The Opportunity Alliance Agency and Program Profile for Undergraduate and Graduate Student Intern Placement: Morrison Place
Internship available for academic year 2012-2013:Yes
Summer placement available for 2012:Yes
General Information
Name:The Opportunity Alliance
Address:50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, Maine 04106
Telephone:(207) 874-1175
Website:
Contact:Patty Mann
Human Resources Generalist
(207) 523-5019 or
Agency Administration
Michael TarpinianPresident
Joe EverettChief Operating Officer
Tara KosmaVice President, Community Initiatives
Kane LoukasVice President, Children and Family Services
Louise MarsdenVice President, Child and Family Services
Pat McKenzieVice President, Adult Mental Health Services
Andrea PaulVice President, Advocacy & Strategic Initiatives
Agency Description
In 2011, PROP (People’s Regional Opportunity Alliance) and Youth Alternatives Ingraham merged to form The Opportunity Alliance. Our new organization is comprised of 50 integrated community based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually. For more than 40 years, The Opportunity Alliance has provided early education and child care, nutrition programming, advocacy, information and referral, mental health and substance abuse treatment, as well as basic needs for the people of Maine. All of our programs attempt to serve families from a whole child/whole family approach that assures an increased use of best practices from all disciplines. To that end, wecontinually seek ways of integrating our programs into a seamless continuum of care.
The Opportunity Alliance serves children, youth, adults, and seniors; individuals, families, and communities. We work with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify and address individual, family, and community needs and goals. We advocate for and with people living in poverty by helping them to access childcare and early education, healthcare, housing, and nutrition. We support families in need of reunification by offering parenting education and coaching, case management, and family mediation. We offer a seamless continuum of services and supports to people living with persistent and chronic mental illness whereby they can access our services through multiple channels, yet need only tell their story once.
Internship Opportunity
General Information
Name and location of program:Morrison Place
50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, ME 04106
Contact:Patty Mann
Human Resources Generalist
(207) 523-5019 or
Field Instructor:Darlene Panzino, LCSW, CCS, LADC
Field Instructor telephone number: (207) 780-8551
Field Instructor email address:
Intern positions available:3 to 4
Adequate space for student:Yes
Type of placement: BSW, MSW (1st and 2nd), LCPC, practicums, LADC (SMCC Interns also accepted)
Summer placement available:Yes
Evening /weekend hours allowed:Yes
Staff meeting required:Yes
Every Wednesday 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Car required:No but desired.
Mileage reimbursable:Yes when used for agency business.
Handicapped accessible:Yes
Agency requirements:Background checks, Immunizations, MANDT, CPR, First Aid and other program specific requirements in accordance with state licensing regulations.
Program and Placement Description
Population served:Adult Co-Occurring Residential Treatment
Size of staff:12
Therapeutic model or practice: Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, group counseling
Characteristics desired in intern: Ability to recognize appropriate boundaries. Ability to keep client information confidential. Strong desire to work with adults living with mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. Interest in crisis intervention and stabilization services. Desire to be a part of a multidisciplinary team.
Would a student who needs a highly structured learning environment do well in this placement? Yes Other comments:
What intern will learn:
- Learn suicide assessment and crisis intervention skills.
- Gain knowledge of community resources.
- Participate in treatment planning.
- Develop clinical documentation skills.
- Facilitate psychoeducational groups.
- Crisis Case Management skills
- Working in a multidisiplinary team setting
- Develop advocacy skills.
- Support clients with goal attainment and connection to appropriate community resources.
- Learn clinical documentation skills. Formalize psychosocial assessment and treatment plan in accordance with DHHS regulations.
- Gain first hand experience is working with individuals living with mental illness, substance abuse, and/or childhood trauma.
- Learn the role of the milieu in psychosocial rehabilitation.
- Individual counseling and family work - MSW, LCPC interns only.
- Learn in-depth substance abuse counseling skills