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Intern at Frontier Health

Student Internship Opportunities

We are proud to offer a wide range of internship opportunities for Master’s-level and Bachelor’s-level students  across multiple behavioral/mental health divisions and service areas in both Tennessee and Virginia. These placements provide valuable, hands-on clinical experience in a dynamic behavioral health environment.

Placement Opportunities by Division

Tennessee:

  • Adult Division
  • Children & Youth Services (including School-Based Services)
  • Children’s Residential Services
  • Specialty Services
  • Crisis Services
  • Crisis Stabilization Unit
  • Adult Alcohol & Drug Residential Program
  • Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities Services
  • AIM (Adult Intensive Management) & Case Management Residential
  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
  • Case Management Services

Virginia:

  • Adult Division / Crisis Services
  • Children & Youth Division
  • Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services

What to Expect from a Practicum Placement

First Semester Practicum:

  • Co-lead therapy sessions (individual, group, and family)
  • Assist with treatment planning and diagnosis
  • Participate in clinical staffing
  • Support crisis intervention efforts
  • Gain experience with co-occurring populations
  • Learn to navigate the electronic health record system

Second Semester Practicum:

  • Conduct intake assessments
  • Develop and implement treatment plans
  • Provide therapy to individuals, groups, and families
  • Manage documentation and charting responsibilities
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary clinical teams
  • Attend staff meetings and receive supervision

Note: Paid internships are available for a limited number of placements. Eligibility is based on existing agreements between the school and the agency.

Internship Areas Include:

  • Clinical Outpatient Services
  • School-Based Counseling
  • Crisis Services & Stabilization
  • Nursing (in collaboration with Chesnie)
  • Administrative Internships (with input from Diane Bowen)

If you have questions or would like more information about placement options, please contact Sewicker@frontierhealth.org.

NORTHEAST TENNESSEE PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP CONSORTIUM

THIS PLACEMENT IS ONLY FOR PHD LEVEL STUDENTS

Thank you for visiting the Northeast Tennessee Psychology Internship Consortium (NETPIC). 

Our primary purpose is to provide quality clinical training to psychology doctoral students as they experience the diversity of working within a school system and a community mental health center with a population of rural/small urban students and families. NETPIC provides interns with the training experience of learning school psychologist services, behavioral assessment and intervention services, school-based mental health services, comprehensive evaluations, and school-based programs at the Bristol Tennessee City Schools training site as well the training experience of clinic-based community mental health treatment services at Frontier Health’s Holston Children and Youth Services clinic and Frontier Health’s Forensic and Assessment Services clinic in Kingsport, Tennessee.

Interns operate as integral members of their respective sites and provide a broad range of clinical services to underserved individuals. Interns in NETPIC will grow their confidence in providing generalist clinical services and working in the context of multidisciplinary teams.

A LOOK AT PREVIOUS INTERNS TURNED TEAM MEMBERS

ACCREDITATION

NETPIC has submitted an application to the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) for Provisional Membership. Please be advised that there is no assurance that we will receive Provisional Membership.

CONTACT

For more information about NETPIC, please contact:

Lori J. Klinger, Ph.D.

NETPIC Training Director
P.O. Box 9054
Gray, Tennessee 37615
(423) 467-3600
Fax: (423) 467-3710

ljklinger@frontierhealth.org

MORE INFORMATION

View NETPIC’s Intern Handbook/Training Manual 2025-2026

THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. LAST UPDATE: 10-23-24

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