Practicum-Non-Public School

• Provide mental health counseling and engage in a range of professional clinical counseling techniques.
• Ability to facilitate a safe and welcoming environment for current and new clients.
• Maintain a calm and professional response to crisis, including the use of mediation and de-escalation techniques.
• Integrates appropriate intervention strategies into clinical work with a trauma-informed and/or co-occurring focus.
• Engage with clients within a cultural competency and disability framework and social justice orientation.

• Provide direct counseling or group therapy on an as-needed basis to clients weekly.
• Provide therapeutic services which may include brief individual therapy, crisis intervention and safety planning, comprehensive assessment, psycho-education, treatment planning, and care coordination.
• Executes a treatment plan that is strengths-based, with observable and measurable goals, utilizing promising and evidence-based practices.
• Consistently and effectively communicates with all team members (children/youth, families, colleagues, natural supports, and providers), on an on-going basis, ensuring others have necessary and up-to-date information.
• Understands and values cultural and racial differences, their alternative perspectives on mental illness, help-seeking and alternative healing practices, as well as lifestyles, goals, family, and community life.
• Completes documentation and required paperwork thoroughly and in a timely manner. This may include documentation of services provided, treatment plans, and progress notes.
• Attends and actively participates in supervision; enlists support, requests and integrates feedback.
• Maintains positive work relationships in a respectful and collaborative manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Currently enrolled in a master's or doctorate program in Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, or Social Work.
• Experience working with children, youth, or adults in a supportive or helping role.
• Must apply for, or possess, a National Provider Identification (NPI) Number within one week of date of practicum.
• Demonstrated ability in working collaboratively with individuals and groups.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Additional Learning Resources and Benefits
• One hour of clinical supervision with licensed professional per week
• Two hours of group supervision with other agency clinicians and licensed clinical supervisor
• Access to various live trainings offered by county and community partners or through Edgewood
• Access to on-line trainings through Edgewood training platform on Litmos
• Connections with the county agencies serving youth and families such as Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, Children and Family Services, Juvenile Probation, and School-Based services.
• Opportunities for continued paid professional development after completion traineeship
• Experience working in an organization focused on healing from stress and trauma

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