SOS Masters Level Intern - Knoxville, United States - Project Transition

Description

Job Description

At Project Transition, it's our mission to enable individual persons who have serious mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorder and/or a dual diagnoses of SMI and IDD live a life that is meaningful to her or him in the community on terms she/he defines.

Title: SOS Masters Level Intern

Supervisor: National Director of Outpatient Services

Summary of Job Duties:

The SOS Coordinator Intern works with the National Director of Outpatient Services and SOS coordinators to learn the concepts of coordination of care between all stakeholders, including the coordination of care meetings.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Must work a designated number of hours each week required by the University
• Maintain all requirements from the University for the field placement
• Participate in Project Transition trainings and events
• Learn and participate in developing community linkages
• Learn and participate in providing initial services and assessments for new members
• Participate in and learn to facilitate the coordination of SOS team meetings and crisis plan development for individuals
• Learn to and facilitate needed outreach visits to the individuals' home, day and vocational settings
• Learn to develop and understand the Comprehensive Assessments, Cross-Systems Crisis Prevention and Intervention Plans, intake/assessments, intervention and outcome plans any other applicable documentation of services provided
• Complete trainings as aligned with regulatory compliance
• Other duties as comfort and clinical capabilities develop

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or other human services
• Actively enrolled in a Master's level program in a related field
• Recommended: Experience working with families and individuals