What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mental Health Therapist Intern - Pennsylvania - Fox Chapel position at New Directions Mental Health?
We are currently adding Therapist Interns to our growing team! As an intern at New Directions Mental Health , you will have the opportunity to directly treat patients in a clinical setting.
Key Responsibilities
Under the purview of a supervisor:
Key Responsibilities
Under the purview of a supervisor:
- Conduct Culturally Sensitive, strength-based assessments for new patients and families
- Provide individual and family therapy to patients based on identified needs
- Complete billing, documentation, individualized treatment plans, and insurance authorization forms within specified time frames
- Develop crisis plans, safety plans (when needed), relapse prevention plans, and wellness plans to support the maintenance of stable functioning
- Create a discharge plan
- Adhere to all current federal and state laws, regulatory requirements, as well as NDMH policies and procedures
- Participate in case consultation and agency meetings
- Complete all mandatory training
- In your final year of a Master of Social Work, Master’s in Mental Health Counseling, or a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Has a strong interest in clinical outpatient mental health services
- Paid internship
- Provided with supervision and additional support
- Opportunities to become full time employee’s post-graduation
