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Posting Details

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number S02655

Position Title Counseling and Psychological Services Student Intern

Internal Position Title Counseling and Psychological Services Student Intern

Department Counseling and Psych Services

Position Type Volunteer

Job Family Volunteer

Job Summary

The Psychology Externship program at Counseling and Psychological Services ( CAPS ) is a 10 month service delivery program for doctoral students of psychology in Illinois. This is an unpaid position. The extern will conduct many of the clinical services provided to CLC students, while accruing hours for meeting the academic demands of their program of origin. The extern will conduct all activities at CAPS under the supervision of 2 licensed Clinical Psychologists. The Training Coordinator maintains adequate communication with the extern’s program of origin for adequately supporting the extern’s training needs.

Required Qualification(s)

• Masters level completed in clinical or counseling psychology by the start of the training year-

• Good standing with program of origin (i.e., recommended for practicum/externship)

  Desired Qualification(s)

• Bilingual in Spanish and English

  Posting Date 05/01/2024

  Closing Date 05/24/2024

  Expected Start Date 08/01/2024

  Special Instructions Summary

  Pay Rate Stipend

  Full-Time/Part-Time Volunteer

  Location Grayslake

  Total Hours per week 19.5

  Work Schedule

The extern is expected to work in person at the clinic on the College of Lake County’s Grayslake Campus for a minimum of 16 hours a week, with an option to conduct an additional 3.5 non-clinical hours remotely, for a total of 19.5 hours a week.

Software Testing Required None

Interview Process Requirements None

EEO Statement

The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Summary of Essential Functions

The extern is expected to work in person at the clinic on the College of Lake County’s Grayslake Campus for a minimum of 16 hours a week, with an option to conduct an additional 3.5 non-clinical hours remotely, for a total of 19.5 hours a week. Direct service hours will be provided only in person on campus. The delivery of services on campus can include intakes, individual and group therapy, with opportunity to conduct some of those hours over telehealth. All clinical work will be temporarily recorded for the purposes of supervision using technology and equipment provided by CAPS . The extern can anticipate completing on average a minimum of 8 clinical hours a week and a maximum of 9-10, depending on level of readiness, and as agreed upon with the Training Coordinator.

Supervision is approached from a developmental-mentoring perspective, where focus goes to progressively supporting the extern in developing their clinical, therapeutic skills. Should the extern have the skills to deliver services in fluent Spanish, supervision can match the language of the service, provided by a bilingual staff psychologist. In addition to 2 hours of individual supervision, the extern will participate of the weekly Case Conference with the entire clinical staff (group supervision). Clinician’s use this hour to consult on their cases, as needed, to address clinical and ethical issues. The input from the extern is valued in this meeting. The extern can anticipate completing 2-3 case presentations over the course of the 10 month experience during the Case Conference rotation of clinicians. Overall, the extern should expect to receive supervision that will enhance their use of evidence based treatments that respond to clients’ needs.

In addition to direct service hours and supervision, the extern will have 3.5 hours available for documentation, as well as an hour for preparing for their supervision hours, a biweekly seminar and/or professional development hour, and if interested, can have a biweekly rotation with the Outreach Coordinator. The Outreach rotation can expose the extern to one of the areas typically central to college counseling centers in the United States. Through this rotation, the extern can anticipate learning and collaborating in the planning, preparation and delivery of outreach events on campus in all of its forms.

Posting Specific Questions - supplemental questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Will you have a Masters level completed in clinical or counseling psychology by the start of the training year?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you in good standing with program of origin (i.e., recommended for practicum/externship)?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you bilingual and proficient in Spanish and English?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae

• Unofficial Transcript 1

  Optional Documents