The Production Farm, Inc Mental Health Internship Whitelaw, WI · Sheboygan Falls, WI · Green Bay, WI · Part time

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The Behavioral Health Support Intern  is responsible for transportation and skill development one-to-one or in small groups to provide peer interaction, emotional regulation, and daily living skills to youth and adults with mental health diagnoses. All interns are expected to adopt an outside the box, creative, playful mindset to instill and develop personal, interpersonal, and technical skills for each individual by utilizing each consumer's unique skills, interests and talents. This could include:  cooking, gardening, music, exercise, carpentry, community outreach, and arts. These services are offered to consumers seven days a week and can take place during the day or in the early evenings. Interns may also be present at team meetings where the treatment team is updated on progress in session with The Farm. 

Interns may be asked to support the behavioral health outpatient program. This could include: client intake screening, insurance/billing communications, shadowing counseling sessions, and joining therapy meetings

Other Intern opportunities include: Community food and hygiene pantry operations, Community Clothing Closet, Community Meetings, and local community resource drives. Weekly supervision is provided by Licensed Professional Counselors and/or Licensed Clinical Social Workers. We have two locations: a farm in rural Manitowoc County and a renovated church in Sheboygan Falls. We also provide services at satellite locations at participating partner organizations in Green Bay, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan.

Performance Expectations and Areas for Development/Experience

• Willing to try new things to reach consumer goals
• Maintain time management and organizational skills, manage and meet internal and external deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with consumers, peers, and supervisors
• Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with internal team members; be collaborative, coachable, and self-aware
• Be flexible with thought and time and work with a sense of urgency, patience, and personal responsibility
• Assist in keeping spaces clean and clutter free (clean up after yourself and clients and cook as needed).
• Professional Documentation
• Document all services in compliance with all state and federal regulations (training provided)
• Follow HIPAA compliance procedures and requirements

Qualifications:

• Experience and high comfort level with commonly used software; proficient in Google Suite (gmail, google drive, google calendar, google classroom)
• Drivers License with clean driving record and car insurance
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, special education, human development, or social welfare
• Preferred: Masters degree in clinical psychology, psychology, school or educational psychology, rehabilitation psychology, counseling or guidance, social work, professional counseling, human services leadership, applied leadership for teaching and learning, special education, and child development
• Preferred: Experience working in mental or behavioral healthcare and community support programs
• Preferred:  Experience working with youth or young adults