About the role#
Beacon Specialized Living offers a clinical internship focused on residential behavioral health. You will gain experience providing supervised support to children and adults with complex behavioral health conditions, autism, and severe mental illness. This role helps you build core competencies in a therapeutic environment while contributing to daily operations.
What you'll do#
- Participate in weekly supervision to build clinical skills, reflect on your practice, and integrate feedback.
- Assist in developing and implementing individualized crisis stabilization plans and provide direct crisis intervention when needed.
- Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation, including notes, group logs, and assessments, in line with agency standards.
- Review incident and event reports to identify patterns or risk factors and elevate concerns to supervisors.
- Model and uphold the organization’s core values in all clinical interactions.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an accredited college or university in social work, counseling, psychology, or a closely related behavioral health field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently.
- Ability to pass a drug test and required criminal background, central registry, and child abuse registry checks.
Location & details#
- This position is based in Michigan, United States.
- This is an unpaid, full-time, on-site internship.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
How to get in at Beacon Specialized Living
Intern Insider's per-company playbook.
Applying early for a role at Beacon Specialized Living gives you a distinct advantage before the applicant pool becomes unmanageable. Intern Insider sends an instant alert the moment a role matching your target is published, so you can submit your materials among the first candidates. Getting your application in early ensures you are seen before the pile grows. Reaching out to the recruiter directly often yields better results than submitting to a general queue. Intern Insider surfaces the specific recruiters behind the company roles so you can contact them to ask about the position or a referral. This approach materially improves your response rates compared to standard cold applications.
