INTERN - SOCIAL WORK (MSW)

WHO WE ARE:

Millwood Hospital (a UHS facility) is a 134-bed mental health facility that provides inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency treatment. Millwood’s caring, and multidisciplinary staff has successfully provided inpatient and outpatient mental health and chemical dependency care to children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults since 1971. Millwood Hospital is located in Arlington, TX in the heart of the city.  It is 5 minutes away from AT&T Stadium home of the Dallas Cowboys. The hospital is less than 35 minutes from DFW International Airport.  Millwood Hospital is a Joint Commission accredited hospital with a solid reputation in the community and is part of one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc.

Visit us online at: https://millwoodhospital.com/

POSITION SUMMARY - SOCIAL WORK (MSW) INTERN

Millwood Hospital will provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice skills in the areas of needs assessment, client engagement, clinical documentation, and making community referrals. Students will also have the opportunity to practice their clinical skills in face-to-face counseling sessions with clients in a strengths-based, client-centered setting. Students will receive weekly supervision with a licensed professional in their area of study. The Program Therapist Intern at Millwood Hospital will provide a clinical perspective in an interdisciplinary setting, provides screening & initial intakes and provides case management services to a designated case load of mentally ill and behavioral challenged clients living in the community.

This is an unpaid / uncompensated position.

Core responsibilities include:

1) Participates as a member of an interdisciplinary team in assessing clients & determining appropriate treatment interventions

2) Conducts initial assessments on new clients

3) Provides phone coverage and responds as directed to patient support systems needs

4) Writes social assessments on new clients

5) Conducts/ facilitates life skills education and psychoeducation clients & writes case notes on interventions.

6) Reports specified needs of patient to interdisciplinary treatment team for appropriate referrals and linkages to ensure clients have needs met

7) Potential to shadow Directors to attends community network meetings.

8) Assist in Discharge and Aftercare Planning

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently enrolled in a graduate program for social work, counseling or other related field and has met the requirements to participate in a practicum/internship
• Letter of recommendation from Practicum Advisor
• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, counseling or another related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Successful completion of background and drug screenings

Universal Health Services (UHS)

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $11.6 billion in 2020.  In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2020, ranked #281 on the Fortune 500; and listed #330 in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies.  Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 89,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 334 behavioral health facilities, 39 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 38 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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