Intern - Master's

Internship Position

Position: Intern – Master's

Location: Elgin, IL

Job : 204

# of Openings: 3

Stipend offered!

• Must be enrolled in a master’s level program in Social Work, Psychology, or other related field at the time of internship.
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or other related field.
• Must be able to pass an extensive background check.
• Effective positive interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness to approach tasks and experiences with a positive attitude, and receive feedback from Field Supervisor.

• Mileage reimbursement for approved travel based on Expense Reimbursement Policy
• Supervision
• Educational Opportunities
• Access to resources and additional training opportunities

• Adhere to FSA policies, rules, and standards of practices as well as all applicable ethical codes. NASW and ACA Code of Ethics.
• Complete all necessary employee onboarding requirements in a timely manner.
• Establish a written learning agreement with Field Instructor. Identify specific learning objectives and create a consistent schedule as well as evaluation arrangements.
• Participate in completing any required internship evaluations or meetings with school.
• Adhere to field placement schedule and notify Field Instructor of any changes prior to changes being implemented. Notify Field Instructor of unavoidable absences or inability to come in at scheduled times.
• Complete assigned tasks by Field Supervisor that may include direct client interactions, documentation, and/or completion of an assigned project.
• Responsible for working with collaterals on behalf of active clients, including: referral and linkage, discharge planning with in‑patient psychiatric facilities, and the advocacy of a client’s rights within the education, legal, state and mental health systems.
• Use good judgement in all work to ensure client safety. Seek out necessary resources and practices effective self‑care to enhance performance in all internship duties.
• Maintain all client’s confidentiality and rights under the HIPAA law.

FSA offers flexible scheduling for interns, and it can be determined during the interview process. Typically interns work around 12-15 hours each week.

• Weekly/Bi‑weekly individual supervision with a social worker with two or more years of experience.
• Once a month group supervision with interns with a social worker with two or more years of experience.
• Responsible for reporting to supervisor regularly about problem cases or situations, need for special services and resource information.
• Responsible for discussing learning progress and experiences.

• Maintain a record of field hours and assigned duties in collaboration with the Field Instructor.
• Responsible for completion of and meeting deadlines for all paperwork for cases, including: CIS Billing Notes, Case Closing, and other paperwork necessary or appropriate for maintaining case files.
• Responsible for completion and meeting deadlines for all agency administrative paperwork, including: CIS Billing Notes, expense sheets and any other administrative or agency requested reports.
• Responsible for attending staff meetings, clinical meetings and program meetings as assigned by Supervisor.
• Responsible for participating in Utilization Review process.

• Complete all necessary training requirements based on program assigned.
• Maintain log of trainings completed.

• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor to the best of Intern’s ability.
• Perform incidental business‑related travel as needed.
• Responsible for participating in the Internship Innovation Fair.
• Responsible for promoting collegiality at the workplace by working collaboratively with others.
• Responsible for any equipment assigned to be kept free from damage or loss. Any damage or loss of equipment needs to be immediately reported to Supervisor.

Family Service Association of Greater Elgin provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. The company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristics.

Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Family Service Association of Greater Elgin is committed to equal employment opportunity.