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Fenway Health
SUPERVISED TRAINING INTERNSHIPS/PLACEMENTS FOR GRADUATE
STUDENTS IN SOCIAL WORK AND COUNSELING
Overview
For the past 20+ yrs the Behavioral Health Department has trained graduate and post-doctoral
students in the field of mental health. For the Academic years 2016-17 or 2017-18 we are not
able to accept psychology trainees from doctoral programs nor post-docs. We can only
accept masters level candidates if they do not need a licensed, doctoral level
psychologist to supervise them. For our Advanced Clinical Program (2nd Yr+), most students
have completed at least one prior clinical practicum and are placed at Fenway Health (FH) for
the academic year. [Occasionally we accept some students for a summer block placement in
our Substance Abuse Treatment Program. We also at times accept a first year student for the
academic year with our Medical Case Management team]
We have 3 locations: 1) our main site at 1340 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215,
2) our South End site at 142 Berkley St. Boston, MA 02116 and 3) The Sidney Borum Jr. Health
Center at 75 Kneeland St. Boston, MA 02111
We utilize an interdisciplinary approach with our staff, which is comprised of social workers,
mental health counselors, psychiatrists, victim advocates, substance abuse counselors, case
managers and acupuncturists. Our therapeutic orientations are varied, and include approaches
from psychodynamic, CBT, DBT, and psychoeducational perspectives, among others.
1ST YR FIELD PLACEMENT-MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
First year interns work closely with the Medical Case Managers who work as part of the primary
care team at Fenway. In this role, students conduct psychosocial assessments, identify needs,
create service plans and coordinate services and referrals. Students also provide psychosocial
support to patients as they negotiate service systems, follow through with goals, adhere to
medical treatment and proactively manage needs. Students may be offered the opportunity to
co-lead groups, but do not carry an individiaul therapy caseload. This is an opportunity for
students to work in an integrated primary care system and develop skills for assessing patient’s
needs, form effective working relationships with patients, monitor service plans and advocate for
patient’s needs. There are two training slots, one at the main health center at 1340 Boylston
Street and the other at the Fenway South End practice. Candidates should have an interest in
LGBT health, HIV care and working in a busy primary care environment.
The requirement is 24hrs/week on site, of which days can be flexible, but it is ideal if students
are able to attend the team meeting on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m.
Interested candidates should talk to their field placement office and send a cover letter and
resume via email to the contact below:
Contact person:
Sixto Munoz, LICSW
Senior BH Specialist and Coordinator of BH Training
617 927-6270
[email protected]
ADVANCED CLINICAL PLACEMENT (2nd YR+)
This placement is for students who have already had at least one prior year of clinical
placement.
All clinical students are affiliated with the behavioral health department, with specific internships
being affiliated with one of the following programs, also offered through behavioral health: the
VRP, BHSP and the SATP. Below is a description of each internship opportunity:
1) Psychotherapy: diagnostic assessments, individual, group, and couples therapies, ongoing
and short term treatment
2) Violence Recovery Program (VRP): advocacy and therapy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) victims of anti-lgbt violence/harassment, sexual assault and domestic
violence, individual and group therapy, diagnosis assessments
3) Behavioral Health Specialist Program (BHSP): short term, skill-based interventions and
interventions, crisis intervention, diagnostic assessments, ongoing therapy, groups, provide
“open access” coverage for medical department when behavioral health intervention needed
4) Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP): group work is main component of this
program, along with small individual case load, and diagnostic assessments. Focus is on
substance use treatment
5) Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center (SBHC): focus for high risk youth ages 12-29, including
homeless youth, LGBTQ, HIV+ youth, and young people of color. Individual therapy, groups,
diagnostic assessments
Students conduct diagnostic evaluations, carry a clinical caseload and have other activities,
depending on their program affiliation. FH serves a large population of lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender clients and many HIV+ people. We also provide treatment for our medical
patients who are diverse in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity, age race, ethnicity and
socioeconomic status.
Students will be expected to co-lead groups as part of their placement, and may be able to colead the following groups with a staff member: CBT for Anxiety Group, CBT for Depression
Group, LGBT Mood Disorders Group, General Mood Disorders Group, HIV & Depression
Group, and a Gay Men’s Mood Disorders group. The intern in the Substance Abuse Treatment
Program may co-lead a Sobriety Skills & Support Group and/or a Relapse Prevention Group.
The intern in the VRP program may co-lead the Trauma Recovery Group, a Male Sexual
Assault Group and/or the Mindfulness & Movement Group. 2 interns will be able to together colead the Exploring Sexual Orientation Group.
Training schedule and expectations
The training program begins in Mid-August and ends the Friday before Memorial Day. Students
are expected to be on site 24 hours per week, including 2 evenings. Interns placed solely in the
psychotherapy program will carry 8-9 individual cases, do a diagnostic evaluation/week and colead 1-2 groups. Interns affiliated with one of the other programs located at our main location,
spend ½ time in that program and have a reduced caseload in the psychotherapy program,
carrying about 3-5 BH therapy cases. The intern at the SBHC will carry 8-9 individual cases, do
a diagnostic evaluation/week and co-lead 1-2 groups, both at SBHC and our main location. The
interns affiliated with the Behavioral Health Specialist Team might split their time between our
main location and our South End location, and will provide help with integration of medical and
behavioral health departments, as well as carry an individual case load, do diagnostic
evaluations and co-lead groups.
All interns receive 1 hr of individual supervision from their primary supervisor and 2 hours of
group supervision with the Coordinator of BH training. The group supervision will focus on some
of their therapy cases and certain groups, and also receive additional supervision from the staff
member with whom they are paired for diagnostic evaluations and groups.
There is a didactic seminar “Fenway Forum” usually from 8:45-9:45am during the week (see
sample seminar schedule below). Wednesdays will be when the group supervision is (time
TBD).
On Tuesdays there are regular department meetings from 10-11:15 and sometimes to as late as
1:30. These include weekly intake, crisis management and treatment planning meetings,
monthly in-services, monthly department meetings and monthly all Fenway staff meetings.
In addition, each program has meetings that the intern placed in that program should attend:
Violence Recovery Program: Wednesdays, 1-3:00
Substance Abuse: The Substance Abuse Team meets Mondays 1-2PM and the Suboxone
Team Meeting is held Tuesdays 12:45-1:15PM
Behavioral Health Specialist Team: Wednesdays from 10-11
Sidney Borum HC:
Intakes: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 9-10 (only if the student does not have seminar that day and is
at the Borum location that morning)
All interns can attend the all-staff meeting on the third Tuesday from 11:30am-12:30pm
Application Process for Advanced Placement
We have a maximum of 6-7 advanced training slots available. These slots are open to graduate
school trainees from social work and counseling programs. There is strong competition for the
slots.
We would like our interns to have had prior experience as individual therapists; therefore, we
prefer students to be in at least their second year of training. We look for students who are able
to be sensitive to the life circumstances of our client population, and who can function
independently while handling the stress of a fast-paced, demanding environment which requires
good time management skills.
Interested students should submit a resume, cover letter (cover letter should state top 2-3
programs of interest) and 2 letters of recommendation. Submit these materials electronically
to Sixto Munoz, LICSW, Coordinator of Behavioral Health Training at
[email protected]
If the student appears to be a suitable candidate they may be asked to come in for an interview
with the Training Coordinator and another supervising clinician from the FH staff. References
will be checked.
We require applicants to submit completed applications by January 15 as we try to make a
decision by mid-February. We strive to create a cohesive group of interns who would work well
together.
(SAMPLE)Fenway Forum Behavioral Health Seminar Series For Graduate Interns & Fenway Staff
Date
Sept. 16
Sept. 17
Oct. 4
Oct. 7
Oct 8
Oct. 15
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Oct. 29
Nov. 4
Nov. 5
Nov. 12
Nov 19
Nov. 25
Nov. 26
Dec. 2
Dec. 3
Dec. 10
Jan. 13
Jan. 21
Jan. 27
Jan. 28
Title
Suicide Assessment and Emergency
Procedures
Understanding Domestic Violence
Mental Status Exam & Symptom Checklist
Supervision Soup: The Recipe for
Navigating Supervision
Writing Treatment Plans & Progress Notes
Serious Illness & Psychopharmacology
LGBT Issues
Negotiating Boundaries Living & Practicing
in a Small Community
Working with Trans & Gender Nonconforming Clients
HIV Medical Issues
HIV Risk Assessment/Testing/Safer Sex
HIV Case Management
Substance Abuse and the LGBT
Community
Hate Crimes & Sexual Assault
Counseling Issues for Persons Recently
Diagnosed with HIV
Working with LGBQT immigrants,
refugees, and asylees
Inside the Mind of an Addict and how 12
Step Programs Work
Including the Body in Psychotherapy
Trauma Assessment
Crystal Meth
DBT Toolbox: the Basics of Mindfulness
and Distress
Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal
Effectiveness Skills
Presenter(s)
Jennifer McLain
Greta Spoering
Jennifer McLain
Tfawa Haynes
Ben Kudler
Kevin Kapila
Melissa Savage & Thomas Lewis
Rich Cook & Rhonda Linde
Ruben Hopwood
Jerry Feuer
Doug Hein
Caroline Warren
Frank Busconi & Melissa Savage
Cara Presley-Kimball
Doug Hein
CarmenLeah Ascencio
George McAvoy
Andrew Fieleke
Guy Croteau
Will Halpin
Janet Lantry
Janet Lantry
Feb. 3
Feb 4
Feb. 10
Feb. 18
Feb. 24
Mar. 17
Mar. 18
Mar. 24
Apr. 1
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
Apr. 28
Apr. 29
May 5
May 12
Eating Disorders
Bisexuality
Trauma – Treatment Options
BDSM
LGBT Youth
Working with LGBTQ Couples
LGBT Elders
Mental Health and Wellness – Beyond
Pathology
Spiritual Assessments and Implications in
Treatment
Being with Dying: Sitting With; Sitting
Still
ADHD
Sexual Compulsivity
LGBT Family Formation
Boundaries and Events in the Therapist’s
Life
Mindful Self-Compassion
Jennifer McLain
Jessica Newman
Guy Croteau
Thomas Lewis
Rachel Oppenheimer
Sixto Munoz
Don Farr
Jennifer McLain
Ruben Hopwood
Claire Willis
Rich Cook
David Todisco
Liz Coolidge
Joyce Collier and Rhonda Linde
Andrew Fieleke