Crisis Care Navigation Therapy Intern (Spring 2027 / Summer 2027)

Job Summary

The Crisis Care Navigation Therapist Intern provides crisis services to families who are experiencing difficulties in response to any number of internal and external stressors. The intern works as a member of the crisis response team directed by a Crisis Care Navigation Program Supervisor/Field Instructor. Services take place in the home and community. Work hours are flexible and must be kept below 20 per week. Some evenings or weekends may apply.

Essential Duties

• Respond to immediate and non-immediate crises in the community, de-escalating crisis situations, safety planning with families, and providing short term services of skill building while working to link families to longer term supports.
• Provide crisis intervention and de-escalation.
• Work with at risk youth and families in the community.
• Provide family and individual skill trainings.
• Become a certified CANS assessor and complete these with youth/families.
• Provide advocacy opportunities.
• Conduct safety planning and risk assessment.
• Assess clients' immediate need and link to services.
• Assist with data capture and data analytics if in line with learning needs.
• Work with local Care Management Entities as part of the OhioRise Program.
• Provide information and referral.
• Learn about public policy that contributes to new programming to support youth and families in crisis if in line with learning needs.
• Assist with gathering information to complete crisis assessments and preliminary diagnoses.
• Be part of a new program being built from the ground up.
• Formulate goal-oriented treatment plans in accordance to client need, inclusive of step-oriented processes for preventing crises and stabilizing the family unit.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the clinical record through the timely completion of assigned documentation in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
• Responsible for timely client termination/evaluation letters.
• Provide advocacy and coordination with schools, the justice system, social services, health services, and like agencies as needed.
• Provide culturally competent clinical services, including crisis assessments, safety plans, treatment plans and updates, individual crisis counseling, skill building for youth and caregivers, linkages, and termination/transition summary reports.
• Adhere to Agency/ACS/NASW codes of conduct and ethics and to the Learning Contract as designed by Student and Field Instructor.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, supervision, and on-going training.
• Keep all required trainings, certifications, and licensure current in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
• Respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information obtained during the client's treatment.
• Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree required.
• Must be, at a minimum, a current second year Master's student in Social Work, Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Valid Ohio Trainee license (Social Work Trainee, Counselor Trainee, Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee), or higher, required.
• Strong clinical skills including training and/or classroom experience in systemic family therapy, crisis intervention, family education, behavioral interventions, and substance abuse therapy.
• Cultural competency in working with diverse individuals, groups, and communities.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Professional and ethical conduct.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• At least two semesters of clinical fieldwork and/or substantive professional clinical experience required.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and driving record that meets the underwriting criteria of the Agency's insurance company.