The position of Mental Health Intern represents the face of the Clinic – in this capacity, you and your colleagues will be both providing direct client care and building experience and expertise in screening and assessment through staffing the front desk. We are seeking dedicated and enthusiastic individuals who have a passion for mental health as well as a strong commitment to social justice through engagement with anti-racist and anti-oppressive work. The right candidate will aspire to the highest level of ethics, be diligent, be eager to engage in professional development, will be open and approachable, and will have a sense of humor. We value the whole person and want to create the best possible internship opportunity; therefore this position has been created to deliberately be part-time to avoid unnecessary burnout. This means that, while it is a paid internship, the income would be considered supplemental.

Benefits

• Supporting the individual:

  • Limited caseload of 10 clients/week

  • Paid direct client hours

  • Possibility of petitioning for additional clients as capacity and ability grows

  • Paid intake desk hours of 6 hours/week

  • Guaranteed lunch hour

• Clinical development included:

  • Clinical supervision provided for free

  • Administrative supervision provided for free

• Professional development included:

  • Weekly continuing education trainings provided for free

  • Consult groups provided for free

  • Anti-racist/anti-oppressive facilitated work groups provided for free

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide all client services in a trauma informed and culturally responsive manner.

• Establish and maintain a client caseload.

• Demonstrate and apply appropriate individual and group counseling skills, demonstrating working alliances with individuals.

• Complete all client files in a timely manner in accordance with administrative supervision.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, supervisors, and colleagues.

• Demonstrate openness to receiving and incorporating supervision feedback.

• Demonstrate knowledge and application of ACA Code of Ethics and the NBCC Code of Ethics.

• Demonstrate effective communication in care coordination with the use of community resources and referrals and inter- and intra-agency collaboration.

• Must work within the scope of practice and competencies identified by collaborative educational agreement, in accordance with the service plan and including transition planning.

• Will document a minimum of two hours every year of suicide risk screening, suicide risk assessment, treatment, and management training.

• Engage in weekly continuing education and training as provided by ACC.

• Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the field of professional counseling and therapy.

• Demonstrate personal traits conducive to effective counseling and continued professional development.

• Demonstrate engagement with anti-racist/anti-oppressive work for both professional and personal development.

Required Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled (and remain enrolled) in a graduate program for a master’s degree in clinical mental health or marriage and family therapy, or a related field of behavioral science.

• Must be able to establish a collaborative educational agreement between ACC and the MHI’s graduate program.

• Will consent to a Criminal Records Background Check, with the results being maintained in their personnel file.

To apply:

Please submit current transcripts (unofficial is acceptable, if hired we will then request official transcripts), your resume/CV with cover letter, and three professional references (one of which must be a current supervisor or professor) via email to eknott@alivecounselingclinic.com and msmaha@alivecounselingclinic.com 

Professional Counselor Associate Program Staff

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Program Staff

The Associate Clinician will assist in providing oversight and mentorship to the Mental Health Intern program staff, assist with client transfers and providing coverage, be involved in facilitating the weekly training and consult meetings, and maintain their own caseload of clients. This person will ideally be a dedicated and enthusiastic individual who has a passion for mental health and a strong commitment to social justice through engagement with anti-racist and anti-oppressive work, as well as a strong interest in mentoring and teaching. The right candidate will aspire to the highest level of ethics, be diligent, be eager to engage in professional development, will be open and approachable, will have a sense of humor, and will enjoy supporting other clinicians. The position of Associate Clinician will be compensated in consideration of their Registered Associate status.

Benefits

• Supporting the individual:

  • Opportunity for increased caseload of up to 20 clients/week

  • Paid desk/intake hours up to 8 per week

  • Paid opportunity to assist with facilitation of weekly trainings

  • ACC administration will support you with advertising and billing on your behalf

• Professional development included:

  • Clinical supervision for licensure provided for free

  • Administrative supervision provided for free

  • Weekly continuing education trainings provided for free

  • Consult groups provided for free

  • Anti-racist/anti-oppressive facilitated work groups provided for free

Primary Responsibilities and Required Competencies

• Provide all client services in a trauma informed and culturally responsive manner.

• Provide mentorship and assistance to Mental Health Intern Program Staff.

• Maintain a client caseload.

• Demonstrate and apply appropriate individual and group counseling skills, demonstrating working alliances with individuals.

• Complete all client files in a timely manner in accordance with administrative supervision.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors and colleagues.

• Demonstrate openness to receiving and incorporating supervision feedback.

• Demonstrate knowledge and application of ACA Code of Ethics and the NBCC Code of Ethics.

• Demonstrate effective communication in care coordination with the use of community resources and referrals and inter- and intra-agency collaboration.

• Must demonstrate the following minimum competencies: suicide and other risk assessments and interventions, creating and monitoring safety plans, completion of bio-psycho-social assessments and additional assessments, updating assessments when clinical circumstances change, generating a differential DSM-5-TR diagnosis, prioritizing health, wellness and recovery needs, writing measurable service objectives, creating, monitoring and revising service plans, delivery of mental health and recovery treatment services in individual, group and family formats within their scope, gathering and recording data that measures progress toward the service objectives and documenting services, supports and other information supportive of the service plan.

• Must render services and supports within their scope of practice.

• Must document a minimum of two hours every year of suicide risk screening, suicide risk assessment, treatment and management training.

• Engage in weekly continuing education and training as provided by ACC.

• Demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment to the field of professional counseling and therapy.

• Demonstrate personal traits conducive to effective counseling and continued professional development.

• Demonstrate engagement with anti-racist/anti-oppressive work for both professional and personal development.

Required Qualifications

• Must qualify to apply for or already have obtained one of the following:

  • Professional Counselor Associate registered with the OBLPCT

  • Marriage and Family Therapy Associate registered with the OBLPCT

• Must consent to a Criminal Records Background Check, with the results being maintained in their personnel file.

To apply:

Please submit your resume/CV with cover letter and three professional references (one of which must be a current or recent supervisor) via email to eknott@alivecounselingclinic.com and msmaha@alivecounselingclinic.com

Please also submit a copy of your certification/registration. If you are in process of applying or will be eligible to apply as soon as your degree has been officially conferred, please address your plans in your cover letter.

Consulting Supervisor:

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

As a Consulting Supervisor, you will be hired to provide specific supervision or training in alignment with your speciality and licensure as needed by ACC to address necessary gaps in our in-house supervisory expertise. You may also be invited to bring your specialty focus to the bi-annual quality assurance and performance improvement committee or the yearly trauma-informed care review committee, which directly informs the policy and procedures of ACC as well as service delivery and training opportunities provided for staff and providers.

Benefits

• Opportunity to positively influence and guide future mental health professionals.

• All hours worked will be paid at the contract supervision rate.

• Opportunity to take an active role in determining future training, supervision opportunities, and policy and procedure revision for the betterment of service delivery.

Primary Responsibilities and Required Competencies

• Demonstrate competence in leadership and cultural responsiveness.

• Demonstrate competence in oversight and evaluation of services and staff development.

• Demonstrate competence in assessment, person-centered treatment planning, case management and coordination, and care coordination with utilization of community resources.

• Be able to supervise group, family, and individual therapy and counseling.

• Maintain and supervise to a high level of fidelity to ACC documentation standards, and be able to provide and teach rationale for services to promote intended outcomes.

• Maintain fidelity to and implement all ACC policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Must hold one of the following licenses, which demonstrate fulfillment of QMHP equivalency and requisite two-year post-graduate clinical experience:

  • Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), active and in good standing with the OBLPCT

  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), active and in good standing with the OBLPCT

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), active and in good standing with the OBLSW

• Must be a certified or approved supervisor.

• Must consent to a Criminal Records Background Check, with the results being maintained in their personnel file.

To apply:

Please submit your resume/CV with cover letter and three professional references via email to eknott@alivecounselingclinic.com and msmaha@alivecounselingclinic.com