Internship

INTERN LEARNING EXPECTATIONS The Person in Environment Perspective combines a significant amount of field experience with documentation maintenance.  This method includes the following: - Provision of a comprehensive orientation of the intern to the agency staff, individual systems, agency policies and procedures, safety concerns, supervision expectations and requirements, casework requirements, and legal and ethical requirements. - Significant experience in direct clinical work with individuals - Exposure to one or more theoretical practice frameworks with individuals, families, or groups; either directly or through observation. - Experience with case management and networking - Experience with documentation development such as service plans and progress notes - Conducting and completing bio-psychosocial assessment, process recordings, treatment plans with feedback from the field educator. - Experience with event planning, case staffing, and treatment team meetings. - Experience with service advocacy - Specific treatment plan development that includes outlining specific goals, interventions, strengths, needs, abilities, preferences, learning objectives and activities consistent with assessments and other documentation - Open communication with the Field Supervisor and faculty liaison on the quality of field experiences and learning needs. - Participation in community outreach projects.