CLINICAL INTERN JOB DESCRIPTION

REQUIREMENTS:

• A 30-hour training is required to be completed prior or within 1 week of internship.
• Must provide clinical services to Southeast Addiction Center Facilities (depending on completion of requirements).
• 24 hours in the office per week.
• 1 night a week is required until 8pm to see clients, the nights available for late coverage determined by Clinical Dir.
• No video recording of clinical sessions are allowed
• Weekly written process recordings are required
• 30 Day Evaluation of progress is required

Clinical Work

Intakes Interns are responsible for completing psychosocial intakes for the counseling program as scheduled, required to complete three intakes weekly. Interns will be responsible for completing a write-up for each intake, to be signed and approved by their clinical supervisor. Counseling Each intern will have the opportunity to work with individuals, couples, families, as well as groups. The number of clinical hours will vary [from 8-12 hours a week] depending on the requirements of each program and the clinical needs of the agency.

Interns will be responsible for maintaining all corresponding notes, paperwork, collateral calls, etc. for each assigned client. All paperwork will be approved and signed by the intern’s clinical supervisor. All paperwork is due in a timely manner. All clinical interns are required to do 2 process recordings of a counseling session each week to be turned into the clinical intern supervisor 2 days (48hrs) before supervision for review by supervisor (A process recording is a written account of the interaction between intern and client.).

Supervision

Each intern will be expected to:

§ Meet with their primary supervisor for one hour (60min) each week.

§ Attend mandatory weekly Client Services meetings

§ Attend mandatory weekly Intern Group Supervision

Administrative Tasks

Interns will be assigned weekly administrative tasks as well as possible year long projects that provide insight into agency, such as grants and funding through gathering and research of data or collecting and organizing resources.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.