Internships

In our internship program, we create an environment that is supportive and clinically challenging, with continuous instruction, hands-on experience, and weekly supervision, along with regular multidisciplinary team consultations. Additional learning is achieved through participation in intern seminars that focus on a range of clinical topics and consultations. Branch staff serve as mentors and role models for interns, providing on-site support and feedback as needed. We seek to ensure that our interns have the opportunity to pursue excellent careers in behavioral health.

At THS, our work with clients is based on a strengths-based and harm reduction model, and we strive to ensure our internship program breaks this down for students and teaches them how to work within this mindset.

We produce graduates who are skilled at integrating learned skills and practice for successful entry into the mental health field. To provide generalist practitioners with direct field experience integrating knowledge, applied skills, and competence in a variety of clinical domains, including individual and group therapy, assessment and evaluation, case management, and crisis intervention w/ co-occurring clients.

Notice: All 2026-27 Internship positions have been filled.

Center for Clinical Excellence – Training Institute Goals and Mission

To provide generalist practitioners with direct field experience integrating knowledge, applied skills, and competence in a variety of clinical domains including individual and group therapy, assessment and evaluation, case management and crisis intervention w/ co-occurring clients.

Internship Opportunities

Bachelors Level: Case Management

Masters Level: Mental Health Clinician

Doctoral Level: Mental Health Clinician + Psychological Assessment

Program Features

Program Requirements

  • Bachelors Level: Case Management
    • Social Work: BSW
    • BA Human Development
    • Undergraduate degree in a related field
    • At least 16 hours a week committed to THS
  • Masters Level: Mental Health Clinician
    • Social Work: MSW
    • MA in counseling
    • MA in Marriage and Family Therapy
    • At least 24 hours a week committed to THS
  • Doctoral Level: Mental Health Clinician + Psychological Assessment
    • Clinical psychology
    • School psychology
    • At least 24 hours a week committed to THS

Skills to Be Developed

  1. Assessment, Intervention and Evaluation
  2. Clinical Documentation
  3. Risk Assessment
  4. Build Multicultural Skills
  5. Develop Professional Self
  6. Critical Thinking
  7. Self-care

Tasks to Develop Skills

  • Manage a caseload of clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
  • Deliver evidence-based interventions, including Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Trauma-Informed Care.
  • Connect clients with community resources and supports.
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of behavioral health and medical professionals.
  • Assist with the development and facilitation of therapeutic groups.
  • Participate in clinical supervision to strengthen professional skills and ethical practice.
  • Provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed care while recognizing the impact of bias, oppression, and discrimination.
  • Conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, implement interventions, and evaluate client progress using social work theories and evidence-based frameworks.
  • Observe experienced clinicians conducting intakes and therapy sessions to build clinical skills