Talk it Out Counseling Services
Assistant to the Clinical Coordinator Internship
Talk It Out is an initiative out of the College of Education Counseling Program that was created in partnership with the Tucson Unified School District Family Resource Centers. This partnership began from the clearly identified need to provide mental health services to students and families in the community who might otherwise encounter significant barriers to access.
The program provides free mental health counseling services to TUSD students, families, teachers and staff using a practicum training model. Under supervision, master’s level counselors-in-training provide individual, family and group counseling free of charge (no insurance required) to enrolled TUSD students and families in addition to currently employed teachers and staff members. To our knowledge, no other program or organization provides a similar service in the greater Tucson area.
Talk it Out is seeking an undergraduate student intern to provide critical assistance to the Talk it Out (TiO) Clinical Coordinator to ensure that the UA counseling students attain their clinical mental health practicum hours and that incoming clients are served timely and appropriately. Talk it Out must maintain excellent relationships with all referral sources and consistent professional communication is essential.
Students will receive 3 units of internship credit for this experience, which requires a commitment of 9-10 hours per week.
General skills needed:
- Organization
- Professionalism: verbally and in writing
- Detail oriented
- Adherence to confidentiality standards
- Proactive
- Forthcoming with questions
- Willing to check in regularly
- Strong attendance and punctuality
- Flexibility with duties as TiO grows and adds additional partnerships
- Bilingual is not required but is an asset
General job duties:
- Manage Client Files
- Check Referrals daily
- Send Screening Forms to TUSD referrals
- Check Qualtrics daily for Screening Form responses
- Enter new client information into Therapy Notes
- Update waiting list as needed
- Communicate with referring entities as directed by the clinical coordinator
- TUSD
- Pima JTed
- New and potential partners
- Assist with open enrollment periods
- Email TiO contacts to encourage enrollment based on the number of students entering practicum in a given semester.
- Assist with the preparation of and distribution of flyers: electronic and hard copies
- Assist with planning and facilitating group workshops that Talk it Out offers to TUSD students, families, teachers and staff
How to Apply:
Email your resume to Laura Girod, Talk it Out Clinical Coordinator, at lauragirod@arizona.edu