Clinical Intern - Behavioral Health (unpaid)

Overview

SummitStone Health Partners seeks Clinical Interns to help us in our endeavor to build the healthiest community in the nation … one person at a time.

The Mission :

At SummitStone, we strive to foster trust, empower recovery, and inspire hope to strengthen and enrich our Northern Colorado community.

We need your help to make this vision a reality.

We are building a team who believes in providing crucial services at crucial times, helping the people in our community at their most vulnerable — particularly those who are often overlooked and underserved.

We Embrace Our Diversity

Come As You Are :

A core value here at SummitStone.

We want you to be your authentic self while at work, so we welcome and actively seek team members of different backgrounds, identities and experiences. SummitStone is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, honoring each individual's whole-self by embracing differences in race, ethnicity, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, language and the inherent intersections of many different identities. We invite everyone to share our journey and are proudly an equal opportunity employer.

Experiences and Backgrounds We Look For

If this sounds like your calling, then we want to help you succeed, grow, and thrive at SummitStone.

• Location and hours : variable based on internship requirements
• Dates : 2026 - Winter / Spring Semester

What You’ll Do :

Interns provide services to SummitStone for the specific purpose of gaining pre-professional experience and knowledge in accordance with the requirements of a higher education institution. Interns are seeking to successfully complete their field placement from  an undergraduate or  graduate behavioral health program in a co-occurring clinical setting offered through SummitStone Health Partners without compensation. Interns may provide on-going clinical assessment, diagnosis, individual, family, and group therapy, crisis intervention, and case management services for both child and adult clients with mild to severe mental illness, substance use disorders, and / or disabilities. Participate in weekly supervision, which consists of a minimum of 1 hour per week. Develop, document, and monitor treatment plans. Monitor and document treatment services, interactions, and progress. Ensure that documentation and maintenance of client charts meet agency, state, federal, etc. audit standards. Collaborate with internal (i.e. medical, psychiatric, clinical, case management, peers, etc.) and external (i.e. referral agencies, family, friends, etc.) treatment team members and / or supports around a client’s treatment plan goals, treatment, and treatment progress.  Coordinate with collaterals and / or partner agencies during and after a client’s treatment to ensure sustainable support and step-down services are in place.

Essential duties :

Other responsibilities may vary based on program

Job Requirements :

Minimum qualifications :

Required Education & Licensure :

Essay Requirement

We are seeking clinical mental health interns who are passionate about working in a community mental health setting. Our goal is to provide meaningful training in an environment that serves diverse and underserved populations, with an emphasis on equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive care. Each applicant is required to upload an essay (500-700 words) addressing one  of the prompts below.

Essays will be evaluated for clinical insight, personal motivation, commitment to diversity, and readiness to work in a high-need environment.

Essay Prompt 1

Essay Prompt 2

Start With Yes

At SummitStone, we show up not only for our clients, but for our staff as well. You will be joining a team of committed professionals who believe in the power of starting with “yes” — where an unparalleled level of teamwork and support can solve any challenge.

We believe that people can and do recover, but we also know that they can’t always do it on their own. That’s where you come in. If you have any or all of these qualities, we want you to consider us for your next career move :

Priority consideration will be given to complete applications received by Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 11 : 59pm

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