinical placement. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mission Statement: Wayside is a human service agency committed to anti-racism, social justice and advocacy. Wayside is committed to representing the communities we serve by reflecting our diverse population and its needs in our workforce. We place the highest priority on providing quality care and promoting social justice values that empower youth, families and our staff. Successful candidates are expected to be engaged in Wayside’s commitment to DEI. Wayside is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Bilingual, Bicultural, & LGBTQ+ applicants strongly encouraged to apply!

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.

Nice To Haves

• Language skills: Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole desirable, not required.

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

• free trainings
• CEUs
• individual/group supervision
• teamwork atmosphere
• career development support
• Final year 9-month Master’s Level interns will be given a $3,000 stipend in two payments.

What This Job Offers

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