Education ​/ Teaching Intern, Bilingual

Policy Overview

his policy clarifies the expectations of Darke County Recovery Services upon students and/or interns who participate in the Agency programs for purposes of their own education and training. It will articulate responsibilities of the student/intern, as well as responsibilities of the Agency. It will articulate the requirement that students and interns will be expected to abide by all legal constraints as defined in state and federal laws regarding the right of clients being treated by Darke County Recovery Services policy also will articulate that the students shall agree to protect the rights of clients to confidentiality.

Prior to assuming a training experience at Darke County Recovery Services students are expected to request two letters of reference from professors familiar with their work who can attest to their readiness for the training experience. Such readiness shall include academic preparation, as well as maturity to assume the responsibilities required.

Prior to assuming a training experience at Darke County Recovery Services, students will sign a consent to release information for the electronic background check to verify eligibility to serve in our agency.

All students and volunteers will receive training and continuing supervision in all agency policies and procedures.

All students and volunteers will receive regular Performance Evaluations.

Documentation of clinical supervision, training and regular Performance Evaluations will be maintained in the personnel files of all students and volunteers.

Students will be expected to maintain the highest standards of confidentiality and will sign a Confidentiality Agreement. In no instance shall a student divulge client information or therapeutic activity to anyone outside the Agency. In such cases which require students to provide information regarding their training experience to their training program, students will be required to eliminate any identifying information regarding clients, and only release such information under the supervision of their on‑site supervisor.

Narratives of any kind or diaries regarding experiences at the Agency shall not mention client identifying information. Students will be expected to sign an agreement with the Agency stating that they will maintain confidentiality at all times.

Students will inform their supervisor or Agency personnel any time they encounter clients or consumers of the Agency with whom they have personal relationships elsewhere. In no instance shall trainees be allowed to participate in the observation of any treatment activity or provide a treatment activity to a person with whom they have a relationship elsewhere. When informed of such relationships, the Agency personnel will take steps to ensure that consumer information is not accessible by the student.

Students will be expected to dress and behave in accordance with the Agency standards of professional conduct. Students will be expected to have an awareness of Agency policies and procedures, particularly as they relate to conduct. In the event of more advanced students who may perform some clinical functions under supervision, all such activity shall be supervised by their identified on‑site supervisor, and any correspondence or progress data shall be co‑signed by that supervisor.

Dual relationships between students and staff also shall be limited. Students receiving training at this facility should identify any prior relationships with agency staff and the Agency shall ensure that any provision of training is not provided by persons with whom the trainee has had a dual relationship. In addition, students have a right to expect to be treated with integrity.

Sexual or other behavior which crosses the boundary of the teacher‑student relationship shall also not be tolerated, and students should report any such behavior to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Students shall at no time represent themselves to the community or to client consumers or anyone else as anything but…