Bright Future Foundation

Interns placed at Bright Future Foundation are engaged in a variety of the services offered by our organization. The intern’s primary responsibilities are within our counseling and psychological services program. This includes individual and, occasionally, family therapy, as well as the completion of psychological assessments. Interns have the opportunity to create and facilitate therapy groups if they so choose. Interns participate in a multidisciplinary team and are thoroughly trained and supervised on therapy cases and psychological assessments to ensure a high level of competence. Interns receive a minimum of two (2) hours of individual supervision each week from their primary supervisor (licensed psychologist). Interns also participate in weekly group supervision and didactics with the CO-PIC intern cohort. Supplemental weekly individual supervision may be provided by other appropriately credentialed professionals, and by supervisors of elective focus area experiences as needed. Additionally, interns participate in our agency’s weekly multidisciplinary case consultation meetings.

Bright Future Foundation embraces an integrative view with regard to the therapeutic approach to clinical work that frequently incorporates modalities such as Feminist Theory, CBT, CPT, Mindfulness, Relational, Intergenerational Trauma Transmission Awareness, and Assertiveness Training. Bright Future Foundation strongly supports continuing education and training.

In addition to direct client service, interns may have the opportunity to provide weekly individual clinical supervision to a masters or doctoral level extern. Interns will receive supervision on the provision of supervision and will be exposed to didactic discussions that focus on the theories of supervision, reflective supervision, and ethical responsibilities of supervisors. Additional intern responsibility includes providing coverage for our 24/7 crisis line, community-based consultation services, facilitating community trainings/workshops, and facilitating court-appointed workshops focusing on “Parenting through Divorce.”

Interns receive both clinical and assessment experience with both child and adult populations. Bright Future Foundation provides two types of assessment services:

1. Psychological evaluations for asylum and immigrant populations seeking documentation status through VAWA Visa, U-Visa, or T-Visa.
2. School-based threat assessments.

Interns receive supervision and training on all assessments utilized at Bright Future Foundation which may include, but are not limited to: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-V), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-II), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (MMPI-A), Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Projective Drawings, Sentence Completion (Johns), Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC), Behavioral Assessment System for Children (BASC), Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, PCL-5, PHQ-9, GAD-7, BAI, BDI, Full Clinical Interview, and Mental Status Exam.

The internship experiences at Bright Future Foundation offer similar comprehensive training and service delivery. The differentiation between the General Track and the Latinx Focus Track is that the Latinx Focus Track specifically works with members of the Spanish-speaking community, many of whom are monolingual. This track emphasizes providing patient-centered, culturally competent care tailored to the unique needs of the Latinx population. As such, the Latinx Focus Track requires applicants who are proficient in Spanish to ensure effective communication and high-quality service delivery.

The internship experiences at Bright Future Foundation offer similar comprehensive training and service delivery. The differentiation between the General Track and the Latinx Focus Track is that the Latinx Focus Track specifically works with members of the Spanish-speaking community, many of whom are monolingual. This track emphasizes providing patient-centered, culturally competent care tailored to the unique needs of the Latinx population. As such, the Latinx Focus Track requires applicants who are proficient in Spanish to ensure effective communication and high-quality service delivery.