Intern - Bachelor's

Family Service Association•Elgin, IL

About The Position

This internship offers a stipend and provides valuable experience in social work and rehabilitative services. Interns will work with clients, collaborate with various systems, and gain practical skills under supervision. The program adheres to ethical codes and Medicaid standards, ensuring a structured and educational experience.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in a bachelor’s level program in Social Work, Psychology, or other related field at the time of internship.
Must meet criteria to qualify as a Rehabilitative Services Associate (RSA) by being at least 21 years of age.
Must be a high school graduate or have a GED certificate.
Must have demonstrated skills in the field of services to adults or children.
Must have demonstrated the ability to work within the Provider's structure and accept supervision.
Must have demonstrated the ability to work constructively with Clients, treatment resources and the community per Medicaid rule 132 standards.
Effective positive interpersonal communication skills.
Willingness to approach tasks and experiences with a positive attitude, and receive feedback from Field Supervisor.

Responsibilities

Adhere to FSA policies, rules, and standards of practices as well as all applicable ethical codes (NASW and ACA Code of Ethics).
Complete all necessary employee onboarding requirements in a timely manner.
Establish a written learning agreement with Field Instructor.
Identify specific learning objectives and create a consistent schedule as well as evaluation arrangements.
Participate in completing any required internship evaluations or meetings with school.
Adhere to field placement schedule and notify Field Instructor of any changes prior to changes being implemented.
Notify Field Instructor of unavoidable absences or inability to come in at scheduled times.
Complete assigned tasks by Field Supervisor that may include direct client interactions, documentation, and/or completion of an assigned project.
Responsible for working with collaterals on behalf of active clients, including: referral and linkage, discharge planning with in-patient psychiatric facilities, and the advocacy of a client’s rights within the education, legal, state and mental health systems.
Use good judgement in all work to ensure client safety.
Seek out necessary resources and practices effective self-care to enhance performance in all internship duties.
Maintain all client’s confidentiality and rights under the HIPAA law.
Maintain a record of field hours and assigned duties in collaboration with the Field Instructor.
Responsible for completion of and meeting deadlines for all paperwork for cases, including: CIS Billing Notes, Case Closing, and other paperwork necessary or appropriate for maintaining case files.
Responsible for completion of and meeting deadlines for all agency administrative paperwork, including: CIS Billing Notes, expense sheets and any other administrative or agency requested reports.
Responsible for attending staff meetings, clinical meetings and program meetings as assigned by Supervisor.
Complete all necessary training requirements based on program assigned.
Maintain a log of trainings completed.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor to the best of intern’s ability.
Perform incidental business-related travel as needed.
Responsible for participating in the Internship Innovation Fair.
Responsible for promoting collegiality at the workplace by working collaboratively with others.
Responsible for any equipment assigned to be kept free from damage or loss. Any damage or loss of equipment needs to immediately reported to Supervisor.