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YAI Crisis Services Internship in Westchester County, New York
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Under Supervision for the assigned duties- Implement person-centered therapeutic interventions within an individual’s home and support primary caregivers. Conduct observational assessments and provide feedback to START/CSIDD team about biopsychosocial factors influencing current functioning, effects of interventions, and coaching outcomes. Offer consultation and hands-on education with entire family/support system to create a safe, nurturing, and meaningful home environment Assists individuals with daily activities, personal care, behavioral health needs, and health, wellness, and leisure activities. Maintain professional boundaries with individuals and families receiving services and follow ethical and licensing guidelines. Participates in development and implementation of persons’ cross system crisis prevention and intervention plan. Plans, structures, and prompts social and leisure time activities, including activities that build skills for positive supports, stress reduction, health and wellness, communication, adaptive living and daily living. Serves as a positive representative for the START Program with other professionals, families, and the community. Maintains timely documentation, progress notes, and other data, including incident and accident reports. Responds to individual safety needs, including reporting significant changes in behavior and health. This is an unpaid internship opportunity that is only open to current students. The internship may be able to satisfy course credit if approved by the student's institution of learning.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our Roots:
YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.
YAI Today:
Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.
Better Together:
At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.
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