OUR FAMILY SERVICES
Job Description
Title: Therapy Intern
Starting Salary: Unpaid Internship
Department: Clinical Services: Counseling
Minimum time commitment: 6 months
Reports to: Counseling Program Manager
Minimum hours per week: 10
Primary Purpose: Provides professional therapeutic services to referred individuals, families or
groups within the Strong Communities division of Our Family.
Program /Department Description: The Clinical Services Department addresses individual and
family functioning issues to help improve the quality of life for children, families, or older
adults. The Counseling Program provides individual, family, and group clinical services, in client
homes, in-office and in community settings.
Essential Duties:
Meets agency standards for:
 Attendance and punctuality
 Positive interactions with others
 Effective work habits
 Knowledge and skills
 Judgment and ethics
Meets position expectations, including:
 Provide therapy to children, parents, adults, couples, and groups to assigned clients
 Conduct intake, psychosocial assessment, diagnosis, and develop treatment plans with
each client
 Provide services in a client-centered and culturally appropriate manner
 Is available to clients at all hours required by program or contracts
 Effectively link clients with appropriate community resources and advocate for client
needs
 Participate in actively soliciting feedback from program participants through distributing
satisfaction surveys or other approved means
 Ensure aftercare planning is conducted with clients, whenever appropriate
 Work cooperatively with members of a larger treatment or service coordination team,
either internally within the agency or externally in the larger community
 Effectively present program curricula for classes or groups
 Recruit and effectively supervise counseling interns, as needed
 Maintain accurate program records and client data
 Meet or exceed program productivity expectations on a regular and sustained basis
 Other duties as assigned
Scheduling flexibility:
Interns are expected to be available at times that meet the needs of their clients and the program.
Thus, evening hours and weekend work is frequently required.
Qualifications:
 Must be in a Master’s Level Behavioral Health Program (i.e. Social Work, Counseling)
 One (1) year experience relevant to position
 Eligible to receive and maintain state fingerprint clearance
 Must complete Our Family’s CORE training
 Strong communication and people skills
 Ability to work with diverse populations
 Since position requires frequent driving to client homes to provide services, a valid
Arizona driver’s license, reliable transportation, current auto insurance, and clean driving
record are required. Mileage compensation may be available from Our Family, though
arrangements must be made with your supervisor for approved mileage in advance.
Volunteers are not covered by our insurance to drive agency-owned vehicles or transport
clients.
 Must have the sensory capabilities to locate, engage, assess, and provide services to
clients, as well as drive long distances to client homes
 Computer and technological skills necessary to complete program paperwork, keep
accurate and timely case records, maintain appropriate correspondence, enter and retrieve
client information on a database, use agency email, and locate information on internet.