Job Description:

Essential Job Functions:

• Practicum Intern Students will be provided with a written list of duties to include specific POS services they provide. These students may be assigned a limited caseload based on background and prior experience.

• Students will adhere to both professional conduct and standards and will be informed of confidentiality and ethical issues during orientation.

• Other duties as assigned by the Clinical Supervisor, Program Director, Vice President, and/or Executive Team members.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of confidentiality laws governing substance abuse and mental health treatment.

• Ability to establish rapport with client population.

• Capable of communicating ideas clearly and effectively both verbally and written to produce clear and concise reports.

• Knowledge of case management and rehabilitation methods, principles and techniques as they relate to mental health and substance use disorder treatment services.

• Knowledge of the problems encountered by persons with mental illness and/or substance use disorders residing in the community and how to access the various community resources available.

• Knowledge of the methods and modalities as well as the legal requirements and court procedures related to treating mental illnesses and substance use disorders.

• Knowledge of training techniques and practices used in a mental health and/or substance use disorder treatment setting.

Experience and Education Qualifications:

Eligibility for a Practicum/Intern Student includes a master’s program or above status if providing counseling services and a final year bachelor’s student if providing case management and community support work.

Supervisory Requirements:

None

Practicum Requirements:

Practicum/Intern Students must provide to the agency a letter from their academic advisor attesting to their qualifications and eligibility for the practicum / internship.

Physical Requirements:

ADA Consideration - Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (exists up the 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (exists 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, or pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status, or to other non-work related factors.

Preferred Family Healthcare is a Smoke and Tobacco Free Workplace.

About Brightli

Brightli is on a mission: A mission to improve client care, reduce the financial burden of community mental health centers by sharing resources, a mission to have a larger voice in advocacy to increase access to mental health and substance use care in our communities, and a mission to evolve the behavioral health industry to better meet the needs of our clients. We are doing this by forming a new behavioral health organization under new model. Under one parent company, multiple organizations are able to collaborate, share resources and system supports, increase recruiting and retention efforts, increase access to specialized care, and meet the growing demand for behavioral and addiction recovery care.

Brightli’s top-line subsidiaries include Burrell Behavioral Health (Burrell), Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH), and Southeast Missouri Behavioral Health (SEMO). While these organizations operate independently and are governed by separate board of directors, their operations and services benefit from this model. Alone, organizations may be able to navigate the current tumultuous healthcare environment, but we believe that together we can do so much more than survive. Our communities need us now more than ever, and by working together we are ready to answer their call for years to come.

Brightli Snapshot

• 200 locations

• 4 states

• 19 subsidiaries and/or affiliates

• 5k+ employees