BH Graduate Student Intern 2nd Year - OPT (Sept 2026)

BH Graduate Student Intern 2nd Year - OPT (Sept 2026)

Boston, MA Behavioral Health Job Type Internship

Under the direct supervision of an Intern Supervisor and existing leadership within the Behavioral Health Department, the Graduate Student Intern provides support and services, including direct clinical services to clients of the Behavioral Health Department, 24-30 hours per week for the academic school year from September 8th, 2026 through May 15th, 2027, exact dates depending. Additional hours for onboarding and orientation will be required between the dates of August 31st and September 4th, 2026.

Representative Duties:

• Provides direct clinical services to clients:
• Using established therapeutic processes, provides intake/diagnostic evaluations for new clients, offers short-term therapy to BH clients, and co-facilitates group therapy for BH clients
• Builds and maintains a caseload of 14-15 clients
• Must be on site to offer clinical hours (individual and/or group) between 5-7pm at least 2 evenings a week (M/T/W/Th)
• All clinical hours must be provided from on-site at 1340 Boylston St., though some of these sessions may be conducted via telehealth
• Adheres to NASW Code of Ethics
• Performs and completes clinical documentation/administrative tasks accurately and in a timely manner:
• Documents each client interaction within departmental window of compliance (48 hours), for review and co-signature by Intern Supervisor
• Completes diagnostic evaluations, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, session notes, group notes, assessments, and discharge summaries according to department standards and in accordance with Fenway policy
• Writes a collaborative treatment plan by the 4th treatment session
• Provides consultation to and collaborates with the other health care providers who constitute a client's health care team
• Participate in Intern Programming:
• Participates in regularly scheduled individual supervision, 1 hour per week
• Includes audio/written process recording activities as requested
• Attends and contributes to Intern Group Supervision, 2 hours per week
• Attends and contributes to Group Facilitator Supervision Meeting, 1 hour per month
• Participates in regularly scheduled Group Co-Facilitation Supervision, 0.5 hours per week
• Attends Outpatient Psychotherapy Team meetings, 1 hour twice per month
• Participates in Intern Didactic Training Seminars, 1 hour per week
• Attends on-site Department Meetings, quarterly
• Meets Agency Participatory Expectations
• Adheres to all agency and departmental policies and procedures as appropriate, including but not limited to the following, as not doing so would result in termination of internship:
• Attendance and Punctuality
• Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Bullying Policy
• Occupational Health Guidelines
• Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities as requested
• Adheres to the highest principles of patient and client confidentiality
• Adheres to established safety policies, procedures and precautions; identifies potential or actual unsafe situations in the environment and takes measures to rectify the situation
• Attends all required meetings, in-services and professional trainings
• Attends all regularly scheduled research meetings, trainings, forums and pertinent FCH staff meetings
• Maintains professional competence necessary to perform job responsibilities; maintains and provides agency with records of continuing education activities

Requirements:

• Active enrollment in a graduate degree program in related field (e.g. Social Work or Counseling)
• Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to multitask
• 1 (academic) year of individual counseling with clients and/or related experience, at minimum
• Successful completion of graduate level course work focused on understanding human behavior, basic counseling theoretical frameworks, and basic diagnostic assessments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working within an ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse team
• Ability to work harmoniously with diverse groups of individuals
• Ability to demonstrate emotional regulation of self, foresee impacts of emotional expressions on others (peers, colleagues, and patients), and modulate emotional expression accordingly to support rapport building and professionalism in shared workspaces
• Ability to receive, process and respond to feedback in both individual and group supervision spaces

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to document timely and accurately in fast-paced environments
• Previous advocacy/case management experience
• Previous experience working or interning in outpatient therapy settings
• Experience with LGBTQIA+ issues, HIV, and trauma
• Experience with substance use disorders, short-term interventions, and group work

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to meet the following physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodations:
• Sit at a computer station for extended periods of time
• Ability to keyboard for extended periods of time
• Complete work in timely, focused, and respectful way in shared and coworking workspace

Documentation to be Submitted with Application:

• In order to be considered complete, application must include the following:
• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• List of graduate level course work completed
• 2 letters of reference attesting to prior counseling and/or related experience and suitedness for this particular placement/population
• Writing Sample

LGBTQIA+ identified persons, Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC), and individuals from other historically underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.