Counselor Internship

We are looking for Mental Health Counselor Trainees for our 2024-2025 Clinical Internship. This is a school-based unpaid internship with locations all across Marin (Fairfax to Novato).

Marin Counseling Collaborative (MCC): Our community clinic offers professional, skilled, affordable, psychotherapy to address the challenges that life can bring. The Marin Counseling Collaborative is a community counseling center and training program operated by Bay Area Community Resources. MCC provides counseling to children, adults, couples, and families. All of our therapists specialize in working with children and adolescents and have school based counseling experience. Associates working for BACR have the opportunity to learn about private practice through their work with MCC.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's in counseling or related field, or currently enrolled in a Master's program on the path to licensure
• Must be able to commit 20 hrs/week to unpaid internship and available on Wednesdays 9am-2pm
• Unlicensed applicants must be a registered Associate with BBS prior to the beginning of the school year.
• Experienced in working with children, adolescents, or high school-aged youth in a school setting.
• Ability to work well with both youth and families and school staff.
• Must include 2 letters of recommendation, cover letter, and CV/resume in application to be considered

Preferred

• Bilingual Spanish-English highly preferred

About The Program

Trainee Expectations

• Make a time commitment of 20 hours per week for one full academic year and are assigned to an elementary, middle, or high school
• Carry a caseload of 8 –10 students for individual counseling.
• Facilitate a minimum of one group per semester. Occasionally, trainees provide more group counseling hours, depending on school site needs and trainee/supervisor decisions.
• Provide family support, consultation, and therapeutic intervention when appropriate.
• Work cooperatively with school personnel.
• Accompany staff counselors and provide classroom education on topics, such as substance abuse prevention and positive school interaction, when needed.
• Keep accurate, timely, clinical records (including documentation, assessments, and treatment plans).
• Attend one hour of individual supervision, two hours of group supervision, and two hours of didactic training each week. Trainings are held on Wednesday mornings from 9:30 - 11:30 and Group Supervision is held Wednesday afternoons from 12:00 - 2:00.

Orientation: The didactic training begins with an intensive week-long orientation that provides information about the agency, an introduction to the traineeship, and an overview of the program structure and model. Orientation offers initial training on risk & crisis, working in schools, legal & ethical issues, psychosocial assessments, clinical interviewing, substance abuse, treatment planning, record keeping, and cultural diversity. Orientation is structured to provide trainees with enough initial information to begin work in the schools and feel supported in their training.

Individual Supervision: Individual supervision will focus on the development of sound clinical judgment and of the intern’s expertise in assessment, treatment planning, psychotherapy and crisis interventions. The emphasis is also on how to provide skillful clinical services in a school setting, as well as how to develop thoughtful case conceptualization. All supervisors are licensed clinicians and have extensive experience working within the field of school based counseling. Writing progress notes and audio taping are a regular part of supervision.

Group supervision: Group supervision will focus on building clinical skills, while focusing on specific cases in a small group format. Trainees will learn to do formal case presentations and will gain support around working with students, their families and the schools. Audiotapes and/or transcriptions of specific sessions are required for case presentations.

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Learn more about us and see other open positions at www.bacr.org