Spring 2026 Partial Hospitalization Internship

Universal Health Services•Lowell, MA

65d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) Clinic is excited to offer Clinical Internship opportunities beginning in Spring 2026. The mission of the Clinical Internship program at Arbour is to provide high quality training and supervision to students with regard to the role and responsibilities of a counselor/therapist while functioning in a multi-leveled, multi-faceted and multidisciplinary Behavioral Healthcare System. We aim to provide student interns with clinical experience in a clinical setting in which quality care and documentation are offered. The hope is that interns, having benefited from their experiences at Arbour, will move on to positions within and outside of Arbour in which they will provide meaningful and quality care to those in need. What our PHPs have to offer you: Experience with Groups, Intakes, Case Management, and Crisis Management By the time you leave our full year program, you will successfully be able to lead a group, conduct an intake, manage a case and deal with a variety of crisis situations In-Services on a regular basis discussing various topics including; legal issues within a mental health setting, the ins & outs of the various systems we work with, ethics in mental health, resume writing, job search, and more Lots of Supervision! Weekly supervision provided by independently licensed behavioral health provider (LMHC or LICSW) as required for graduation and licensure. In addition, you will have easy access to additional on the spot supervision by supervisor as well as other clinicians Professional Development including your development as a clinician as well as support with work/life/school balance during your placement and beyond Clinical Skills you'll obtain: Conducting clinical assessments and diagnosing a variety of mental health and substance use disorders Individualized treatment planning Group Therapy: Psychotherapy, Expressive Therapy, and Psychoeducation including Stress-Management, Anger Management, DBT, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, and more Individual therapy interventions Case management and aftercare planning/referrals Administration and execution of the programmatic daily operations for a higher level of care Collaboration with professionals in a variety of capacities Working on a multidisciplinary clinical treatment team Insurance authorizations, level of care assessments, and medical necessity justification Crisis management, Risk Assessments and Safety planning Presenting cases with diagnostic conversations and education

Requirements

2nd Year Master Students/2nd Internship (or equivalent)
Available 24 Hours/week - Three days a week 8:30am-5pm.
Dates determined by Director to assure best clinical experience
Staff Meeting: Required day dependent on location
Orientation Session - Date TBA
Agency wide Intern Workshops required
PHP only closes for major holiday days - New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. We are open days before and days after holidays. Holiday schedule is done in October. Please note that interns are not guaranteed days before and after holiday off
Interns are able to take up to 4 weeks' vacation during the course of the year, however all dates need to be run by the Director, to assure that not all interns are taking the same days off
Candidate must possess appropriate citizenship work documentation
Candidate must pass a CORI and drug test, as well as other pre-employment documentation

Benefits

Challenging and Rewarding Work Environment
Frequent review of the goals and objectives identified by the students on their Internship Contract
Consistent review and feedback of their recordkeeping skills that is then documented on their supervision form
Completion of all evaluation forms provided by Arbour and their academic program

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