Graduate Clinical Intern: Community & Family Therapy

Wayside Youth; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 5,000 - 6,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel reimbursement

Language differential stipend

Job summary

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is seeking Graduate Clinical Interns for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 in the Waltham area. Interns will provide in-home and community-based therapy, complete assessments, and participate in agency initiatives.

Final year graduate students preferred, with opportunities to co-facilitate groups and support with transportation and access to services. Stipends total $5,000 per year for final year MA students, plus an additional $1,000 language differential; CORI

Qualifications

• Final year graduate students preferred.
• Flexibility required for scheduling and travel.
• Stipends include base amount plus language differential.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, couples and family therapy in-home or community settings.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and goal formulation, therapeutic interventions, and case management.
• Assist clients with transportation and referrals to access services; collaborate with a strong clinical team.

Skills

Valid driver’s license

Reliable car

Education

Graduate student (MSW/related field)

Job description

Clinical Intern -Graduate

Community Services -Waltham

Openings for Fall 2026 and Spring of 2027

Contact: Tebogo Makhene, Assistant Site Director- 781-423-5214,[e-mail]

Location:Office located in Waltham. Services can be provided either in the Waltham/Metro Boston/Middlesex region or in the Medford/Malden/Northeast region.

Description of Program: Wayside’s Waltham Community Based Services Site is acceptingGraduate Levelinterns. We provide a range of in-home, community-based services designed to protect, preserve, and reunify families within a wide geographical area. Community-based clinicians provide individual, couples and family therapy. Treatment is generally intensive in nature and delivered using a strengths-based, resiliency-focused philosophy. Clinicians work with clients referred from the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Mental Health and a variety of insurance companies to address such issues as mental health symptom management, family systems dynamics, behavior management, substance abuse, budgeting, household management, parent education and more.

Clinicians provide comprehensive assessments and goal formulation, therapeutic intervention, case management, advocacy and concrete services such as transportation to appointments, assistance with accessing services, and referrals. Interns are fully integrated into the team and will participate in agency-wide initiatives such as Motivational Interviewing, ARC, and Courageous Conversations. This is an excellent internship for confident self-starters who will receive ample support from a strong clinical team and will also function autonomously in the community.

Clinical and/or academic exposure to family work is recommended. Flexibility is required. Final year graduate students preferred, though will consider strong first year students with relevant experience.

Final year interns may have the opportunity to carry one or two outpatient cases at the Waltham site. Opportunities include co-facilitating Department of Mental Health activity-based groups for youth.

Field Instructors: 3

Number of Site Trainees:3-4
CORI Check: Yes
Car Needed:Yes.
Homes Visits: Yes
Travel Reimbursement:Yes
Language Skills: Not required, increased stipend for Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole and Mandarin speaking interns.

Stipends: $5,000.00/year for final year MA students with an additional $1,000.00 for language differential.

Preferred Mandatory Schedule:Three days a week, one of which must be Tuesdays. Availability to see families during evening hours at least two nights a week, Minimum of 24 hours per week for final-year interns, Minimum of 20 hours per week for first-year interns. Attending 5 days of preservice.

Internship Requirements:Valid driver’s license, reliable car and permission from school to transport clients.

About Wayside:Founded in 1977, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a non-profit, nationally accredited human service agency headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts dedicated to building strength, hope and resiliency in youth, families and our local communities.
It is one of Massachusetts’ most respected child and family serving agencies with 19 program locations across Eastern and Central Massachusetts serving more than 5,000 children, young adults and families each year. Wayside staff and clinicians provide community trainings in schools, to mental health providers and in collaboration with community partners.

Wayside is a teaching and training facility that provides graduate students with internships and clinical placement.