Clinical Intern

POSITION TITLE: Clinical Intern STATUS: Intern GRADE:

DEPT/PROGRAM NAME: SVSS Reports To: Clinical Program Coordinator

SUPERVISES: N/A

SUMMARY:

The YWCA Metropolitan Chicago is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. The Clinical Program-Chicago is part of the Sexual Violence Support Services (SVSS) of the YWCA. The Clinical Program-Chicago provides crisis counseling and short and longer-term individual, family, and group therapy to survivors of sexual abuse and their non-offending significant others ages 3+. The program operates out of our Medical District Center located in Chicago, Illinois. All services are confidential and free to clients. The program accepts interns from Master's level Social Work, Counseling, and Art Therapy programs (second or final year only). The Clinical Program-Chicago strives to have a culturally and ethnically diverse professional staff to best meet the needs of clients. Ideal candidates should be aware of cultural considerations and enjoy working with adults, children and families. Counseling services are available in English and Spanish; therefore, bilingual Spanish-speaking interns are highly encouraged to apply. A stipend for completion of a full academic year internship will be offered to interns.

COLLABORATES WITH:

SVSS Counseling Team

ESSENTIAL responsibilities:

- Manage a caseload of 6-8 individual cases (dependent on waitlist) and co-facilitate at least 1 therapy groups and/or client workshops.

- Provide information, referrals, and case management support.

- Support Clinical Program Specialist with intakes and maintaining the waitlist.

- Input clinical data into program databases while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines.

- Participate in monthly program and administrative team meetings.

- Participate in case consultations and present at least one case during the internship.

NON-ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop trauma-informed and victim/client-centered clinical skills.

- Learn relational/psychodynamic and trauma therapy approaches and explore other treatment models.

- Access to YWCA's clinical training library and reading materials.

- Opportunity to participate in other clinical and learning experiences (i.e., Chicago Rape Crisis Hotline, Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities) [as available].

- Participate in and/or create projects based on agency need and intern interest.

WORK OPPORTUNITIES:

- Develop strong trauma-informed and client-centered clinical skills.

- Learn relational/psychodynamic and trauma therapy approaches and other treatment models.

- Access to YWCA's clinical training library and reading materials.

- Opportunity to participate in other clinical and learning experiences [as available].

- Participate in and/or create projects based on agency needs and intern's interest

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Entering final year of Master's-level Counseling, Social Work, Art Therapy programs (Non-final-year students with strong trauma-related work experiences may apply).

- Attend the 40-hour Sexual Assault Crisis Intervention training provided by the agency at no cost prior to the internship.

- Commitment to internship from mid-August to end of June.

- Commitment to a minimum of 20 hours/week with two weekday evenings; Fridays 9-2:30pm required, and Saturdays optional.

- Participate in weekly 1.5-hour individual reflective supervision conducted by a licensed clinician and monthly 1-hour intern group supervision.

- Willingness to travel to no more than two sites (primarily based at our Medical District office at 1340 S. Damen Avenue).

- Ability to work independently with ongoing supervision by licensed clinicians.

- Bilingual Spanish-speaking interns are highly encouraged to apply.

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Second or final year of Master's program in Social Work, Counseling, or Art Therapy

CERTIFICATION(s) REQUIRED:

Intern is required to complete a 40-hour Sexual Crisis Intervention training prior to, or at the beginning of, their internship.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Hybrid format of providing in-person and telehealth counseling services. Interns will work both independently under the supervision of a licensed clinical therapist.

WORK SCHEDULE:

Choose two or three days Monday through Thursday: 20 hours/week with two weekday evenings until 8pm or 1 week day evening until 8pm and 1 Saturday day shift. Also, Friday's from 9-2:30pm are required.