Come demonstrate your passion for child & family empowerment by joining the Wayside team! **NEW $10,000.00 ANNUAL STIPEND FOR FINAL YEAR INTERNS!** At Wayside, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity- focused community that approaches client care as a matter of social justice. Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected child and family serving agencies with program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults, and families each year. Wayside thinks of our interns as whole people and invests in benefits to support wellness.
- A learning environment - free training institute with thought leaders, CEU trainings & program trainings, etc.
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Clinical Intern - GraduatePROGRAM - Lowell Community Based Services - In-Home Therapy Lowell, MAProgram Address:Wayside 77 East Merrimack Street Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 P: 978-###-#### F: 978-###-#### Contact Name: Elisa Jacome, Site Director, 978-###-####, ...@waysideyouth.orgField Instructors: 2 LMHC and 2 LICSWCORI check: Yes Car needed: Yes Home visits: Yes Travel reimbursement: Yes Language skills: Spanish, Portuguese and Khmer strongly encouraged to apply.Mandatory schedule: Weekly staff meetings held every Wednesday from 9:00a - 11:00a is a mandatory part of the internship as well as an agency wide onboarding preservice training.Program description and training opportunities:Wayside Lowell provides a variety of in-home, community-based services designed to protect, preserve and reunify families. Services are delivered by a team of Master's level clinicians, Bachelor's level Youth & Family Support Workers, and Family Partners. The services offered range from In-Home Therapy, Intensive Care Coordination, Family Support & Training and Therapeutic Mentoring. Treatment is generally intensive in nature and delivered using a strength-based, resilience-focused, wraparound philosophy. Wayside Lowell seeks Master's level interns who are in their second/final year of graduate program and available for a minimum of 20 hours per week who can commit to a full academic year (August - May). Scheduling must be flexible to meet the needs of the families assigned. Interns generally carry about 3-4 IHT cases. Clients are referred from the local school system, Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health, and a variety of community and mental health providers. Referrals to services are designed to address such issues as behavior management, mental health symptom management, crisis stabilization, family conflict, substance abuse, household management, parent education, access to resources and more. Using the IHT Practice Profile model, clinicians collaborate with families and system partners to provide comprehensive assessments, goal formulation, therapeutic, evidence-based intervention, care coordination and advocacy. This is an excellent placement for confident students who will receive ample support from a strong clinical team and will also function autonomously in the community. Individual supervision is provided weekly by an independently licensed supervisor. Group supervision is also provided on a monthly basis by an independently licensed clinician. Clinical and/or academic exposure to family work is recommended.Other roles may be considered pending students' needs and interests. Internship Requirements:
- Second/final year placement
- Minimum of 20 hours per week, with flexible schedule
- Must attend weekly staff meeting held every Wednesday 9:00a - 11:00a
About Wayside: Founded in 1977, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a non-profit, nationally accredited human service agency headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts dedicated to building strength, hope and resiliency in youth, families and our local communities. Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected child and family serving agencies with 19 program locations across Central, Eastern and Northeastern Massachusetts serving more than 6,000 children, young adults and families each year. Wayside staff and clinicians provide community trainings in schools, to mental health providers and in collaboration with community partners. Wayside is a teaching and training facility that provides graduate and undergraduate students with internships and clinical placement.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mission Statement:Wayside will do the work to become an anti-racist, social justice, and advocacy organization that provides human services to children and families. Wayside is committed to representing the communities we serve by reflecting our diverse population and its needs in our workforce. We place the highest priority on providing quality care and promoting social justice values that empower youth, families and our staff. Successful candidates are expected to be engaged in Wayside's commitment to DEI. Wayside welcomes equity-minded applicants whose values align with our goal of being a child welfare and behavioral health agency committed to anti-racism, social justice, and advocacy. Successful candidates are asked to be engaged in Wayside's dedication to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Bilingual/bicultural and LGBTQ+ applicants are encouraged to apply!Other details
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- Pay Type Hourly
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