Mental Health Therapist Intern

Paid Mental Health Therapist Intern – Akron

Finding joy together, that's living.

You may know us locally as Ohio MENTOR, and we are now part of Sevita. At Sevita, the work we do and the relationships we create changes lives. Whether you're a caregiver, a clinician, a therapist, or a business colleague, the connections you make here will energize and ground you in the mission of helping people live well.

Here at Sevita we help people live well through home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, independent life. And the best place to do that is at home and in communities. We've made this our mission for over 50 years.

Inspiring possibility, growing together, seeing our impact. That's living.

Role Description

• Provide person-centered assessments in the areas of behavioral health, education, personality, community engagement, vocational needs, relationships, and family interactions.
• Develop service or treatment plans based on assessment of strengths, needs, collaboration with referral agencies, and collaboration with the individual served.
• Provide activity and participation-based interventions and approaches developed from training materials, experience, individual and/or families’ successes.
• Make referrals to services and resources on behalf of individuals and/or families served.
• Assure that documentation and records are kept confidential, organized, submitted to supervisor in an accurate and timely manner.
• Participate in team meetings with peers and collateral team meeting when needed.
• Provide an aftercare plan for each family/individual served.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with community partners from referring/ collateral agencies. Guide the family in their interaction with referring agencies, and other community organizations as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing a Master’s degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy or related degree that will lead to licensure in social work, counseling, or marriage and family therapy.
• Completion and proof of a Master’s level practicum preferred.
• A valid license and reliable vehicle.

Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process.