Master’s Level Internship or Predoctoral Practicum Placement: Outpatient Program (Edina)

The Outpatient Program supports children, teens and families by providing clinic-based diagnostic assessment and individual and family therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts, and behavioral difficulties. Outpatient services are provided at one of our three clinic locations (Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park, and Edina). Clinicians and families collaborate on treatment goals together, based on feedback from the diagnostic assessment. Therapy services focus on building a child’s strengths and gaining skills to be successful at home, in school, and in the community. Interns typically are on-site 16-20 hours/week, and see a caseload of 6-10 clients.

Clinical Treatment – Interns will have the opportunity to:

· Conduct diagnostics assessments

· Develop and implement treatment plans, safety plans, and goal setting based on the client’s diagnosis and the needs of the family

· Provide individual and family therapy designed to improve the child’s functioning across settings

· Provide care coordination, such as collaborating with a teacher, primary care physician, psychiatrist, case manager, and/or other professionals working with the child

· Create a discharge plan

Documentation – All interns are to ensure Minnesota and HIPAA data privacy requirements are followed. Interns will gain experience with and be expected to maintain documentation as specified in our Clinical Policy Manual, including:

· Diagnostic assessments

· Treatment plans

· Session progress notes

· Child and Adolescent Service Intensity Instrument (CASII) and other outcome or assessment measures as needed

· Documentation of all case activities

· Discharge or transfer summaries

· Collaborate with the billing department to maintain current, timely authorizations, for all therapeutic services from required insurance policies

· Timely communication with the supervisor and program support team

Supervision and Professional Development – Interns are expected to:

· Attend weekly supervision to support clinical and professional skills development, monitoring of client progress and treatment needs, reflect on the therapeutic process and factors that contribute to progress or barriers, and ensure documentation is completed and timely

· Attend case consultation; identify questions for consultation and present case information; provide and receive support from other team members

· Interns are welcome to participate in Agency trainings and in-services as their schedule permits

· Attend team consultation held on the first Tuesday of every month from 9:00am – 10:30am.

· Must be enrolled in a Master’s program in Counseling Psychology, Professional Psychology, or related program that leads to LPCC licensure; a Doctoral program in Counseling Psychology, Clinical Psychology, or School Psychology that leads to LP licensure; a Master’s program in Marriage and Family Therapy that leads to MFT licensure.

· Must be earning academic credit for a MA-level internship or predoctoral therapy or advanced practicum placement

· Applicants should be empathetic, self-reflective, and have the ability to stay regulated in difficult situations

· Knowledge of trauma-informed practice is desired

· Demonstrated knowledge of cultural diversity and the role of culture in the therapeutic process