Behavioral Health Services Intern

Position: Behavioral Health Services Intern

Reports To: Behavioral Health Services Supervisor

*** This is an unpaid internship

About DABSJ

D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s is a private non-sectarian agency that serves vulnerable children and families from the entire community. Our core objectives are to strengthen families, help children heal from abuse and neglect, provide homes and help kids thrive.

About This Opportunity

The Behavioral Health Intern is a trained professional who works with clients under the age of 18 either in an individual, family, or group setting for the purpose of helping them to understand and manage a wide range of developmental and behavioral issues.

When working with Behavioral Health Service clients, the Intern will focus on meeting the mental health needs of the children and families by providing in home therapy, connecting families to other mental health resources that best meets their need or providing individual therapy in an office setting.

Focus of treatment can include depression, anxiety, child abuse effects, harming oneself, eating disorders, phobias, aggression and other symptoms or difficulties in behavior and feelings.

The Intern helps children assess their issues by observing their behaviors and assessing what treatments will best benefit the child.

Would you like to help us accomplish our mission as a Behavioral Health Services Intern?

Must be in college program seeking Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling or Marriage and Family.

Offered Benefits and More

• Flexible Scheduling- Hybrid.
• Opportunity to learn and grow from working with a diverse population of children and families.
• Access to a robust training system.
• Work within an environment of creative problem solvers.
• Regular supervision.
• Working within a collaborative division with a wide variety of experience and knowledge.
• Work within a trauma informed environment supported by the Sanctuary Model (trauma informed organizational change model).

D.A. Blodgett – St. Johns is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment. DABSJ does not discriminate on the basis of race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists; culture, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, socio-economic status, disability, or other legally-protected characteristics as required by law.

Applicants being considered for hire must pass a central registry clearance check and criminal background check to be eligible for employment.