Position Description: Social Work Practicum Intern

Position

The Social Work Practicum Intern is a temporary educational position designed to provide observational learning experiences within Trivium Life Services programs. The Practicum Intern will shadow assigned staff including, but not limited to, Residential DSPs, LINKS Coaches, Service Coordinators, and Residential Team Coordinators to gain exposure to service delivery, person-centered planning, behavioral supports, regulatory compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Essential Duties

This position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential functions:

• Observe day-to-day service delivery in residential, community-based, and day habilitation settings.
• Observe implementation of Person-Centered Plans, behavioral support plans, and therapeutic milieu practices.
• Shadow staff during team meetings, interdisciplinary meetings, and internal coordination meetings when appropriate and authorized.
• Observe documentation processes including progress notes, incident reporting, ISP data entry, and regulatory compliance practices.
• Observe coordination of services related to medication management, appointments, housing supports, and benefit coordination.
• Maintain professional conduct and represent Trivium Life Services in a positive and ethical manner.
• Treat persons served with dignity and respect at all times.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all client, employee, and organizational information.
• Participate in scheduled supervision meetings with assigned supervisor to review learning objectives, progress, and end of practicum evaluation.
• Complete any required school documentation, reflection assignments, or evaluation materials as required by their academic institution.
• Attend required orientation and compliance training prior to beginning shadow experiences.
• Follow all Trivium Life Services policies, procedures, Corporate Compliance policies, and Code of Ethics.
• Other duties as assigned that are appropriate to an observational educational role.

The Practicum Intern will not:

• Provide direct care or supervision of persons served.
• Administer medications.
• Transport persons served.
• Access electronic health records beyond approved observational access.
• Independently implement behavioral or service interventions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Builds and develops internal and external relationships, creates partnerships, builds trust, share ideas, and accomplishes work.
• Encourages and inspires others through positivity, vision, confidence, challenges, and recognition.
• Able to gather and evaluate information that leads to smart decisions.
• Provides clear communication and shares information regularly and concisely.
• Holds themselves accountable for their performance.
• The ability to follow and lead by example the Company's mission to empower individuals and to actively seek out opportunities for an enhanced quality of life.
• The ability to act as a positive adult role model.
• Possess basic living skills, good verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and adhere to HIPAA regulations.
• Demonstrates initiative in learning and professional development.
• Ability to receive supervision, coaching, and feedback constructively.
• Ability to observe, gather information, and reflect critically on service delivery practices.
• Able to follow established policies, procedures, and instructions from supervisory staff.

Physical Demands

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the Social Work Practicum Intern job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of this position.

While performing the responsibilities of the Social Work Practicum Intern job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use their hands and fingers, to handle or feel and to manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is often required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close and distant vision. The employee must be able to travel between locations.

Working Conditions

Working conditions may vary between office environments, residential homes, and community-based settings. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate but may occasionally be higher depending on the service environment.

Based on program needs, the Practicum Intern may observe services during daytime, evening, or limited weekend hours as arranged in advance. The intern must be able to travel between assigned observation locations.

Requirements/Qualifications

The Social Work Practicum Intern will have the following experience and attributes:

• Current enrollment in an accredited college or university program in social work, psychology, counseling, human services, behavioral health, or related field.
• Practicum or internship placement agreement with their educational institution.
• Completion of required background checks as outlined by Trivium Life Services.
• Ability to complete required orientation and compliance training prior to beginning placement.
• Strong interest in behavioral health, community-based services, and person-centered practices.
• Valid driver's license preferred but not required (as intern will not transport persons served).