CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

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Mental Health Internship - Associate MFT or MSW

Location
Reseda - Reseda, CA 91335
Employment type
Internship, Part-time
Last seen
Aug 21, 2026

About the role

Position Description This dynamic internship offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain hands-on clinical experience in the rapidly growing field of infant and family mental health. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team of experts, you will play a vital role in supporting the pivotal stages of child development and fostering strong early attachments between children and their caregivers through a cutting-edge, relationship-based approach. You can expect a minimum of ten (10) client hours per week, with a maximum of thirty (30) client hours per week. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Provide mental health services to children, teens, and their families in the clinic. Provide relationship based early intervention services to infants/children and their families in the home, community, and clinic. Establish and maintain strong collaborative and professional relationships with clients and staff. Complete case management for assigned cases. This includes scheduling and managing client hours, gathering resources for clients, requesting additional services, supporting the referral process, and communicating with other service providers. Complete weekly progress notes and periodic progress reports. Participate in weekly supervision, minimum two hours a week of group supervision and one hour a week of individual/triadic supervision. Attend staff meetings, in-services, and training. Deliver Developmental Screeners and Assessments for infants and young children. Participate in IFSP/IPP/IEP meetings for assigned cases, acting as coordinator of information between family and other members of the team. Observe health and safety precautions in all activities. Ensure treatment areas are clean, safe, and organized before and after each session. CDI offers excellent benefits: Certificate in Infant Family Mental Health is awarded after 1 year of training at CDI(see flyer). Associate MFT/MSW, post Masters for client contact hours plus case management time at 1 hour per 4 hours of clients. (e.g., 20 client hours/wk. + 5 hrs. case management/wk.). Strong mentorship with ongoing training and supervision. Free additional training and CEs available. Diverse caseload including various settings (clinic, home, and community) Flexible work schedule. 100% Employer sponsored medical & dental insurance, if eligible. Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays, if eligible. Mileage reimbursements, if eligible.