Now considering applicants for Fall 2024 internships!

About Nexus:

Family, Adolescent, and Children Therapy Services (Nexus-FACTS) is a dedicated group of mental health professionals and practitioners specializing in providing quality mental health services to families, children, and adolescents. Nexus-FACTS is committed to a systemic approach in working with our clients since we believe that families are the backbone of our communities. We work to improve the quality of life for children, adolescents, and families through active collaboration with parents, schools, and other community professionals. Our services include outpatient for ages birth to adult, early childhood therapy at our PASS (Preschoolers Achieving School Success) day treatment program, systemic family therapy (SFT) and more, providing excellent learning opportunities for graduate students!

Position Summary:

The Intern is responsible for applying learned classroom theory with on-the-job practical experience in the assigned program while ensuring the applicable Academic Program and or/Academic Institution's learning criteria are satisfied. General responsibilities and duties will vary depending on the types of services and programs offered at each individual Nexus Family Healing agency location. Intern shadowing and training experiences could include youth & family social work, early-childhood treatment, intensive in-home treatment, facilitating client resources, therapeutic assessment and stabilization, family therapy, tracking and evaluating treatment outcomes, etc.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Fulfills the required academic program and or/ Academic Institution's criteria for an internship learning objectives.
• Participates in the orientation and the onboarding process to learn Nexus Family Healing's policy and procedure expectations (e.g. safety, harassment free environment, resident confidentiality, etc.)
• Ensures confidentiality of all treatment and services information pertaining to clients and their families.
• Maintains agreed upon schedule and timeliness.
• Meets the supervision requirements and expectations.
• Acts ethically, professionally, and is respectful when communicating and interfacing with clients, coworkers, and external contacts.
• Performs other job-related responsibilities, tasks and projects as needed and/or requested of the position.
• For advanced internships: The level of involvement in daily responsibilities and/or participation in any short or long-term projects will be support by Nexus Family Healing and will not be dependent upon the work of the intern. Rather, the assigned supervisor will provide "job shadowing" or observational opportunities that allow the intern to learn certain skills or functions while under supervision.

Required Education and Licensure:

• Must be enrolled in master's, or other graduate degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, or related fields, from an accredited college or university (and the school program must meet educational requirements to become a licensed counselor- LPC/LPCC, LMFT, or LICSW).
• Must meet the required number of experience hours in a human services field for the internship level.
• Valid driver's license required and meets the state regulating agency and Corporate driving requirements.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of family-based philosophy and practice is preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The job requires extended periods of sitting. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Expected Hours of Work:

To be coordinated by the Nexus agency supervisor and Intern. The intern may be asked to maintain a schedule that is adjustable and flexible to meet changing work needs and demands of clients and their families.

Duration:

Internships are relatively short-term in nature or will typically range from one quarter to one year in duration. The duration of the internship will be established in advance of the internship. An intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship. All recruitment and selection practices at the conclusion of the internship will be in accordance with Nexus standards.

Our Workplace Values: At Nexus Family Healing, our ICARE shared values (Innovation, Compassion, Agility, Responsiveness, and Excellence) are the foundation for our actions in the workplace. They define how we behave with each other, our clients, our partners, and our communities. Every interaction we have with each other will be met with understanding, kindness, and helpful action.

Keywords: behavioral health, caring career