Behavioral Health Intern, Masters Level

Job Description

Job Description

This is a paid internship

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is seeking a masters level Social Work for 2025 that works under the close supervision of an independently licensed counselor or social worker, providing services to meet the individualized mental health needs of the children and families served. Performs a variety of functions in multiple settings, displaying an understanding of family dynamics, cultural preferences, and community environments. Delivers services to client and / or any other individual who will assist in the client’s mental health treatment.

Direct Client Service

• Conducts agency based as well as community-based individual, group, and family therapy. Develops treatment plans, formulates, and facilitates intervention objectives to meet child’s and family’s needs.
• Evaluates progress of each client, while providing coordination and / or assistance in crisis management and stabilization as needed.
• Provides a comprehensive and complete diagnostic assessment of each child referred for mental health service, which includes a conceptual and clinically significant behavioral or psychological picture.
• Makes specific efforts to incorporate an awareness of culturally diverse populations through an understanding of the nuances of an individual and family’s cultural frame of reference.

Administration

Internal and External Collaboration

Quality Assurance and Effectiveness

Minimum Education, Experience and Other Skill Requirements :

This position requires current enrollment in a Master’s degree program in Social Work, Counseling, or related field at an accredited college or university. Certification (CT or SWT) required.

Culture :

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers.

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.