Behavioral Health Practicum Training

Training the next generation of behavioral health care providers

Application deadline – January 5, 2026

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Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) provides the opportunity to work within a fast-paced environment, where students train in a supportive environment, under supervision of a licensed behavioral health staff member. Students will treat an underserved patient population.  The practicum year provides students the exposure to a broad clinical experience through individual and group therapy.

Program Highlights

• Weekly group and individual supervision
• Peer consultation with an advanced trainee
• Professional presentation development
• Multicultural, Provider Resilience, Opioid Use Disorder/Substance Use Disorder (OUD/SUD), and Case Management Case Conferences
• Didactic training in:
  • Best practices in telehealth
  • Treating clients in groups
  • Trauma informed care
  • Treatment of substance use and opioid use disorders
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Treating chronic health conditions

Child track
Trainees will participate in the program highlights and these track-specific elements
• Child specific didactics
• School involvement including IEP/504s
• DCF reporting and families with DCF involvement
• Pediatric risk assessment and safety planning
• Treating trauma in children
• Weekly group supervision of group therapy
• Monthly child case conference

Program Schedule

• August – spring semester end
• 20-24 hours a week
• Average one day in person, telehealth other days

How to Apply

Interested candidates must complete the online application. Prepare to submit:

• A cover letter with a brief statement on your interest in working with underserved populations
• A CV
• The name and email addresses for two references. Download the reference form.

Note: References must complete the reference form, letters of recommendation are not accepted.