Internship Opportunities for All Telecare Locations! FY27

Telecare Corporation • Alameda, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This post is for ALL/multiple locations across Telecare. Our programs use a multidisciplinary team consisting of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, case managers, nurses, peer support specialists, recovery specialists and masters level clinicians. Our clients consist of adults 18+ who are usually referred from jails, our county or private customers, psychiatric hospitals, and the community. Our programs offer medication support, case management, mental health rehabilitation, crisis intervention and individual psychotherapy – depending on the setting chosen. Treatment is individually designed for each individual based on a recovery model. Presenting mental health issues most often include: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Bipolar, PTSD, and Major Depression. All clients are low income. Approximately 80% of area residents are ethnic minorities. Telecare’s unique culture and approach makes it an amazing experience for students who are willing to learn.

Direct Services
Community Programs: include mental health rehabilitation individual and group style, as well as individual targeted case management. Treatment is recovery model based; the belief that any individual can achieve their goals. Client visits involve the client most of the time, family sometimes. The majority of the services are conducted in the field, groups are done in the office. However, due to the COVID -19 crisis, many of the services are performed remotely via Telehealth. Students will be required to come to the office observing all COVID19 protocols in place and perform Telehealth services with clients from the office. (Dependent on school agreement)

24/7 programs Services: include mental health rehabilitation individual and group style, as well as individual targeted case management. Treatment is recovery model based; the belief that any individual can achieve their goals. Client interactions involve the client most of the time, family sometimes. All services are conducted at the location.

Indirect services
Involve completing paperwork, e.g. progress notes which could include Medi-Cal, Medicare, and contract/county specific forms. Participating in group supervision with fellow interns of a variety of disciplines and/or levels. Interns will have the opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team in which much of the staff are employees with lived experience.

Training
Weekly training sessions focusing on issues relevant to beginning mental health practitioners of any discipline (e.g., intakes, assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, psychological assessment); weekly staff meetings. A few online trainings before starting internship will be assigned such as HIPAA, Corporate Compliance, etc.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a program that requires an internship
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to observe COVID-19 protocols

Nice To Haves

• Students in a multidisciplinary team setting
• Students interested in working with adults 18+ with conditions such as Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Bipolar, PTSD, and Major Depression
• Students interested in working with low-income clients
• Students interested in working with a diverse population (approximately 80% ethnic minorities)

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health rehabilitation (individual and group)
• Provide individual targeted case management
• Conduct client visits (in-person or remote via Telehealth)
• Complete paperwork, including progress notes and Medi-Cal/Medicare/contract/county specific forms
• Participate in group supervision
• Attend weekly training sessions on topics such as intakes, assessments, treatment planning, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, and psychological assessment
• Attend weekly staff meetings
• Complete online trainings such as HIPAA and Corporate Compliance before starting internship

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed