Substance Use Disorder Intern

Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. • New Brighton, MN

264d • $4,478 - $7,262

About The Position

Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. is an agency consisting of a team of mental health professionals that specialize in psychiatric evaluations, clinical social work, and family therapy. We are committed to helping patients in our community who are experiencing personal, emotional, marriage, family or psychological problems. This posting is to collect Substance Use Disorder (SUD) internship applications for Summer 2025. This is a PAID internship experience. Nystrom & Associates Substance Use Disorder Internship program is designed for candidates seeking to gain experience toward obtaining licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor and co-occurring dual-track licensure internships (LADC with LPCC/LICSW/LMFT).

Requirements

• Intern's schedule will be dependent on their internship needs (minimum of 25 hours per week).
• Attend the monthly Internship Cohort Meeting from 12:00 pm-1:30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month.
• Attend three one-hour long video Continuing Education Units (CEU's) each month at Nystrom & Associates, Ltd.
• Students must be pursuing an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree that would make them eligible to pursue LADC after graduation.

Responsibilities

• Interns can expect to receive experience in all '12 Core Functions' during their practicum experience.
• Interns will begin with training and observation their first 2 weeks at NAL.
• Interns will carry a small caseload of clients.
• Interns will create and present psycho-educational lectures in process groups.
• Interns will co-facilitate process groups with their assigned LADC/supervisor.
• Interns will become familiar with documentation standards on Allscripts Electronic Health Record software.
• Interns will attend weekly case reviews with staff to discuss client cases.
• Interns will attend twice-monthly Rule 29 site-specific multidisciplinary staff meetings/training as well as an intern cohort meeting once a month.
• Interns will carry a small caseload of individual, family, and couples outpatient psychotherapy clients (for co-occurring dual-track internship).
• Interns will receive weekly supervision by a Licensed Mental health Professional (LPCC, LICSW, LMFT, or LP).

Benefits

• Paid internship experience
• Structured learning plan tailored to each intern's educational program
• Opportunity to gain experience toward obtaining licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree