Family Support Services Intern - Full-time / Part-time

div style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Location: Newburgh, NY/span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Pay: Unpaid/span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Hours: Flexible, generally between 8am-5pm/span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"/span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Access: Supports for Living Inc. is in the business of doing good.  We have a mission: To help people live the healthiest and fullest lives possible.  Here, you’ll be a valued part of an innovative team that touches the lives of more than 10,000 people each year across the Hudson Valley in programs supporting people to pursue the life they imagine.  At Access, we believe in work with a purpose./span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"To learn more about Access and our services visit a href="http://accesssupports.org/"accesssupports.org/a. /span/divdiv align="center" style="text-align: center;line-height: normal;margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 12.0pt 0.0in;"hr style="color: rgb(38,50,56);" //divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 12.0pt 0.0in;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"We work with a variety of individuals and families from all walks of life who are involved with the foster care system. In addition, we work with parents, children, foster families and other alternative permanency resources. Individuals interning within this setting will have exposure to many individuals with varying levels of needs. This clinical internship position will offer students the opportunity to take their education even further with direct individual support through therapy, assessments, and treatment planning./span/divdiv style="line-height: 15.0pt;background: white;margin: 12.0pt 0.0in 12.0pt 0.0in;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"strongThis position requires that applicants be enrolled in a degree program that will grant them credit hours for their internship. Applicants must also be second year Master’s level or advanced first year Master's level students studying Social Work or Mental Health Counseling./strongbbr /br /strongTo be considered for an internship placement with Access, please submit a cover letter with your application that includes the school you are attending, your degree program, details on your internship requirements, and the Access program(s) of interest to you./strong/b /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"buPRIMARY FUNCTIONS/u/bb:/b/span/divulli style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Facilitate/assist in Psycho-educational, rehabilitation, and recovery groups./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Facilitate/assist in family and individual counseling sessions./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Conduct intakes and complete Psychosocial and other assessments./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Responsible for caseload appropriate for the student’s experience level and education level./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Responsible for all required documentation associated with caseload (i.e., monthly summary reports, individual session notes, family session notes, required assessments, etc.)./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Participate in treatment planning, coordinate with Orange County DSS, Family Court, as well as transferring and closing client files./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"b /b/span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"buADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL / ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT:/u/b/span/divulli style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Opportunity to participate in clinical modalities, such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Crisis Intervention, and Motivational Interviewing./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Opportunity to participate in/conduct individual and family therapy sessions./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Gain experience in managing behavioral health documentation./span/lili style="line-height: normal;background: white;font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Attend and participate in Family Court proceedings./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"buQUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES/u/bb:/b/span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Previous experience in a clinical setting is preferred./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Strong organization skills with accurate attention to detail./span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Sufficient skills to communicate effectively with both clients and staff./span/li/uldiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"buEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/u/bb:/b/span/divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"bSecond year Master’s level Social Work student./b /span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"bSecond year Mental Health Counseling student (with the ability to have an LMSW Task Manager and receive group supervision)./b /span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"bAdvanced first year Master's level Social Work student./b /span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Previous behavioral health or clinical experience is preferred./span/li/uldivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;" /span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"buPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:/u/b/span/divdiv style="line-height: normal;"/divdivspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case./span/divdiv /divul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"li style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long-periods of timeb/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Must have own reliable transportation and be willing to provide in home/community therapy.b/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Able to work in open space floor planb/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Must be capable to move throughout work dayb/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Work alongside co-workers within 3 feetb/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Must be able to move in tight spacesb/b/span/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"divspan style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Must be able to move freely throughout non-ADA Compliant dwellings to provide home and community based services/span/div/lili style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"Occasional lifting of gt; _u15+/u pounds/spanb/b/span/li/ulpspan style="font-family: 'Times New Roman' , serif;"span style="font-family: sans-serif , arial , helvetica;"EEO Employer/span/span/p