Social Work Intern

Children’s Minnesota • Saint Paul, MN

1d

About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.
The Acute Mental Health department at Children's Minnesota includes our partial hospitalization programs as well as the inpatient mental health unit in St. Paul. These programs provide short term, stabilization services for children and adolescents experiencing acute mental health concerns. These intensive services are designed to address mental health symptoms that pose a safety risk or significant impact to the child or adolescent's daily functioning.
MSW interns will practice providing individual, family and group therapy as well as discharge planning, diagnosis and assessment and treatment planning. MSW interns will also learn important elements of working in a short-term crisis stabilization program such as de-escalation techniques and safety planning. Interns will also participate in treatment team rounds and engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to support the treatment planning process.
Weekly individual supervision will be provided and MSW interns will have the opportunity attend an additional supervision group with other current MSW interns within Children's Minnesota. MSW interns will also have the opportunity to shadow other therapists and social workers in other departments within Children's Minnesota based on their interests.

Requirements

• 2nd year (clinical year) MSW student

Responsibilities

• Practice providing individual, family and group therapy
• Discharge planning
• Diagnosis and assessment
• Treatment planning
• Learn de-escalation techniques and safety planning
• Participate in treatment team rounds
• Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration to support the treatment planning process
• Attend additional supervision group with other current MSW interns
• Opportunity to shadow other therapists and social workers in other departments

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• retirement
• other fringe benefits
• shift differentials or premium pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern