Student Internship
I functioned as a student therapist on a dual diagnosis unit at Rock Springs Hospital. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to, providing intakes for up to five incoming patients daily, partial creation of personalized treatment plans, leading two group therapy sessions daily documenting and filing notes for those groups, organizing and running family sessions, crisis planning and intervention, discharge documentation, scheduling and coordinating aftercare plans for patients. Other responsibilities of the position included advocating for the patient's well-being, individualizing care for patients, and aiding clients in contacting relevant third parties such as attorneys or employers. I would often work with twelve patients or occasionally more at a time, with the average remaining with us 5-10 days whilst those receiving rehab remained up to a month.