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Fenway Health · 1 month ago

BH Graduate Student Intern 2nd Year - OPT (Sept 2026)

Boston,MA,US

Internship

Onsite

Intern

1+ years exp

Start in 2026 Summer

Fenway Health is a leading organization in behavioral health services, and they are seeking a Graduate Student Intern to provide clinical support and services within their Behavioral Health Department. The intern will engage in direct clinical services, participate in intern programming, and adhere to agency policies while gaining valuable experience in a supportive environment.

Hospital & Health Care

Responsibilities

Provides direct clinical services to clients:

Using established therapeutic processes, provides intake/diagnostic evaluations for new clients, offers short-term therapy to BH clients, and co-facilitates group therapy for BH clients

Builds and maintains a caseload of 14-15 clients

Must be on site to offer clinical hours (individual and/or group) between 5-7pm at least 2 evenings a week (M/T/W/Th)

All clinical hours must be provided from on-site at 1340 Boylston St., though some of these sessions may be conducted via telehealth

Adheres to NASW Code of Ethics

Performs and completes clinical documentation/administrative tasks accurately and in a timely manner:

Documents each client interaction within departmental window of compliance (48 hours), for review and co-signature by Intern Supervisor

Completes diagnostic evaluations, treatment plans, treatment plan updates, session notes, group notes, assessments, and discharge summaries according to department standards and in accordance with Fenway policy

Writes a collaborative treatment plan by the 4th treatment session

Provides consultation to and collaborates with the other health care providers who constitute a client’s health care team

Participate in Intern Programming:

Participates in regularly scheduled individual supervision, 1 hour per week

Including audio/written process recording activities as requested

Attends and contributes to Intern Group Supervision, 2 hours per week

Attends and contributes to Group Facilitator Supervision Meeting, 1 hour per month

Participates in regularly scheduled Group Co-Facilitation Supervision, 0.5 hours per week

Attends Outpatient Psychotherapy Team meetings, 1 hour twice per month

Participates in Intern Didactic Training Seminars, 1 hour per week

Attends on-site Department Meetings, quarterly

Meets Agency Participatory Expectations

Adheres to all agency and departmental policies and procedures as appropriate, including but not limited to the following, as not doing so would result in termination of internship:

Attendance and Punctuality

Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Workplace Bullying Policy

Occupational Health Guidelines

Participates in quality assessment and improvement activities as requested

Adheres to the highest principles of patient and client confidentiality

Adheres to established safety policies, procedures and precautions; identifies potential or actual unsafe situations in the environment and takes measures to rectify the situation

Attends all required meetings, in-services and professional trainings

Attends all regularly scheduled research meetings, trainings, forums and pertinent FCH staff meetings

Maintains professional competence necessary to perform job responsibilities; maintains and provides agency with records of continuing education activities

Performs other related duties as required

Qualification

Individual counseling experienceGraduate degree enrollmentUnderstanding human behaviorDiverse teamsEmotional regulationCommunication skillsMultitasking abilityTimely documentationAdvocacy experienceOutpatient therapy experienceLGBTQIA+ issues experienceSubstance use disorders experienceFlexibilityAdaptabilityFeedback processing

Required

Active enrollment in a graduate degree program in related field (e.g. Social Work or Counseling)

Flexibility, adaptability, and ability to multitask

1 (academic) year of individual counseling with clients and/or related experience, at minimum

Successful completion of graduate level course work focused on understanding human behavior, basic counseling theoretical frameworks, and basic diagnostic assessments

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working within an ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse team

Ability to work harmoniously with diverse groups of individuals

Ability to demonstrate emotional regulation of self, foresee impacts of emotional expressions on others (peers, colleagues, and patients), and modulate emotional expression accordingly to support rapport building and professionalism in shared workspaces

Ability to receive, process and respond to feedback in both individual and group supervision spaces