Internships
Mental Health Internship Program
Empower Change, Inspire Hope
Triumph Treatment Services is a behavioral health organization that provides mental health services, substance use disorder treatment, peer support, housing, and offers long-term case management through the Parent Child Assistance Program. Interns with Triumph are offered the opportunity to engage with a variety of individuals who have diverse needs in a fast-paced environment.
Some of the key features of the mental health internship program include individual and group supervision weekly, core treatment modality training for EF-CBT and DBT. Consultation and diagnostic support are available as needed throughout the duration of internship.
Requirements
Prospective interns must be enrolled in a Master’s level education program for Social Work or Mental Health (CACREP or Equivalent Social Work accreditation is preferred but not required).
They must have or be able to complete an affiliation agreement with your school, and by the time of internship, be in either practicum or internship with the school.
Email MentalHealth@triumphtx.org to learn more. If we have internship positions available, you will be able to apply online below.
Program Benefits
♦ Paid Opportunites Available
♦ Flexible Work Hours
♦ Training for EF-CBT & DBT
♦ Consultation and Diagnostic Support
♦ Indiviudal and Group Supervision
Job Duties
All internships include specific job duties and expectations including providing individual therapy with a variety of adult clients, leading DBT, skills, and education groups. We offer flexible work hours based on educational needs within the framework of providing onsite services from 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday. Interns must complete assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, discharge summaries, and individual and group therapy notes in the appropriate timeframe.
Caseloads are based on the intern’s availability with no more than 5 client hours per day recommended. A typical case load for a 32-hour week is 1 to 2 group therapy sessions and 14 to 18 clients. The environment is fast paced and requires the development of time management skills.
Staff pose outside of James Oldham Treatment Center
Opportunities for Full-Time Employment
Our primary training site is a high volume all-men’s intensive inpatient co-occurring facility, known as James Oldham Treatment Center, where the average length of stay for clients is 28-30 days. Triumph also provides training at our pregnant and parenting women’s and all-women’s inpatient co-occurring facilities. Triumph’s client base is 97% Medicaid and over 25% homeless/unhoused.
Triumph interns have the opportunity for full-time employment following the completion of their internship. There are several factors that impact an offer of employment including performance during internship, openings available for placement, and overall fit within the structure of the co-occurring environment. Triumph may also be used as a reference when applying for positions outside of our agency upon completion of the internship program.