Intern

West River Mental Health has been providing mental health care in Western South Dakota since 1948 and is the largest, most advanced community mental healthcare facility in the region. WRMH offers an exceptional Internship Program to provide a community behavioral and mental health internship setting for students are completing their Master’s level education in Counseling, Social Work, Addictions, Health Care, and other Human Services related fields. The worksite setting experience is a fundamental component in the development of a solid basis of knowledge for the intern to move into the professional mental health arena.

With a WRMH Internship, the student will benefit from gaining a vast array of experience in the Human Services field while meeting the practicum and internship requirements of their school. WRMH interns are provided with thorough, practical experience that can only be obtained in an agency-based work setting.

Knowledge Gained:

* Apply the understanding of general principles and methods of case conceptualization, assessment of mental and emotional status, and diagnostic techniques.
* Apply advanced skills, including assessment and theoretical and philosophical bases of counseling, within the professional work setting.
* Demonstrate knowledge of prevention techniques and resources applicable to clients service while utilizing the ability to identify and clarify a tentative personal theoretical counseling approach.
* Acquire and demonstrate adequate knowledge of available referral sources utilized by WRMH counseling professionals within the regional catchment area.
* Gain understanding and appropriate experience in consultation with parents, teachers, families, other community providers, and WRMH representatives.
* Document, in order, and clearly communicate to WRMH supervisors the essential factors in each case in a manner that meets the industry documentation standards.
* Demonstrate knowledge of how administrative policies, procedures, and clinical practices affect the potential legal aspects and risks to the clinician and to WRMH.

Benefits:

* Paid Internship
* Benefits including PTO, Holidays, Health and Dental insurance
* Direct weekly supervision
* Peer support and paid trainings
* Knowledge in EHR systems including collaborative documentation and billing practices

Types of Internships:

* Social work
* Licensed Processional Counselor
* Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
* Licensed Addiction Counselor
* Addiction Counselor Trainee