Master's Level Internships and Psychology Practicum

We offer Master's level internships and psychology practicum for both clinical and non-clinical students.

Our non-clinical internship is for students in the second year of an administrative (macro/COPA) M.S.W. programs, or Masters in Public Health or Public Administration. We provide interns with direct, practical experience in program development and evaluation, and policy-making within a large, community-based organization. The program emphasizes both the depth and breadth of the experience gained by interns, as well as the quality of supervision. With guidance from their supervisors, interns gain much knowledge and experience from our practical, hands-on approach. Interns are also given considerable responsibility in order to prepare them for more independent work during the course of their careers.

Our clinical internship and practicum (M.A., M.S.W. or M.F.T.) provides pre-graduate students with in-depth, comprehensive training in the provision of clinical services to a diverse population of adults and children in a large community mental health agency. We believe that all future mental health professionals need to demonstrate competency in:

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill or emotionally disturbed adults, adolescents and children utilizing evidence-based practices
• Ethical and legal responsibilities of mental health professionals
• Cultural/ethnic/gender-sexual orientation/religious/class diversity
• Professional and personal interactions with others
• Governance and funding of community-based agencies

To learn more about our these internships, please read our Master's Level Internship brochure.

The psychology practicum follows SCAPTP guidelines and uniform notification date.

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APPLICATION PROCESS FOR 2010- 2011 MSW/MFT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The application window for MFTs is March 1, 2010 through April 1, 2010.  The application window for MSWs will be from March 1, 2010 through April 30, 2010.  Applications can be found in a Word document below.   Applicants should forward their resume, completed application and essay questions directly to internships@didihirsch.org.  The email should contain 3 separate attachments.  Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. 

Decisions will be made and notifications will be sent out in April.   This program is only accepting pre-graduate students.  Applications received after the deadline will not considered.

Please note:  Students interested in a post-graduate internship should apply online for a Therapist I position on our employment page located here. 

Please also note that, for M.F.T. and M.S.W. students, a bilingual (English-Spanish) stipend is also available as long as Spanish can be used within the therapeutic setting. To qualify, you may be required to take a brief language test.

For questions about our Master's level internships, contact Graciela Mora, Administrative Assistant at internships@didihirsch.org.