Life Skills Internship - Flexible Start Date - Summer 2024

Seeking Bachelor and Master level interns to join the Life Skills team as a clinical intern currently pursuing their degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field preferred!

Life Skills Center in Needham, MA is a DMH-funded day treatment program for adolescents between the ages of 12-18 with a range of mental health diagnoses that hinder their functioning in school and their community. Life Skills takes pride in providing individualized treatment with an enrollment of 8 youth maximum. 

This program runs year-round, Monday-Friday from 9-3 and provides 3 therapeutic groups a day as well as seasonal field trips and community outings.

Schedule:

• Flexible Mon-Fri (16-24 hours per week)

Please note that this internship is unpaid.

As a clinical intern you will:

• Plan and co-facilitate 2-3 therapeutic groups a day that touch base on various interventions (i.e., CBT/DBT, Expressive Art, Movement, Psychoeducation, Social-skill building)
• Attend weekly staff meetings to discuss program updates
• Attend weekly clinical rounds to discuss youth updates and referrals
• Managing paperwork and completing daily progress notes
• Receive weekly 1:1 supervision

Our ideal candidate:

We are looking for someone who is creative, open-minded, and has a desire to gain more experience and knowledge in working with adolescents and group work! Here at Riverside Community Care, we take pride in our employees for being compassionate, respectful and innovative. If you are ready to be part of a team that puts people first, then you are strongly encouraged to apply!

Required Experience

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program
• Prior experience working with children, adolescents, and/or young adults
• Prior experience or knowledge of therapeutic group work

Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.