The intern is working toward obtaining a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Counseling at an accredited university. Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch seeks to partner with students to provide internship hours and field instruction necessary to complete their degree.
The purpose of the field work program is to provide a practical, service-oriented experience in which the student’s knowledge and skills can be demonstrated and applied, enhanced and appraised. As such, the intern will shadow an assigned mentor from the counseling department who is responsible for the provision of case management/counseling services to the residents of Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. The intern will shadow an assigned counselor who acts as liaison between residents, families, and outside agencies and provides crisis intervention for residents.
Requirements
1. Exhibits regular and punctual attendance.
2. Assists in the design, implementation and evaluation of Boys Ranch clinical interventions for identified residents in accordance with appropriate therapeutic practices.
3. Collaborates with Boys Ranch staff to assess and refer residents for external contract services, medication reviews and POS design.
4. Attends and participates in weekly team meetings for assigned clients.
5. Attends and participates in Intensive Team Meetings and assists in developing team-centered approaches for residents who are struggling.
6. Assists in the design, facilitation and evaluation of therapeutic group processes.
7. Assists in the implementation and operation of the childcare program in accordance with the Cal Farley’s Model of Leadership and Service.
8. Provides crisis intervention for residents to include the use of approved verbal and physical intervention techniques and appropriate assessments regarding specific incidents of abuse or potential abuse involving residents.
9. Exhibits appropriate interaction with residents.
10. Assists in the coordination and facilitation of the “transfer of learning” as it relates to significant clinical issues affecting a child’s milieu.
1. Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree from an accredited university in Social Work, Child Psychology, Counseling, Human Services Administration or related field is required.
2. Basic competency in Microsoft Office for Windows applications (word processing, database, spreadsheet, e-mail, presentation graphics, etc.) is required.
3. Must be proficient in general office equipment operation.
4. Must possess exceptional time management and detail-orientation skills.
5. Must be at least 18 years of age.
6. Must possess a valid driver’s license.
The Organization
Founded in 1939 north of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle, Boys Ranch, Founded by Cal Farley's is one of America's largest privately-funded child and family service organizations, specializing in residential services provided at no cost to the families of children in its care. Boys Ranch's residential programs offer a campus environment at the organization’s flagship campus where children live in homes or cottages, and basic-care services offer 24-hour supervision in a small, community setting where the residents attend school and have a myriad of academic, experiential learning, athletic and other extracurricular opportunities. Houseparent couples, caseworkers, other adult mentors and professionals guide the children to develop their potential and help them become principled, contributing members of society upon graduation or completion of their individual therapeutic plans.
Boys Ranch sits on about 12,000 acres in the rugged mesas northwest of Amarillo. Boys Ranch itself is a self-supporting community on a 1,000-acre footprint. Facilities on the property include barns, livestock and horse arenas; residence homes; a chapel; an independent school district with elementary, middle and high schools, a gymnasium, a natatorium and an auditorium; recreational installations such as a ropes course; a greenhouse; a fire department; and water treatment facility. While at first glance, the Boys Ranch campus might appear much like any other Texas Panhandle town, it is much more. Open to at-risk children ages 5 to 18, Boys Ranch is an entire community built intentionally to surround children from across the nation with nurturing support and structure, meeting the six essentials of Cal Farley’s Model of Leadership and Service®, those areas of need the organization believes every human being must satisfy to achieve his/her God-given potential: safety, belonging, achievement, power, purpose and adventure.
