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Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare · 1 day ago

Intern/Resident Application (Spring/Summer 2026)

Roanoke, VA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

Start in 2026 Spring

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare is offering internship opportunities for students enrolled in applicable college-level programs for Spring/Summer 2026. Internships are available in various departments focused on providing mental health and substance abuse services to diverse populations.

Addiction TreatmentCommunitiesHealth CareMental HealthNon ProfitRehabilitation

Culture & Values

Responsibilities

Provides home and community-based services to adults diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness who are at high risk for repeated hospitalization, incarceration, and homelessness

Serve clients under the age of 18 to help them reach their treatment goals and objectives

Provides therapy to clients to address their mental health and/or substance abuse issues

Performing activities related to client services and agency procedures (including assessments, treatment planning, discharge planning, referrals, etc.), documenting client services, interacting with other professionals in the client's interest, and providing necessary crisis interventions

Provides counseling that assists clients in achieving and maintaining recovery from their substance use disorder, managing their mental health issues, and remaining in the community

Provides specialized substance use case management and counseling for pregnant women, mothers and their infants, and women of childbearing age