Spark Homestead is a standalone residential treatment program specializing in autism, located in Payson, Utah. It is tailored to be an all-girls environment, for teens in 9th – 12th grades, helping neurodiverse females to gain self-identity, confidence, and resilience! Besides treatment, we provide a full curriculum, year-round school as part of helping our students discover a love of learning and confidence in their education. We are accredited by the Utah State Board of Education as a special education school, and utilize instructional pedagogy that is centered on project-based learning.

• Part-time. Internship hours will be coordinated and matched to your university requirements and supervisory Therapist.
• Shift times will be during general business hours, Monday – Friday. Group therapy sessions are held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. These are mandatory sessions. 
• Internship intended start date is Summer 2024.

• Under the supervision of an experienced, licensed Therapist, will serve as Intern Therapist for a part-time caseload of up to 3 students.
• Provide intense assessment and specific treatment planning in collaboration with parents, students, and Treatment Team – taking ownership of the Master Treatment Plans to lay out goals and objectives.
• Provide 1 hour of individual therapy and 1 hour of family therapy weekly for each student and provide crisis intervention, as needed.
• Plan and conduct group therapy session, as coordinated with supervisory Therapist.
• Lead weekly Treatment Team meetings to plan and coordinate the therapeutic needs and goals/objectives of each student on caseload, and ensure these plans are being followed as indicated.
• Effectively communicate with parents/guardians and associated professionals in a timely and situation-based manner – keeping them informed of significant events or changes. Assist parents and other family members to become involved in their child’s treatment and care.

• Understanding of neurodiversity, with familiarity of proven clinical theories and applications for trauma treatment, polyvagal theory, executive functioning deficits, learning and processing differences, distress tolerance, rigid thinking and mood disorders.
• Excellence in flexibility and adaptability to handle “curve balls” in treatment.
• Good computer skills, with ability to learn and utilize the company’s internal technical tools.
• A learning mindset, always seeking to improve and develop.

• Current MSW, MFT, or CMHC student.
• Must have completed requirements in 1st or 2nd year of graduate school to begin internship.
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older to apply.
• Proficiency and fluency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing English.

• $15.00/hour for internship payment.
• Internship credit as preparation for graduation and CSW, AMFT, or ACMHC licensure.
• EAP options.
• Sundance Mountain Resort corporate passes.
• Provo Recreation Center membership discount.