Mental Health Internship - Associate MFT or MSW

CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE-posted about 3 hours ago
$25 - $29/Yr
Part-time • Intern
Los Angeles, CA
251-500 employees
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This dynamic internship offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in the rapidly growing field of infant and family mental health. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of experts, you will play a vital role in supporting the pivotal stages of child development and fostering strong early attachments between children and their caregivers through a cutting-edge, relationship-based approach. You can expect a minimum of ten (10) client hours per week, with a maximum of thirty (30) client hours per week.

  • Provide mental health services to children, teens, and their families in the clinic.
  • Provide relationship based early intervention services to infants/children and their families in the home, community, and clinic.
  • Establish and maintain strong collaborative and professional relationships with clients and staff.
  • Complete case management for assigned cases. This includes scheduling and managing client hours, gathering resources for clients, requesting additional services, supporting the referral process, and communicating with other service providers.
  • Complete weekly progress notes and periodic progress reports.
  • Participate in weekly supervision, minimum two hours a week of group supervision and one hour a week of individual/triadic supervision.
  • Attend staff meetings, in-services, and training.
  • Deliver Developmental Screeners and Assessments for infants and young children.
  • Participate in IFSP/IPP/IEP meetings for assigned cases, acting as coordinator of information between family and other members of the team.
  • Observe health and safety precautions in all activities.
  • Ensure treatment areas are clean, safe, and organized before and after each session.
  • Master’s degree in a mental health or education related field.
  • Minimum one year of experience working with toddlers and young children.
  • Demonstrate ability to work in a family centered, collaborative way with parents and professionals.
  • One year (12 month) commitment.
  • Ability to bend, squat, turn and move to respond and physically interact with young children.
  • Lift at least twenty-five pounds.
  • Travel occasionally for in-home/community-based sessions. Reliable transportation required.
  • Certificate in Infant Family Mental Health is awarded after 1 year of training at CDI(see flyer).
  • Associate MFT/MSW, post Masters for client contact hours plus case management time at 1 hour per 4 hours of clients. (e.g., 20 client hours/wk. + 5 hrs. case management/wk.).
  • Strong mentorship with ongoing training and supervision.
  • Free additional training and CEs available.
  • Diverse caseload including various settings (clinic, home, and community)
  • Flexible work schedule.
  • 100% Employer sponsored medical & dental insurance, if eligible.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays, if eligible.
  • Mileage reimbursements, if eligible.
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