Company Summary

At Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, Hope is Spoken Here. Our mission is to provide quality, community-based services that prevent and address mental health disorders, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders.

We put people first-ensuring every individual is treated with dignity and respect while providing flexible, affordable, and timely services.

Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve as an intern or resident. Summer internship applications close each year at the end of February. Fall internship applications close each year at the end of June. Spring internship applications close each year at the end of October.

Position Summary/Responsibilities

Internship Areas Include:

• Assertive Community Treatment: Community Based Support for adults with serious mental illness
• Child, Youth, & Family Services: Services for children and teens, with family involvement
• Crisis Receiving Center: Short term crisis support, assessments, and care planning
• Outpatient Counseling Services: Group based mental health and substance use counseling
• Project LINK: Support for pregnant women, mothers, and infants affected by substance use
• Adult Developmental Disability Care Coordination: Resource coordination for adults with developmental disabilities
• Prevention & Wellness: Community education and awareness about mental health and substance use
• Psychiatric Services: Services in an outpatient setting to adults with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, developmental disability, or possibly co-occurring diagnoses
• Forensic Services: Provides behavioral health assessment, treatment, and case management for individuals involved in the criminal justice system, supporting recovery and successful community reintegration
• Permanent Supportive Housing: Services for adults to help assist in locating, acquiring, and sustaining stable housing
• Geriatric Transition Center: Provides direct services to individuals with mental, behavioral, and substance use disorders within a Transition Center unit that provides residential stabilization as well as medically managed services
• Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness: Services adults with serious mental illness who are experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of becoming homeless

For additional information please visit the Internship Page on the agency career site.

Hiring Range

Internships are unpaid; however, students are expected to earn academic credit through their educational institution. The internship is designed to provide meaningful hands-on experience that complements classroom learning and supports professional growth.

Requirements

• Education: Current enrollment in an accredited college or university. Affiliation agreement with academic institution is required.
• Background Check: Fingerprints, State and FBI criminal record reports, drug test, and central registry report will be required upon selection.

Special Work Conditions

This role involves work primarily in indoor office and clinical environments, with occasional activities in community settings. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.

Why work at BRBH?

• Team atmosphere: Our small team works hard to change lives.
• Learning Site: The internship is designed to provide meaningful hands-on experience that complements classroom learning and supports professional growth. This position is located in Roanoke, VA.

EOE Statement

Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation general identify or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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