Psychosocial Support Intern (Unpaid)
Assist with psychosocial support in a community agency setting.
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Overview
Assist with psychosocial support in a community agency setting.
You have:
- Ability to obtain an AZ Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Ability to pass an IRC background check
- Bachelor's or master’s level focus on counseling, social work, or education is strongly encouraged but is not a limiting factor for candidates
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical team, clients, and staff
- Experience with vulnerable populations preferred, particularly psychological trauma due to war, displacement, violence, and persecution
- Desire to work with an ethnically diverse international population in innovative ways
- Demonstrate cultural humility and an understanding of trauma-informed care
- Ability to work effectively with partners, colleagues, and clients in a cross-cultural, team-based environment
- Ability to present oneself in an appropriately personable and professional manner to clients and staff
- Ability to be both consistent and flexible as circumstances warrant
- Ability to receive and utilize constructive feedback regarding performance, presentation and relationships with others
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong computer skills
- Proficiency in a second language spoken by the client base strongly preferred but not required
- A positive attitude and a desire to learn and adapt traditional clinical skills to meet the needs of a diverse client base
- A vehicle, current driver’s license and valid insurance
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Meet with individuals and families in the community or virtually to conduct needs assessments
- Assist with support group session planning and arrangement as well as co-facilitation.
- Prepare an appropriate plan of action with clearly identified goals and activities
- Under supervision, engage in evidenced-based psychoeducation and skill building activities
- Refer clients to community resources or to specialists as necessary and other case management duties.
- Provide follow up with clients for continued care coordination.
- Document activities through case notes and data entry
- Collaborate with supervisor or TS staff to provide crisis assessment
- Assist with evaluation of current program services and explore ways to introduce new service opportunities
- Attend IRC trainings and conference calls addressing mental health program development and other refugee mental health and psychosocial support related topics
- Maintain confidentiality of records relating to clients' treatment.
- Attend individual supervision.
- Drive clients using your own vehicle when needed (if school allows).
- Work in both a standard office environment and community-based environment.
- Other duties, as required
LEARNING OUTCOMES: This internship provides psychosocial support, group facilitation, case management and care coordination experience in a community agency setting. Under direction of a supervisor, interns get practice in cross-cultural group facilitation, psychosocial support, assessment, outreach, resource provision, documentation, in-service training, and data collection.
- Knowledge of the role of racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage; nationality; socioeconomic status; family structure; age; gender; sexual orientation; religious and spiritual beliefs occupation; physical and mental status; and equity issues in a community social work setting.
- Understand the roles of community social workers and the relationship between social workers and other professionals in a community agency setting.
- Demonstrate an understanding of ethical and legal considerations specifically related to the practice of community social work and engage in appropriate ethical behavior.
- Understand and demonstrate basic and advanced service skills with a variety of clients with diverse presenting problems and trauma.
- Understand how to apply appropriate individual and group facilitation skills for initiating, maintaining, and terminating services.
- General principles of assessment and an understanding of symptoms to look for when conducting an intake for psychosocial support.
- Evaluate effectiveness of intervention(s) provided.
- Prepare and maintain records required.
- Learn to use individual supervision effectively.
Qualifications REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to obtain an AZ Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card
- Ability to pass an IRC background check
- Bachelor’s or master’s level focus on counseling, social work, or education is strongly encouraged but is not a limiting factor for candidates
- Ability to communicate effectively with clinical team, clients, and staff.
- Experience with vulnerable populations preferred, in particular psychological trauma due to war, displacement, violence, and persecution.
- Desire to work with an ethnically diverse international population in innovative ways.
- Demonstrate cultural humility and an understanding of trauma-informed care.
- Ability to work effectively with partners, colleagues, and clients in a cross-cultural, team-based environment.
- Ability to present oneself in an appropriately personable and professional manner to clients and staff.
- Ability to be both consistent and flexible as circumstances warrant.
- Ability to receive and utilize constructive feedback regarding performance, presentation and relationships with others.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Proficiency in a second language spoken by the client base strongly preferred but not required.
- A positive attitude and a desire to learn and adapt traditional clinical skills to meet the needs of a diverse client base.
- A vehicle, current driver’s license and valid insurance.
Application Deadline: August 31st
Note: This is an unpaid internship. Intern must commit to 15 hours a week for a 6-month minimum. Internship hours are completed between Monday and Friday from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you worked with a diverse client group? | The interviewer wants to assess your cultural competence and adaptability. | Share a specific experience where you engaged with clients from different backgrounds and what you learned from it. |
| How do you prioritize confidentiality in your work with clients? | This question probes your understanding of ethical practices in social work. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to provide feedback to a colleague or a client. How did you approach it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What experience do you have with case management or working with vulnerable populations? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle high-stress situations or crises, especially when working with clients? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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