Description

Position Description

This dynamic internship offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in the rapidly growing field of infant and family mental health. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of experts, you will play a vital role in supporting the pivotal stages of child development and fostering strong early attachments between children and their caregivers through a cutting-edge, relationship-based approach. You can expect a minimum of ten (10) client hours per week, with a maximum of thirty (30) client hours per week.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide mental health services to children, teens, and their families in the clinic.


• Provide relationship based early intervention services to infants/children and their families in the home, community, and clinic.


• Establish and maintain strong collaborative and professional relationships with clients and staff.


• Complete case management for assigned cases. This includes scheduling and managing client hours, gathering resources for clients, requesting additional services, supporting the referral process, and communicating with other service providers.


• Complete weekly progress notes and periodic progress reports.


• Participate in weekly supervision, minimum two hours a week of group supervision and one hour a week of individual/triadic supervision.


• Attend staff meetings, in-services, and training.


• Deliver Developmental Screeners and Assessments for infants and young children.


• Participate in IFSP/IPP/IEP meetings for assigned cases, acting as coordinator of information between family and other members of the team.


• Observe health and safety precautions in all activities.


• Ensure treatment areas are clean, safe, and organized before and after each session.

CDI offers excellent benefits:

• Certificate in Infant Family Mental Health is awarded after 1 year of training at CDI(see flyer).

• Associate MFT/MSW, post Masters for client contact hours plus case management time at 1 hour per 4 hours of clients. (e.g., 20 client hours/wk. + 5 hrs. case management/wk.).


• Strong mentorship with ongoing training and supervision.


• Free additional training and CEs available.


• Diverse caseload including various settings (clinic, home, and community)


• Flexible work schedule.


• 100% Employer sponsored medical & dental insurance, if eligible.


• Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays, if eligible.


• Mileage reimbursements, if eligible.

Qualifications

Education/Experience and Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a mental health or education related field.


• Minimum one year of experience working with toddlers and young children.


• Demonstrate ability to work in a family centered, collaborative way with parents and professionals.


• One year (12 month) commitment.

Physical Requirements, must be able to:

• Ability to bend, squat, turn and move to respond and physically interact with young children.


• Lift at least twenty-five pounds.


• Travel occasionally for in-home/community-based sessions. Reliable transportation required.

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt, Part-Time position

*If seeking a pre-Masters Traineeship:

Email cover letter and resume to Wendy Lara at [email protected]