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The University of Montana's Self Over Substance Program provides substance abuse prevention/ intervention and standard out patient treatment. Its mission is to educate and motivate students to address high-risk behaviors associated with heavy alcohol or other drug use. |
| A limited number of internship/practicum positions are available to help in the overall administration of the intervention and counseling services. Interns receive extensive training, supervision and hands on experience in group facilitation, substance abuse assessment, providing feedback and referral, intervention, motivational interviewing, and mental health screening. Duties include assisting the Coordinator in program operations and development, providing brief alcohol/drug assessment and intervention to individual clients, facilitating psycho-educational seminars and counseling groups, and networking with campus, local and statewide prevention efforts. Students will graduate from the internship with a solid foundation of clinical skills in chemical abuse/dependency outpatient care. |
Paid internships
- Academic year 10 – 15 hours week
- Open to all students of the Counselor Education, Social Work and Clinical Psychology graduate programs via application/interview. Pick up applications at CAPS after spring break. Selection will be made before conclusion of spring semester for the following year.
- Provide individual counseling
- Facilitate psycho-educational seminars and counseling groups
- Receives 1 hour/week of individual supervision and 1.5 hour group supervision
- Arrange academic credit with faculty
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Volunteer internships
- Fall and spring semester rotations, number of hour per week to be arranged
- Open to all students of the Counselor Education, Social Work and Clinical Psychology graduate programs via application/interview. Pick up applications at CAPS after spring break. Selection will be made before conclusion of spring semester for the following year.
- Facilitate psycho-educational seminars and counseling groups
- Receives group supervision
- Arrange academic credit with faculty
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Qualifications
Prior knowledge of substance abuse, motivational interviewing and group facilitation are extremely helpful though not necessary. Prior training as an SOS Peer Educator is extremely helpful. The internship is for an academic year (fall and spring semesters, not summer). Students occasionally have to work evenings (1-3 times a semester) when leading seminars. Students must be able to commit for an academic year (two semesters). They are expected to be non-abusers of alcohol and non-users of illicit drugs. If recovering from chemical dependency, they must have a minimum of a year sobriety and be involved in a program of recovery. Students are expected to attend all training sessions and maintain regular office hours
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