LLBean Employee Assistance Program – Fairwinds Counseling, Maine
Website: https://fairwindscc.com/Location: Freeport, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Fairwinds Counseling and Consulting, PLLC provides clinical and consulting services to individuals and organizations. Areas of specialty include trauma informed care and evidence based trauma treatment, employee wellbeing and mental health, and mental wellbeing in the workplace. This MSW internship involves providing Employee Assistance Program services to employees of L.L.Bean online and at their corporate locations. EAP services involves providing short term solution focused clinical services to adults and students provide services as part of a small team of clinicians. Students also have the opportunity to engage in macro social work interventions through working in partnership with an organization around issues related to mental health and mental wellbeing and can also choose to work with groups if interested. There is a high degree of supervision and access to consultation with multiple clinical providers. Students will have significant opportunities to develop high quality assessment and treatment planning skills and can utilize a diverse set of clinical interventions to meet client needs. Students work with clients with diverse identities, demographics, and clinical presentations. Past interns have felt prepared to practice in more independent settings following this placement experience.
An ideal internship candidate will have experience in professional or corporate work settings and should be comfortable with independent learning and taking initiative to create desired learning opportunities. Students will have the opportunity to work with clients in person and using a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform. There is significant flexibility which allows for students to craft different types of learning opportunities and students are expected to use their creativity to explore areas of interest. Services are offered between 8-5pm M-F and students have flexibility in scheduling their placement hours within these timeframes.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health
Long Creek Youth Development Center – Maine Dept of Corrections
Website: https://www.maine.gov/corrections/juvenile/Facilities/LCYDC/index.htmLocation: South Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Long Creek Youth Development Center is a juvenile correctional facility (with an accredited high school) operated by the Maine State Department of Corrections. Long Creek functions as a total educational rehabilitative resource within the state-wide correctional setting. The Center provides care, custody and security for its residents (ages 13-21), holds for court evaluations/diagnostic services, education, physical education and recreation through the A.R. Gould School, volunteer services, social services, worship services, as well as medical services to its juvenile offender population. Learning opportunities include: case management, program development, program evaluation, advocacy, assessments, individual counseling, case documentation, milieu management, family work, conflict resolution and group work.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Case Management, Family Services, Forensic/Criminal Justice, Policy/Advocacy, Schools
Loranger Middle School
Website: https://loranger.rsu23.org/Location: Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Country: United States
Description: The student population of greater than 475 students (4th-8th) is heavily influenced by the transient nature of the tourist economy. Much of the work the school social worker provides is case management, referrals, individual counseling and group counseling.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Child Services, Family Services, Schools
Mabel Wadsworth Center
Website: https://www.mabelwadsworth.org/Location: Bangor, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Women's Services
Maine Access Immigrant Network (MAIN)
Website: http://main1.org/about-us/Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Maine Access Immigrant Network (MAIN) bridges access to health and social services for immigrants and refugees in Portland Maine. Our organization works to build a stronger multicultural community in Portland, and to address refugee health literacy, health care enrollment, and coordination of health care benefits and non-clinical care. MAIN provides resource and referral information that is culturally and linguistically appropriate in English, Arabic, Somali, and French to ensure equal access to programs and services for new Mainers from Africa and Middle East.
Placement Type: Community Planning/Development, Family Services, Immigration/Refugee, Policy/Advocacy
Maine Behavioral Health
Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/maine-behavioral-healthcare/rockland-12-union-street-04841-4093Location: Rockland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: A comprehensive mental health center with possible placements in Outpatient Counseling, Community Support Services, Day Treatment and Elder care. The Rockland location has two residential locations, a crisis program and day treatment.
Placement Type: Adult Services, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Crisis, Family Services
Maine Behavioral Health – Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders
Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare/services/autism-developmental-disorders/caddLocation: South Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: The CADD Clinic provides a coordinated, multi-disciplinary approach for children and adolescents 5-20 years old, with behavioral or mental health challenges living at home. Offering child psychiatry, case management, behavioral analysis, and individual and family therapy, the clinic seeks to provide most of what a child needs under one roof. The clinic performs new evaluations and treatment, as well as providing follow-up services to continue the plan of care for children who have been served in the developmental disorders program’s more intensive hospital or day treatment programs.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Services, Developmental Disabilities
Maine Behavioral Health Organization
Website: http://www.mainebehavioralhealth.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Family Services, Health/Medical
Maine Behavioral Health Organization
Website: http://www.mainebehavioralhealth.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcareLocation: Biddeford, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Family Services, Health/Medical, Policy/Advocacy, Public Health
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Website: https://www.mainehealth.org/Locations/Maine-Behavioral-Healthcare/Portland-165-Lancaster-ST-11524988Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Behavioral Health
Maine Behavioral Healthcare – Adult Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/maine-behavioral-healthcare/springvale-474-main-street-04083-1598Location: Springvale, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Adult Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team treatment approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation, and support to persons with serious and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia. Among the services ACT teams provide are: case management, initial and ongoing assessments; psychiatric services; employment and housing assistance; family support and education; substance abuse services and other services and supports critical to an individual's ability to live successfully in the community. Persons served by ACT often have co-existing abuse problems, or involvement with the judicial system.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Case Management, Crisis, Family Services
Maine Behavioral Healthcare – Community Counseling Center
Website: https://mainehealth.org/locations/maine-behavioral-healthcare/portland-165-lancaster-street-04101-222Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: "Maine Behavioral Healthcare provides an array of services at our outpatient practices for adults, adolescents and children challenged with mental health, developmental disorders, co-occurring and/or substance use issues. Specifically, our Portland location provides these services: Adult Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Case Management and Behavioral Health Homes, Counseling, and Psychiatry."
Placement Type: Adult Services, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Child Services, Family Services
Maine Behavioral Healthcare – Elderworks Program
Website: https://mainehealth.org/maine-behavioral-healthcare/services/counseling-therapy-services-adult-child/elder-day-supportLocation: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: The Elderworks program in Portland offers individualized treatment within a supportive and therapeutic group environment. Adults 50 years or older with long-term mental health needs. The Elderworks program: Promotes a supportive community, encouraging engagement in healthy behavior, emotional awareness, improved life skills, and self-care. Helps individuals maintain their ability to live as independently as possible, and provides increased socialization and management of health conditions by offering wellness activities and programming focused on overall well-being.
Placement Type: Adult Services, Aging, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Health/Medical
Maine Boys to Men
Website: http://www.maineboystomen.org/Location: Falmouth, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Maine Boys to Men delivers its eight year old evidence based Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP) to high school students across the state. RSVP is a high school youth driven program which empowers diverse student leaders to play a central role in reducing dating abuse, sexual assault, harassment, and interpersonal violence. In addition to gaining greater awareness, students learn specific bystander intervention techniques which allow them to safely intervene in potentially harmful situations. RSVP is delivered to a group of 30-40 male and female students during a series of four (3 hour) modules. Two faculty facilitators, one male and one female, also participate to support students during and after the training. Serves 14-18 year old high school students in Maine. Student learning opportunities: Program development, program evaluation, advocacy, community organizing, grant-writing, assessments, community education, group work.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Family Services, Schools, Youth Advocacy
Maine Boys to Men
Website: https://maineboystomen.org/Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Adult Services, Child Services
Maine Center for Economic Policy
Website: https://www.mecep.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Administration, Community Planning/Development, Family Services, Planning/Project Management, Policy/Advocacy
Maine Chapter NASW
Website: http://www.naswmaine.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Administration, Community Planning/Development, Planning/Project Management, Policy/Advocacy
Maine Children’s Alliance
Website: https://mainechildrensalliance.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Administration, Child Care/Early Intervention, Child Services, Community Planning/Development, Planning/Project Management, Policy/Advocacy
Maine Children’s Home
Website: https://www.mainechildrenshome.org/Location: Augusta, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Child Services, Child Welfare/Adoption/Foster Care, Family Services
Maine Children’s Home
Website: https://www.mainechildrenshome.org/about-mchLocation: Waterville, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Maine Children’s Home (MCH) is a 501(c)(3) organization that builds and strengthens families and their children, instilling hope for the future and a better quality of life.
Founded in 1899, the Waterville-based organization has evolved with the changing needs of families and children. MCH supports individuals and families of all ages throughout the state of Maine through four core programs that provide essential items during the winter-holiday months, young-parent support, mental health counseling, and adoption.
Placement Type:
Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers
Website: https://www.mainechildrenshome.org/Location: Waterville, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Serve children and families - Provide: Teen Parent School Program; Child Care Adoption; Christmas Program, Summer Camp. Practice Models/approaches used: group, individual, family, play therapy, art therapy.
Placement Type: Behavioral Health, Child Services, Family Services
Maine College of Art (MECA) Counseling and Wellness
Website: https://meca.edu/student-life/counseling-and-wellness/Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Description: Agency does offer Specialization/2nd year learning opportunities for Traditional (32 weeks) practicum hours.
Description: At Maine College of Art & Design, we provide a unique population of emerging artists with mental health care in-house. This is a tight knit, vibrant community which collaborates to support our students' achievement and well-being. Our interns have the opportunity to conduct short-term and ongoing therapy with students, as well as intakes, case management, crisis assessment, and coordination with staff and faculty. There is also freedom for interns to utilize their personal interests and skills in organizing programming events for students, in collaboration with other staff. Interns with an interest in working with LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent populations are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications: Ability to work independently, proactive communication skills, LGBTQ+ affirming
Placement Type: Counseling
Maine College of Art Counseling and Wellness
Website: https://www.meca.edu/student-life/counseling-wellness/Location: Portland, Maine
Country: United States
Placement Type: Colleges/Universities