Internship Opportunities

YVA is a teaching institution. We pride ourselves on providing the tools to incoming practicum students to become skilled mental health clinicians! We welcome students in a Marriage and Family Therapy master's program or a counseling master's program pursuing LPC or LPCC to apply! Depending on your school's timeline, students may start their internship experience in June or September. We have worked with students at St. Mary's University of Minnesota and Bethel University.

Teaching Objectives

Supervision

Weekly 1-hour individual supervision with an AAMFT-approved or LPC/LPCC-approved supervisor
Weekly 1-hour student rounds in group consultation to discuss the case conceptualization, diagnosis, and theory application
Additional supervision support as needed

Therapy Application

Shadowing and co-therapy opportunities with opportunities for feedback
Family systems application
Learning to complete initial session with the Diagnostic Assessment
Guidance of utilization of DSM-5-TR
Individual, Couples, and Family therapy
Telehealth and In-person sessions

Documentation

Focused writing for diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, clinical progress notes, and discharge planning
EHR training
Learning to write notes based on the theory being incorporated
Incorporating self-reporting assessments in documentation to improve client outcome

Multi-disciplinary Therapy

Cultural competency incorporation with additional training, discussions, and application
Manualized treatment curriculum for DBT, CBT, TF-CBT
Eclectic style treatment from family systems theories, narrative, Brainspotting, Solution-Focused, mindfulness, and psychodynamic

Intern Weekly Commitment

One hour of individual supervision
One hour group consultation
Two evenings per week; or one evening and a Saturday per week
Online therapy and outpatient therapy at our office in Burnsville
22 hours per week of commitment including18-20 client contact hours weekly
One year internship commitment
Paid internship per client contact hours

Please email leadershipteam@yourvisionachieved.com with resumes and cover letters; or any questions

Application Timeline

We are currently accepting resumes and cover letters for practicum opportunities! Interviews for Saint Mary's students and Bethel students will be held in December through the end of January. Students will be notified of a decision by January 31st.