Scarlet Road provides a competitive and enriching post-graduate school counseling externship. These placements are meant to provide graduates who have obtained an associate-level license, learning and experiential opportunities for professional growth and development. Our hope is to provide an educational, impactful, and fun learning environment that will influence future generations of practitioners. Externs will have the opportunity to learn about the various ways sexual exploitation reveals itself within the local community, how it impacts our participants, and the best practices for how to best tend to survivors. As part of this process, externs will be expected to facilitate 5-6 individual therapy sessions per week, and in exchange, they will receive supervision from a licensed and qualified supervisor. Externs will be expected to participate in all onboarding training and orientation.
Scarlet Road is accepting Extern applicants with a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology or other practice-oriented degree programs. Due to the marginalization, vulnerability, and lack of safety that the survivors of Scarlet Road experience, we seek to provide secure and consistent care to our participants. Part of this care is around continuity and consistency; therefore, externs are expected to commit a minimum of 1 (one) year of walking alongside our participants.
Training Goals/Objectives for Externs:
- Grow in knowledge of the national and local population experiencing sexual exploitation.
- Continue to develop a clinical mind and conceptualization of what client care, health, and wellness can look like.
- Examine internal, worldview, and narrative biases within a secure and safe team
- Further develop clinical skills and conduct oneself with professional integrity.
- Grow a deeper understanding of race, social justice, oppression, and privilege, and the ways these categories could impact survivors.
- Learn how to incorporate self-care strategies into clinical practice.
Relevant Administrative Policies and Procedures:
- Each potential candidate will submit a resume, cover letter, and complete Scarlet Road’s online application.
- If selected, they will participate in an initial interview and possibly be invited to a second interview.
- The candidate will undergo a background check and reference check
- The candidate will participate in Scarlet Road’s volunteer training program and onboarding process.
Expectations of the Extern:
- Commit to a 12-month externship placement
- Be timely, reliable, communicative, and commit to professional development and consultation.
- Fulfill duties and responsibilities as outlined by Scarlet Road and the Washington State Department of Health.
- Uphold ethical and legal requirements for confidentiality and documentation.
Expectations of the Supervisor/Supervision:
- Provide trauma-informed clinical supervision
- Provide ongoing professional feedback and guidance to perform tasks and develop as a professional, as well as cover competencies such as note-taking, consultation, etc.
- Guide the student toward the acquisition of specific skills and knowledge related to working with survivors of sexual exploitation.
If you are interested in this professional opportunity, please complete the application by clicking the link below.