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Fenway Health · 1 month ago

BH Graduate Student Intern - 1st Year (Sept 2026)

Boston, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Fall

Fenway Health is a healthcare organization focused on serving diverse communities. They are seeking a Graduate Student Intern to provide support and services to clients in the Behavioral Health Department, including case management and direct client services under supervision.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Provide evidenced-based screening/assessment and case management support to primary care patients as part of multidisciplinary team

Support clients on caseload with a mix of SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) interventions under the supervision of Primary Supervisor

Document each client interaction within departmental window of compliance (48 hours), for review and co-signature by Intern Supervisor

Maintain a caseload of 10 clients in Behavioral Health Integrated (BHI) Care (including individual therapy clients, drop-in services, triage assessments, and low barrier therapy services)

Offer at least 2 clinical hours in the evening (5-6pm)

Provide drop-in behavioral health services for clients who utilize Fenway's Access: Drug User Health Program

All clinical hours must be provided from on-site at 1340 Boylston St. or 359 Green St., though some of these sessions may be conducted via telehealth

Adhere to NASW Code of Ethics

Participate in regularly scheduled individual supervision, 1 hour per week

Including audio/written process recording activities as requested

Attend and contribute to Intern Group Supervision Meeting, 1 hour per week

Attends and contributes to BH Department Case Disposition Meeting, 1 hour per week

Participate in cross-training and job shadowing activities outside of BHS team, 1 hour per week

Attend Pod-Based Multidisciplinary team meetings, 1 hour per week

Attend BHS team meetings, 1 hour every other week

Participate in BH Intern Training Seminars, when topic is determined by training team to be applicable/indicated

Attend on-site Department Meetings, quarterly

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

Performs other related duties as required

Qualification

Case managementBehavioral health servicesEvidenced-based assessmentGraduate degree enrollmentCultural competencyEmotional regulationMultitaskingCommunicationFlexibilityAdaptability

Required

Active enrollment in a graduate degree program in related field (e.g. Social Work or Counseling) required

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to multitask

Case management or human services related experience required

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 required

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