Internship, School Based Step Up Counselor

LSSI • Chicago, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This internship position is for a School Based Step Up Counselor. The role involves providing individual and family therapy, community support, and case management, potentially including therapy groups, with a trauma-based focus. The counselor will work with children and adolescents aged four (4) to twenty-one (21). Key responsibilities include assessing clients for risk of harm and making appropriate referrals to more intensive services, participating as a member of the behavioral health team in assigned CPS schools, tracking referrals, and consulting with school personnel, parents/guardians, and outside providers regarding students’ progress and needs. The internship offers learning opportunities to develop clinical assessment and intervention skills, gain real-world experience in case management and community support coordination, build professional consultation and collaboration skills within a school-based behavioral health team, and develop skills in ethical clinical documentation and adherence to mandated reporting laws and professional boundaries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and in MA or MSW graduate program
• Ability to act safely and appropriately with clients in the community
• Ability to communicate in a clear, comprehensible manner, both verbally and in writing
• Excellent organization, presentation, and pc/computer skills, including experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) along with other related software

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative community partnerships

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and family therapy, community support, case management and potentially, therapy groups with a trauma-based focused lens
• Work with children and adolescents ages four (4) to twenty-one (21)
• Assess clients for risk of harm and make appropriate referrals to more intensive services
• Participate as a member of the behavioral health team in assigned CPS schools and track referrals that are made
• Consult with school personnel, parent/guardian, and outside providers regarding students’ progress in treatment and needs

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees