Master's Level Intern: IICAPS- 7115

CHR Career•Putnam, CT

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Be a part of CHR’s growing organization! This is a Master's Level Internship with the IICAPS program, requiring 15-20 hours per week, flexible Monday-Friday. The IICAPS program provides comprehensive community-based clinical, case management, and case coordination services for children and adolescents aged 3 to 18, who have a history of or at risk of hospitalization. The goals of IICAPS include stabilizing and maintaining children in their homes and communities, developing strength-based comprehensive assessments and treatment plans, and improving the child's relationships within his or her school, family, and community. By participating as a Master's Level Intern with CHR, you can expect to gain firsthand experience and training related to clinical mental health & substance abuse evaluation and treatment as well as other services, including assessment, working on independent living skills, outreach treatment services and medication evaluation and monitoring.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in a Master’s degree program in a mental health field.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience in mental health treatment preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive community-based clinical, case management, and case coordination services for children and adolescents.
Stabilize and maintain children in their homes and communities.
Develop strength-based comprehensive assessments and treatment plans.
Improve the child's relationships within his or her school, family, and community.
Gain firsthand experience and training related to clinical mental health & substance abuse evaluation and treatment.
Provide assessment services.
Work on independent living skills.
Provide outreach treatment services.
Assist with medication evaluation and monitoring.