Overview

The Student Intern will have the unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Arrow’s Tangram School, working closely with our experienced team to support children. The intern will assist in supporting the mental health and well-being of those within the select programs. The selected intern will receive mentorship and supervision from experienced professionals. This is an unpaid internship with a specific start and end date.

Benefits Include

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Responsibilities

Specific program and role outlined below. Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

*Family Centered Treatment:

 

FCT Practitioner-

• Assess FCT interventions and strategies to address family dynamics and promote positive behavioral changes.
• Review documentation including FCT fidelity documentation and progress notes, monthly reports and assessments.
• Assist in gathering and analyzing data to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans and interventions.
• Support case management activities including documentation, progress tracking, and follow-ups with families.
• Observe and help facilitate family therapy sessions.

*Residential:

Therapist-

• Assist in the development of the treatment plan that meets client’s needs and complements services provided by other treatment team members.
• Under the supervision of the field instructor, provide clinical services to include but not limited to: individual, group, and family therapy.
• Review client files to access service plan implementation, progress towards desired outcomes, and future appropriateness of service plan.
• Assist in the development of discharge and aftercare plans.

Case Manager-

• Participate in development of assessment, service delivery, discharge, and aftercare planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete documentation according to licensing, accreditation, and agency standards.
• Participate in case planning conferences, School meetings, court hearings, staffing, etc., as appropriate.
• Review client files on a quarterly basis to access service plan implementation, progress towards desired outcomes, and future appropriateness of service plan.

Residential Counselor-

• Engage in a trauma informed model of programming to provide physical and emotional safety for residents.
• Supervise residents in various activities in order to observe and promote positive social behavior or affect changes in their social behavior.
• Model and teach life skills to program residents that will help them develop interpersonal relationships, social skills and how to navigate through their internal and external surroundings.
• May complete shift documentation including but not limited to: residential case notes, incident reports, and resident inventory; may also complete documentation requested by clinical or medical staff such as sleep logs and behavior checklists.
• Observe methods/techniques of residential staff and participate in treatment of residents in interaction, limit setting, and implementation of treatment plans, also responsible for co- facilitation and involvement in life-skills groups.

*Schools:

 

Therapist-

• Assist in the development of the treatment plan that meets client’s needs and complements services provided by other treatment team members.
• Under the supervision of the field instructor, provide clinical services to include but not limited to: individual, group, and family therapy.
• Participate in the development of all treatment goals, objectives, interventions, approaches, etc., as it relates to the IEP.
• Review documentation of ongoing treatment of children and progress through discharge by deadlines set by regulatory agencies, State requirements, or Arrow policy.

Occupational Therapist-

• Help oversee individual occupational therapy in the classroom and other school settings.
• Oversee sensory integration for students within the school setting.
• Function as a treatment team member and attend team conferences and meetings.
• Support the classroom team, providing assistance with students during school hours.

Speech and Language Pathologist-

• Observe individual and group speech and language therapy in the classroom and other school settings as a member of a collaborative team.
• Observe classroom staff in implementing strategies to improve speech and language skills for each student.
• Sit in on evaluations of students to determine skill, strengths, and needs in the areas of speech and language.
• Participate in students’ behavioral plan along with members of the team.

Student Teacher-

• Promote a safe learning environment for students within the scope of administrative policies and procedures.
• Assist in the timely completion of all necessary paperwork to accurately record student progress. This is to include: daily attendance records, grades, IEP data logs, portfolios, and behavioral logs.
• Assists in the direct group and individual instruction to students.
• Maintain proper rules, safety, and security of students, providing crisis intervention when necessary.

*Traditional Foster Care:

 

Case Manager/Clinical Case Manager-

• Support case management and clinical intervention services to children and families.
• Under supervision, assist with assessments for youth in program, as required by the State agency to determine current functioning and to develop client’s initial needs and individual treatment plan.
• Participate in development of assessment, service delivery, discharge, and aftercare planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete case notes, billing documentation, treatment plans, progress notes and other documentation according to licensing, accreditation, and agency standards.
• Attend trainings and meetings as required.
• Participate in case planning conferences, Team Meetings, School meetings, court hearings, staffing, etc., as appropriate.

Family Home Developer-

• Assist in training prospective and current foster parents.
• Assist in screening prospective foster families for eligibility.
• Review the necessary paperwork and training requirements for foster/adoptive families.
• Help in the home study process following prospective families’ completion of paperwork and PreService Training.
• Field information requests from prospective foster parents and assure follow up with the request.
• Assist with appropriate matching of prospective foster parents to Arrow and regulatory standards.
• Assist with conducting internal audits according to Arrow and regulatory quality assurance standards.

Qualifications

High school degree or equivalent required. Must be actively enrolled in an accredited university/college program to receive credit, pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Education, Business, Statistics, or related field preferred.