LPC Intern

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Job Overview

The LPC Intern provides counseling services to children and adults who have been impacted by abuse and trauma, and provides administrative support to the Mental Health department.

• Provides individual, play, family or group therapy
• Conducts regular assessments
• Provides crisis intervention as needed
• Assesses client functioning and creates individualized treatment plans
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of child abuse dynamics
• Exhibits cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Maintains current and accurate case records
• Assists clients in securing mental health and social services in the community
• Is available 1-2 evenings per week
• Participates in community and special events
• Assists with general ECCAC operations

Serves as a Member of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)

• Communicates with members of the MDT, providing ongoing feedback regarding client progress/emotional state
• Collaborates with MDT to work toward the mission of the ECCAC
• Provides training and education to the team, and community, as assigned

Maintains Performance and Licensing Standards

• Keeps therapeutic skills current through continuing education
• Participates in quarterly regional peer reviews
• Attends individual and group supervisions
• Regularly reviews cases with Clinical Director
• Maintains minimum professional liability insurance
• Complies with ethical guidelines and rules of licensing board as well as state and federal law
• Complies with all ECCAC Policies and Procedures

Physical Requirements

• Travels for ongoing professional development, as required
• Sits, stands, walks, bends, stoops, reaches, squats, and kneels, as required when working with children
• Maintains therapy rooms and all therapy supplies
• Lifts office materials

Other Information

• Desirable qualities include an excellent work ethic, professional ethics and behavior, dependability, good judgment, flexibility, a positive attitude, and an ability to work well with a variety of people from various disciplines.
• Must pass required criminal and CPS background checks

• Master’s Degree in mental health-related field from an accredited university
• Has obtained a passing score on the National Counselor Examination
• Professional counseling experience working with abused children and adolescents
• Individual, play, family, and group therapy experience
• Prior work with CPS, law enforcement agencies, and district attorneys’ offices preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Reads, writes, and speaks English fluently
• Bilingual, English and Spanish, preferred