About The Position
Canopy Children’s Solutions is seeking undergraduate and graduate interns for Spring 2027 in Counseling, Social Work, or Marriage and Family Therapy. Depending on the internship placement, interns assist in delivering mental health services, including individual, family, and group therapy and substance abuse treatment. Interns gain firsthand experience with targeted clinical interventions based on clients’ specific needs, assessments, treatment plans, and case documentation. Students should have excellent oral and written presentation skills, maturity, and self-motivation; be comfortable working with families with diverse needs; and be able to integrate into an inclusive, passionate team. The internship is unpaid and offered for academic credit only. All interns attend a mandatory 40-hour orientation and training session at the start of the internship and wear business-casual or clinical attire. Canopy requires an established contract with the academic institution, approved by Canopy legal, and a minimum 100-hour commitment unless the contract states otherwise. Students must satisfactorily complete goals outlined by university affiliates and their assigned site supervisor. Canopy Children’s Solutions is a nonprofit provider of children’s behavioral health, educational, and social service solutions. The organization describes its work as mission-driven and emphasizes the voice of children and families, the importance of relationships and differences, service to others, and doing its best for families and communities.
Requirements
- Be a current student enrolled in a graduate program in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Marriage & Family Counseling, or a related field.
- Be enrolled at and in good academic standing with an accredited academic institution at the time of the internship.
- Have excellent oral and written presentation skills, maturity, and self-motivation.
- Be comfortable working with families with diverse needs and able to integrate into an inclusive, passionate team.
- Have an established contract between the academic institution and Canopy, approved by Canopy legal.
- Commit to a minimum of 100 internship hours unless the contract states otherwise.
Responsibilities
- Assist in delivering mental health services, which may include individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and substance abuse treatment, depending on placement.
- Gain experience with clinical interventions tailored to clients’ needs.
- Participate in assessments and treatment planning.
- Complete case documentation.
- Attend the mandatory 40-hour orientation and training session at the beginning of the internship.
- Satisfactorily complete goals outlined by university affiliates and the assigned site supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
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