Clinical Masters Level Intern

Summary Our IOP Master’s level internship aims to assist in developing competent and ethical entry-level clinicians who are confident in their ability to provide quality, specialized treatment to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing obsessive-compulsive, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. This internship is based within OCD Anxiety Center’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) where interns will obtain professional/clinical development related to individual and family psychotherapy, crisis management, various forms of group facilitation, and documentation.

Interns will develop their practical understanding of evidence-based therapeutic interventions such as exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy-prolonged exposure (DBT-PE), and crisis response planning. Interns may also have the opportunity to create a community and/or an organizational project working with our marketing, outreach, quality and assurance, or office management teams.

Internship Objectives

• Supports and ensures the clinical team and clients function safely, effectively, and efficiently to promote the best quality and output standards.
• Supports scheduling, specific department task completion, communication, conflict resolution, critical thinking, and time and priority management.
• Collaborates with their supervisor, associate clinical director, Clinical Director, and Clinical Project Coordinator to ensure the maintenance of treatment fidelity, company policy and procedure, and client satisfaction.
• Functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Takes an active role in supporting and modeling TOATC business processes that are both current and in development while supporting and cultivating a positive culture on their team.
• Provides validation in a warm, safe environment and keeps clients motivated to work through distress and eliminate neutralizing behaviors.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Presents self in a professional manner.

Primary Responsibilities

• Represents their title as an Intern in a transparent and professional manner at all times with both employees and clients/families.
• Attends weekly supervision (individual/group supervision varies based on school requirements).
• Attends treatment team meetings.
• Attends weekly therapist training.
• Trains up to and maintains a caseload of IOP clients by providing and directing psychotherapeutic intervention during treatment for OCD and other mental health disorders, which will include case conceptualizations, development of treatment plans, and perpetuating a skillful and organized IOP.
• Co‑facilitates/Facilitates various IOP groups.
• Learns and conducts de‑escalation techniques as well as crisis planning and management.
• Maintains comprehensive and timely documentation related to progress notes, group therapy notes, etc.
• Provides case management related to client caseload.
• Maintains communication between their associate clinical director and clinical assistant team.
• Supports in maintaining client satisfaction.
• Ensures clear communication about school expectations including holiday breaks to both their clinical team and to their clients in a timely, clear, conscious, and professional manner.
• Assumes tasks related to clinical treatment that may consist of clerical, clinical assistant, and or project development as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of computers, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer software.
• Accurate and efficient electronic data entry.
• Punctual and maintain excellent attendance.
• Organized, detail‑oriented, takes initiative, and completes job responsibilities independently.
• Multitasking, problem‑solving, interpersonal, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Thrives in a changing work environment including inside, outside, and loud noise level.
• Physical demands of the job include sitting at a desk or table for extended periods, bending, lifting, and walking.
• Pass a full criminal background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Internships requiring 16+ hours weekly.
• We have flexibility with days of the week and hours.
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