Trainee/Intern Application

Thank you for your interest in training with Open Paths Counseling Center. Open Paths is a nonprofit community counseling center serving individuals and communities who otherwise may not have access to quality mental health services. Your work with Open Paths will make a difference in their lives.

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Thank you for your interest in training with Open Paths Counseling Center. Open Paths is a nonprofit community counseling center serving individuals and communities who otherwise may not have access to quality mental health services. Your work with Open Paths will make a difference in their lives.

In order to fulfill our obligations to you and to our clients, Open Paths requires the following commitments:

Commitment of a minimum of 18 months to the Center
Availability on Thursdays between 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm for group supervisions and training.
Willingness to work a weekday evening or part of a week-end, if needed.

Click Here to Agree to Open Paths' Participation Commitments

I understand and agree to the commitments required to participate in Open Paths Counseling Center’s Clinical Training Program.

In an effort to ensure an appropriate fit between our training program and your professional development, we would like for you to answer the following questions. All information will be treated in a professional and confidential manner.

What interested you in the Open Paths Counseling Center? Please specify if you are interested in our general counseling program, our domestic violence intervention program, or have a specific interest in working with children, or a combination of two of these. Please share why?

Describe your personal experiences in psychotherapy?

How do you feel that your own life experiences will come to bear on your work as a psychotherapist?

Do you have a preferred theoretical orientation?

What are some of the challenges you expect to encounter working with a diverse population? How would you address the intersection of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender and sexual orientation? What countertransference you might anticipate and how you would deal with it?

Please discuss your work habits: Are you able to arrive on time, or do you have a tendency to be late? Are you able to maintain good/professional boundaries, or do you have a tendency to want to give so much of yourself that you might have a hard time setting limits?

Do you have any difficulty with ‘paperwork’ such as procrastinating when it comes to ‘writing,’ or any other difficulties that may lead to delaying timely progress notes writing?

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Cover Letter

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