Spring 2027 - Counseling Internship, Undergraduate - Hattiesburg, MS

Canopy Careers • Hattiesburg, MS

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About The Position

Canopy Children’s Solutions is offering an unpaid undergraduate counseling internship for academic credit in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for Spring 2027. Depending on the internship placement, interns assist with delivering mental health services, including individual, family, and group therapy and substance abuse treatment. Interns gain hands-on experience with targeted clinical interventions tailored to clients’ needs, assessments, treatment plans, and case documentation. Students should have strong oral and written presentation skills, maturity, and self-motivation, and be comfortable working with families with diverse needs and integrating into an inclusive, mission-driven team.

The internship requires a minimum 100-hour commitment unless the academic institution’s contract specifies otherwise. Interns attend a mandatory 40-hour orientation and training session at the beginning of the internship, wear business casual or clinical attire, and satisfactorily complete goals set by college affiliates and their assigned site supervisor. An established contract with the academic institution is required.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate program in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field.
• Be enrolled and in good academic standing at an accredited academic institution at the time of the internship.
• Have an established contract with the academic institution.
• Commit to at least 100 internship hours unless the academic institution’s contract states otherwise.
• Satisfactorily complete goals outlined by college affiliates and the assigned site supervisor.
• Possess excellent oral and written presentation skills, maturity, and self-motivation.
• Be comfortable working with families with diverse needs and integrating into an inclusive team.
• Wear business casual or clinical attire.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering mental health services, potentially including individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and substance abuse treatment, depending on placement.
• Participate in targeted clinical interventions based on clients’ specific needs.
• Gain experience with assessments, plans, and case documentation.
• Complete internship goals outlined by college affiliates and the assigned site supervisor.
• Attend the mandatory 40-hour orientation and training session at the beginning of the internship.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed