The Bellevue College Counseling Center is excited to announce that we will be accepting Master’s Level Interns for the 2021-2022 academic year. Applications will be due Friday, February 19th. Interviews will be held during the beginning of March. Internship will start early September.
*Bellevue College cannot accept candidates who require the College to provide clinical liability insurance during the internship.
Essential Functions/Job Duties:
An intern at the Counseling Center performs duties and responsibilities under the general direction of the Site Supervisor. The intern will receive at least one-hour of weekly individual clinical supervision with a licensed mental health counselor and/or licensed psychologist. The intern also has the opportunity to participate in the Counseling Center’s weekly staff meetings and case consultations.
Below are the typical duties of an intern:
- Provide culturally-competent and socially justice minded short- and long-term individual (personal, educational, and career) and group counseling.
- Assist students with identifying and resolving problems affecting their educational and personal development by clarifying short- and long-range educational/personal/occupational goals.
- Provide crisis counseling and assessment for students in distress.
- Use culturally responsive therapeutic modalities when working with historically underrepresented student populations.
- Refer students to appropriate community resources and services.
- Support students on academic probation and other student populations by providing appropriate interventions to help them achieve academic success.
- Provide developmental advising practices to help students set educational goals.
- Perform related duties as required.
Other Potential Functions/Job Duties:
Interns may also have the opportunity to do the following:
- Create and deliver outreach activities/events, workshops, and other prevention services to the campus community.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Enrollment in an accredited university in Counseling; Counseling Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Educational Psychology; Educational Counseling; Social Work, or related field.
- Willing to learn to provide culturally responsive personal, academic, and career counseling, especially to individuals with diverse backgrounds.
- Openness to receive and integrate feedback.
- Exceptional interpersonal communication skills and an ability to work effectively and collaboratively with diverse teams and diverse populations.
- Experience using various computer applications.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Willingness to commit to a 9-12 month experience working a minimum of 18 hours per week.
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest in pursuing a career in higher education.
- Bilingual skills.
Application Directions:
To apply or for questions, please send an email to the Internship Coordinator, Steven Martel, at: steven.martel@bellevuecollege.edu. In your email, please include the following materials:
- An updated resume or curriculum vitae
- A cover letter (1-page maximum) that addresses the following:
- What interests you in an internship at Bellevue College’s Counseling Center;
- How do you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications;
- What are your professional goals after you graduate; and
- What are your graduate programs’ training requirements (i.e. amount of hours; number of months; etc.).
- A Statement of Diversity (1-page maximum) that addresses the following:
- Provide specific examples of how your educational and/or professional experiences, background or philosophy demonstrate your commitment to diversity and equity, and how these prepare you to contribute to Bellevue College and the Counseling Center.
- A reference list with the names and contact information of at least 3 professional references.
- Optional: Letters of recommendation.
Last Updated December 1, 2020