Mount Prospect Academy
Website: https://www.mountprospectacademy.org/Location: Rochester, New Hampshire
Country: United States
Description: Does the agency offer Specialization/ 2nd Year Advanced Clinical MSW practicum learning opportunities? - YES
Does the agency offer Generalist/1st Year MSW practicum learning opportunities? - NO
Description & Responsibilities:
Mount Prospect Academy - New Hampshire Community Based Services offers different community based programs: Project Connect In-Home Individual Service Option, Solid Foundations Home Based Therapeutic Services, and FAST Forward NFI. These programs operate with the goal of preventing and/or minimizing out-of-home placements and helping youth transition back to their home communities from residential care. With the right combination of supports, many youth, regardless of their presenting concerns, can remain safely in their natural environment without long term residential placement.
MPA - NH Community Based Services provides individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, educational counseling, case management and service coordination, psychoeducation and parent training, substance abuse counseling and education, anger and behavioral management, trauma informed care, preparation for independent living, role modeling and applied learning in the community, pro-social community based groups, GROW curriculum, ARC Framework, trauma based treatment, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Adventure therapy groups for latency and adolescent aged youth, and NH SAU additional service options for students.
MPA’s Community Based Services are intended to provide short term support and stabilization. As such, services provided by the PS intern and their teams should generally be focused on helping clients and their families identify and utilize long-term community supports and natural supports as well as agencies in the community. Within that framework, the PS intern role is to provide overall leadership on the case in terms of permanency and family and youth guided treatment. The PS intern is responsible for establishing clear treatment goals and clinically appropriate recommendations for treatment and interventions. The PS intern directs the activities of other team members (EG. Permanency Coaches) to ensure client and family interactions are goal oriented and clinically appropriate. The PS intern will provide case management and clinical (individual, family, group) support to children and their families.
The PS intern will perform some or all of the following services: provide clinical support for individuals and their families to overcome obstacles, identify strengths and develop support networks that will help them overcome barriers; provide support, education and guidance to assist in developing structure, routines, effective parenting skills, positive communication, safety and behavioral plans, as well as hygiene plans. Other services provided are based on individual and family needs (i.e., nutrition and meal
planning, household budgeting, etc.)
Responsibilities:
• Complete tasks associated with client intake process
• Create and update treatment plans including student and caregiver treatment goals
• Provide individual and family therapy as indicated in the treatment plan
• Provide case management, including but not limited to employment outreach, housing
outreach, acquisition of household goods and other resources, community service coordination
• Collaborate with referring contacts and other case collaterals including therapists, guidance
counselors, physicians, psychiatrists, probation officers and attorneys.
• Ensure proper filing of all documentation using Extended Reach medical records system protocol.
• Prepare for periodic treatment review meetings by completing progress reports and updated treatment plans.
• Support, coordinate, and co-facilitate groups, including prosocial recreational activities
• Provide transportation to clients and families in appropriate situations according to treatment plan goals, ie. to attend group or register for food stamps
• Attend regular office meetings, including weekly faculty meetings and case reviews
• Shadow Permanency Specialists and Permanency Coaches in various meetings, including family therapy sessions, school meetings, treatment review meetings, and case reviews
• Complete and file documentation in accordance with MPA timelines, including SOAP notes,
monthly reports, and weekly reports
• Attend supervision as requested by supervisor, at a minimum of weekly
• Complete other miscellaneous tasks to support overall functioning of designated office as
determined by supervisor
Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in progress in social work, human services, psychology or related field
• Valid driver’s license, insured transportation, ability to transport clients in personal vehicle. Position requires satisfactory completion of background and other record(s) checks.
Operates Monday through Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Supervisor: Senior Permanency Specialist, Clinical Supervisor
Type of Employment: At-Will, Part-Time, Unpaid
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the intern is regularly required to talk or hear. The intern frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The intern is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The intern may rarely lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this internship include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat or cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate
Interns have access to MPA Employee Wellness Benefits after 90 days, which include reimbursement for mileage, reimbursement up to $100.00 for oil changes and car detailing, as well as self-care. Reimbursement for self-care includes $100.00 per quarter for:
- Health club and gym membership
- Yoga, meditation and other fitness classes
- Holistic alternative treatments not covered by insurance such as massage, acupuncture,
reflexology
-Copays for counseling
-Nutrition or health coaching
-Nail Salon services such as manicure and pedicure
Reimbursement for services or costs not included in the categories above may be requested. Preapproval by the Clinical Operations Director or Human Resources Manager for reimbursement for any item not on this list is required. A clear wellness benefit must be demonstrated for approval.
Additional Qualifications:
Holding a valid driver's license and insured vehicle. Ability to drive and transport clients in the community for individual counseling in the community. Mondays are required to be at placement to participate in Team Meeting and Peer Supervision. Work independently and collaboratively within a team environment, flexibility and adaptability, excellent communication, consultation with clinical supervisor, and the ability to start learning opportunities quickly within the first month.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Child Services, Community Planning/Development, Family Services, Home Health, Protective Services, Youth Advocacy
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Country: United States
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Website: http://www.nyap.org/Location: Augusta, Georgia
Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Child Care/Early Intervention, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Family Services, Health/Medical, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health, Substance Abuse, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://newbeginmaine.org/Location: Lewiston, Maine
Country: United States
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Website: https://www.newportmentalhealth.org/Location: Middletown, Rhode Island
Country: United States
Description: Our Mission
The Mission of Newport Mental Health is to improve the lives of those who live, work, and study in Newport County by providing the highest quality, recovery-oriented, evidence-based, and integrated mental health and substance use care
Who We Are
Newport Mental Health is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). We are a 501(c)3, charitable nonprofit organization and we treat people of all ages, from all walks of life, regardless of their ability to pay. Immediate access to care is available by calling 401-846-1213.
We welcome children, adolescents, families, and adults who are experiencing problems with mental illness, substance use, or stress in their lives, and who would benefit from counseling and other behavioral health services and supports. Our person-centered recovery approach to care provides the opportunity to achieve a better quality of life and recovery from emotional illness. Through more than 30 unique programs, Newport Mental Health serves people of all ages, and from all walks of life, prioritizing the importance of family and community.
What Sets Us Apart
Person-centered care values the person benefiting from health and social services as an equal partner in planning, developing, and monitoring care to ensure their needs are met.
Outreach and engagement are essential; we meet individuals where they are. We allow them to make changes when they are ready, and we take the time to build rapport, trust and hope with every individual we serve.
Collaboration honors our clients’ wisdom, recognizing that they are the experts in their own lives.
Autonomy is at our core; we believe in empowering our clients and honoring their choices.
Compassion, empathy, and understanding are at the center of everything we do.
Community is not just an entity or a group of people; it’s a feeling of connection to others, acceptance for who you are, and the promise of unconditional support. When you work with Newport Mental Health, you become part of our community.
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Location: Norfolk, VirginiaCountry: United States
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Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Community Planning/Development, Forensic/Criminal Justice, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://worcesterschools.org/school/north-high-school/Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Country: United States
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Website: https://sapcc-vt.org/Location: Springfield, Vermont
Country: United States
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Website: https://www.neparentchild.org/Location: Schenectady, New York
Country: United States
Description: Case management, behavioral health, foster parenting.
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Website: https://ncfc.us/Location: Martinez, California
Country: United States
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Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Family Services, Homelessness/Housing, Policy/Advocacy, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://www.northernrivers.org/Location: Albany, New York
Country: United States
Placement Type: Adult Services, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Family Services, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://www.nvfs.org/Location: Manassas, Virginia
Country: United States
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Website: https://oesterlen.org/Location: Springfield, Ohio
Country: United States
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Website: http://dhss.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/default.aspxLocation: Fairbanks, Alaska
Country: United States
Placement Type: Child Care/Early Intervention, Child Services, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Protective Services, Youth Advocacy
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Website: http://www.okdhs.org/Pages/default.aspxLocation: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Country: United States
Description: A federally-funded program for children deprived of support because of a parent’s death, incapacity, absence or unemployment.
Placement Type: Adult Services, Aging, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Services, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Developmental Disabilities, Family Services, Policy/Advocacy, Protective Services, Youth Advocacy
Old Colony YMCA
Website: https://www.oldcolonyymca.org/locations/brocktonLocation: Brockton, Massachusetts
Country: United States
Placement Type: Child Care/Early Intervention, Community Planning/Development, Family Services, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://uofapartners.uark.edu/Location: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Country: United States
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Placement Type: Community Planning/Development, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Family Services, Planning/Project Management, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://www.people-inc.org/Location: Williamsville, New York
Country: United States
Placement Type: Adult Services, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Services, Developmental Disabilities, Family Services, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Website: https://www.pernetfamilyhealth.org/Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Country: United States
Placement Type: Child Care/Early Intervention, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Developmental Disabilities, Family Services, Policy/Advocacy, Protective Services, Public Health, Youth Advocacy
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Country: United States
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Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Services, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Forensic/Criminal Justice, Protective Services, Youth Advocacy
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Country: United States
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