Graduate Student Mental Health Intern - MFT/PCC Student (26-27)

KIPP Public Schools Northern California • San Jose, CA

24d

About The Position

The KIPP Public Schools Northern California Mental Health Team is seeking a 1st or 2nd year Graduate-level Counseling Student (MFT trainee, PCC practicum student) to support student success. During your traineeship/internship at KIPP, you will be an integral member of the school mental health team. Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Graduate Interns/Trainees assess barriers to students’ social, emotional, and academic success, provide individual and group counseling to address these barriers, consult with staff and link students and their families to community resources.
As a Graduate Counseling Student, you will be primarily responsible for the following areas:
Consultation & Systems Level Work
General education teachers and staff. Consult with teachers in the development and implementation of classroom methods and procedures designed to facilitate student learning and to overcome learning, social-emotional and behavior challenges.
Parents & Families. Consult with parents and family members to assist in understanding the learning and adjustment processes of children.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. Participate with other faculty and staff members to support tiered interventions to address student needs.
Professional Development. Participate in Clinical Supervision and Mental Health Community of Practice meetings at various locations.
Direct Service
Counseling. Provide weekly individual counseling, group counseling, and family counseling/support per team recommendations.
Case Management. Work collaboratively with the student's multidisciplinary treatment team to develop daily programming and interventions that will meet each student’s educational, mental health, and behavioral needs.
Therapeutic and Behavioral Interventions. Create and implement therapeutic interventions for the purposes of fostering better mental health and positive learning environments for students.
Crisis Intervention. Provide crisis intervention, assessments, and triage of students as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must hold a Bachelor’s degree.
• Enrolled in a practicum course at an accredited MA, MS program

Nice To Haves

• Antiracist framework with a passion for disrupting racial inequities and abolishing the school-to-prison pipeline.
• Excellent organizational, planning, and implementation skills.
• Bilingual (English-Spanish, Vietnamese, or Mandarin) desired.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate and work well with others and to build relationships with multiple constituencies.
• Adhere to the ethical standards and codes of the profession and to the established rules, regulations, and laws governing school mental health programs.
• Adhere to schedules, policies and procedures as determined by KIPP Public Schools Northern California.

Responsibilities

• Consult with teachers in the development and implementation of classroom methods and procedures designed to facilitate student learning and to overcome learning, social-emotional and behavior challenges.
• Consult with parents and family members to assist in understanding the learning and adjustment processes of children.
• Participate with other faculty and staff members to support tiered interventions to address student needs.
• Participate in Clinical Supervision and Mental Health Community of Practice meetings at various locations.
• Provide weekly individual counseling, group counseling, and family counseling/support per team recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with the student's multidisciplinary treatment team to develop daily programming and interventions that will meet each student’s educational, mental health, and behavioral needs.
• Create and implement therapeutic interventions for the purposes of fostering better mental health and positive learning environments for students.
• Provide crisis intervention, assessments, and triage of students as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern