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Mental Health Internships A Career Path with Purpose Established in 1980, the Associated Clinic of Psychology (ACP) is known throughout the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin as a leader in preventing, diagnosing, and treating mental health issues. Our commitment to clients is to provide a comprehensive array of mental health services. ACP has several different divisions providing a broad range of services in a variety of settings: our Outpatient Clinics, our Geriatric division which provides services in long-term care facilities, nursing homes, and other facilities, and also our Community-Based division which provides a number of services in homes, schools and other community settings.
Our internship program is looking for qualified practicum students for a 9+ month internship.
What We Offer The opportunity to work with a premier and established mental health care provider with consistent referrals and strong relationships within the medical and mental health community Supervision: individual (weekly) and group (monthly) Hourly compensation when interns begin providing billable hours Mileage reimbursement when interns begin providing billable hours (for Geriatric and Community-Based interns) 401(k) provided based on eligibility date A flexible schedule and a supportive team of clinicians who encourage work/life harmony A laptop and technology support for EHR (Credible) Employment possibilities following the internship Geriatrics Division Structure of the Practicum: Opportunities to provide diagnostic assessments, write treatment plans and provide therapy to older adults in long-term care settings. Collaborate with key stakeholders to promote continuity of care. Quality supervision throughout the internship.
Our 3-Tier Approach: Shadow with other Geriatric Clinicians Joint sessions with supervisor and intern (as long as appropriate) Independent work doing diagnostic assessments, therapy, consultations and in-service Our interns will develop experience by: Following best practice standards of the program. Working with older adults in their own environment. Possessing a willingness to receive feedback and promptly making changes.
Maintaining a professional demeanor and having effective written and verbal communication skills. Completing timely and accurate submission of documentation and other documents as required. Demonstrating emotional intelligence/maturity and modeling appropriate boundaries.
Working with diverse populations and having an openness/awareness of their own personal biases. Traveling within the Twin Cities Metro area. Possession of a valid driver's license and auto insurance is required.
Maintaining a minimum number of billable hours. Fun Fact: To date, all of the MSW candidates that have completed an internship at ACP have passed their LGSW exam!