Counseling Intern

Counseling Intern

The Bellevue College Counseling Center is excited to announce that we will be accepting Master's Level Interns for the  academic year. Applications will be due January 27, 2025. Interviews will be held mid-Feb. Internship will start early September 2025. Bellevue College cannot accept candidates who require the College to provide clinical liability insurance during the internship.

Applicants enrolled in an accredited university not located within WA State, must:

• Be able to be physically present at the Bellevue College Counseling Center during their internship; AND
• Check with their individual programs and State licensing boards to ensure that an internship placement with the Bellevue College Counseling Center meets their requirements.

The BC Counseling Center focuses on individual and group therapy and does not provide family or couples counseling.

Intern Learning Objectives:

• Execute core clinical knowledge and skills in providing culturally-competent and socially-just short- and long-term individual (personal, educational, and career) and group counseling.
• Implement core clinical knowledge and skills in assisting students, including those who are on academic probation, in identifying and resolving problems affecting their educational and personal development by clarifying short- and long-range educational/personal/occupational goals.
• Execute the core skills and knowledge base in assessing and helping clients prepare for, minimize, and resolve crisis situations.
• Develop culturally responsive therapeutic modalities when working with historically underrepresented student populations.
• Create and maintain ethical and professional relationships with all students, clients, supervisor, and colleagues and staff at the Center and on campus.
• Identify and connect clients with appropriate campus and community resources and services.
• Generate ideas for outreach activities targeting different student populations, plan outreach projects, and conduct outreach activities appropriate for the targeted populations.
• Adhere to the Center's standards for record keeping and utilizing feedback obtained from developmentally supportive clinical supervision for personal and professional growth.

Site Objectives:

• Support interns in applying what they are learning in an ethical and culturally competent manner through their engagement in developmentally supportive clinical supervision and other learning activities.
• Foster interns' confidence as a mental health professionals.
• Support interns in developing their identities as mental health providers in a college setting.
• Provide mentorship for the next generation of counselors.

Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule

This is an unpaid position and successful interns are expected to work 16-20 hours per week.

This position typically assigned as needed on a quarterly basis, with no expectation of continued employment beyond the current appointment.

This position is expected to NOT be eligible for benefits.

About The College

Bellevue College is a diverse student-centered, comprehensive and innovative college, committed to teaching excellence that advances the life-long educational development of its students while strengthening the economic, social and cultural life of its diverse community. Bellevue College is located just 10 miles east of Seattle where we serve a student population of over 54% students of color and over 1,300 international students.

The college promotes student success by providing high-quality, flexible, accessible educational programs and services; advancing pluralism, inclusion and global awareness; and acting as a catalyst and collaborator for a vibrant region.

We strive to create a vibrant and inclusive campus community that supports a diverse student body, faculty and staff. As an essential part of our vision, diversity, equity and pluralism are promoted and fostered in all aspects of college life. By enriching student life through leadership opportunities, personal learning and cultural experiences, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community that fosters creativity, innovation and student success.

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