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Fenway Health · 1 month ago

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

Boston, MA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

1+ years exp

Start in 2026 Fall

Fenway Health is a grant-funded program within the Behavioral Health department offering services to survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, and anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Violence. The Violence Recovery Program Student Intern provides counseling, support groups, advocacy, and referral services under supervision, contributing to the well-being of clients in the Behavioral Health Department.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Provides direct clinical services to clients:

Using established therapeutic processes, provides short-term therapy for VRP clients and co-facilitates 1-2 therapy/support groups for VRP/BH clients

Assists clients in accessing the criminal justice system and/or securing counseling and social services by giving client information and/or contacting service providers directly. Accompanies clients to Court and/or law enforcement appointments, as appropriate

Develops and maintains contacts in other assistance agencies; maintains updated referral lists, conducting outreach to service providers and community organizations about VRP services

Builds a caseload of 10-12 clients overall

Offers at least one clinical hour in the morning between 8-10 am, or at least 1 clinical hour in the late afternoon/evening (5 or 6 pm), dependent on client need

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 session notes, assessments, and discharge summaries according to department standards and in accordance with Fenway policy

Provides consultation to, and collaborates with, the other health care providers that constitute a client’s health care team

Participate In Intern Programming

Participates in regularly scheduled individual supervision, 1 hour per week

Including audio/written process recording activities as requested

Attends and contributes to Intern Group Supervision Meeting, 2 hours per week

Attends VRP team meetings, 2 hours per week

Participates in Fenway Health BH Intern Training Seminars, 1 hour every 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

Performs other related duties as required

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

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to multitask

1 (academic) year of 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

Ability to document timely and accurately in fast-paced environments

Previous advocacy/case management experience

Previous experience in outpatient therapy settings

Prior knowledge of impacts of domestic violence, interpersonal violence, and/or trauma

Experience with LGBTQIA+ issues, HIV, and trauma

Experience with substance use disorders, short-term interventions, and group work

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

Documentation To Be Submitted With Application

In order to be considered complete, application must include the following:

Resume or CV

List of graduate level course work completed

2 letters of reference attesting to prior counseling and/or related experience

Writing Sample

For the Writing Sample: Please submit a paragraph or two setting up a case consultation on a hypothetical client in a multidisciplinary team meeting. Include descriptive demographic and diagnostic details of your client, frame their presenting symptoms, relevant history, dynamics of the treatment, and the question(s) you’re bringing to the team for discussion

Qualification

CounselingAdvocacyCase managementCultural competencyDocumentationEmotional regulationMultitaskingCommunication skillsTeam collaborationFeedback processing

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