CBH- School Based Services Intern

Necco•Fayette Township, OH

About The Position

Necco’s Community Behavioral Health Program therapeutically supports children and their families in school, home, and community environments. The Community Behavioral Health Intern supports team activities and serves as a liaison to Community Behavioral Health. The intern assists with clinical intakes, treatment planning, client records, and coordination with families, school personnel, and treatment team members. The role includes learning to provide mental health services and conduct assessments and safety planning, while participating in supervision, team meetings, and community outreach. The intern develops a learning contract aligned with educational requirements and position responsibilities, and creates an internship project benefiting both the intern and Necco. The position also calls for contributing to Necco’s corporate culture, feedback practices, evaluation process, and meeting structure.

Requirements

At least 21 years of age.
Bachelor’s degree in a human services-related field and current enrollment in a mental health graduate program, such as MSW, MS, or Counseling.
Valid driver’s license.
Auto insurance coverage of 100/300/100.
Willingness to participate in training and travel.
Excellent organizational and technological skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Successful completion of all required criminal background checks.
Ability to navigate and use software programs, including Microsoft Office, databases, electronic health records, and dashboards.
Ability to identify issues and willingness to discuss them with appropriate teammates.
Ability to enter data accurately and on time.
Ability to meet scheduled and unplanned deadlines.

Responsibilities

Submit documentation in a timely, accurate, and complete manner; understand Medicaid requirements and billing processes; and learn and use Necco’s core software applications.
Assist with clinical intakes and ensure medical necessity is met.
Assist with treatment planning from intake through discharge based on client diagnosis and need.
Learn to provide individual, family, and group mental health services as required.
Assist with maintaining accurate client records in accordance with regulations.
Consult with parents, school personnel, and other treatment team members about client diagnoses, progress, and barriers as needed.
Learn to conduct safety planning as needed and submit critical incidents or other risk-related concerns promptly.
Develop therapeutic intervention skills using a trauma-informed approach and learn to conduct medical-necessity assessments.
Participate in clinical and/or billing supervision, collaborate with the treatment team, and attend team meetings.
Support clinical program growth and development through community outreach and marketing.
Develop a learning contract connecting educational requirements with the intern’s position tasks and responsibilities.
Create an overarching internship project that benefits the intern as a learner and Necco.
Practice Necco’s corporate culture principles, engage in peer-to-peer feedback, embody the virtues of humble, hungry, and smart, drive the evaluation process, and adhere to and contribute to the meeting structure.