Master's Level Intern: Milestone- 7108

CHR Career•Putnam, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Be a part of CHR’s growing organization! This is a Master's Level Internship at the Milestone program in Putnam. Milestone is a 7-30 day intensive level 3.7 residential treatment center designed to accommodate and treat women with a history of substance abuse, trauma, and mental health issues. Our program is recovery-oriented, gender-responsive, and trauma-informed. The overall goal of treatment is to help women find real hope for recovery. Milestone offers individual and group counseling, case management, and aftercare planning services. This program also provides treatment for co-occurring disorders, with substance abuse as their primary diagnosis. Treatment is individualized and targeted around the needs essential to moving forward toward employment, housing, and family stability. Milestone is part of CHR's Center of Excellence for Women/Women and Children at our Putnam campus. The length of stay is less than 30 days, and participants are then referred out to a step-down program to further address their co-occurring disorders. 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

Gain firsthand experience and training related to clinical mental health & substance abuse evaluation and treatment.
Participate in assessment.
Work on independent living skills.
Engage in outreach treatment services.
Assist with medication evaluation and monitoring.