CHD's Internship Program aligns your educational training with our shared purpose of helping people live life to the fullest.

“Learning how to navigate the relationship with clients was much more complex than I originally thought, but with all the direct experience, I definitely got a chance to hone my style during my internship.” – Shayna Cole, CHD LICSW

We offer educational internship opportunities to help you launch a meaningful career in behavioral health and social services. If you are interested in an internship opportunity with CHD, please click on one of the links below.

Internship opportunities include psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner preceptorships, undergraduate nursing preceptorships and students in Master and PhD programs focused on behavioral health, integrated behavioral health, and social work. Apply early – these opportunities fill up fast!

Nurse Practitioner and Undergraduate Preceptorships

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We offer preceptorships for nursing students in Associate, Bachelor, Master and Doctoral programs. Opportunities include training and exposure to various clinical methodologies and approaches related to mental health and behavioral health care, as well as capstone and dissertation projects. Opportunities are available in outpatient clinics as well as other clinical and social welfare programs throughout CHD’s continuum of services.

Nurse Practitioner students are placed with a primary preceptor and have opportunities to experience outpatient psychiatry (pediatric and adults), medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders, as well as groups and individual therapy.

Opportunities for undergraduate nurses include placement in community-based mental health clinics, or community-based programs serving a variety of adults and children.

Clinician Internship

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These opportunities are open to students entering the final year of their Master’s Program.

Obtain a balanced experience in Clinical Services by working with several services, methodologies, and persons with various backgrounds. Opportunities are available in outpatient behavioral health clinics as well as other clinical programs throughout CHD’s continuum of services such as In-Home Therapy and CBHC/Crisis Services. All students are assigned a dedicated licensed supervisor that fits their program’s needs. Internship opportunities are paid.

• CHD’s Outpatient Clinic: Interns can expect a caseload of 10-20 ongoing clients, seeing anywhere between 5-10 clients on a weekly basis. Typical required availability 9am to 5pm or 10am to 6pm. Expected schedule is usually 3 days throughout workweek. Saturday hours are not typical, but vary by location.
• Community Behavioral Health Center (CBHC): Interns interested in our CBHC program have three different placements to choose from: Outpatient Behavioral Health Clinic, Mobile Crisis, and Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS). These programs provide 24/7 care, which offers flexible availability for interns to accrue hours. Interns at the Clinic can expect to carry a small caseload and be heavily trained in Comprehensive Assessments. Interns at Mobile Crisis can expect to participate in a co-response team and provide services in the community. They are trained on crisis assessments, comprehensive assessments, and provide individual therapy for 3 days following initial contact with an individual. Interns at CCS can expect to provide follow up outpatient care in a controlled setting for individuals stepping down from hospitalization or referred from Mobile Crisis. They are trained on comprehensive assessments and meet with clients daily at the Youth Program or at least 3 times at the Adult Program. Caseloads vary depending on clients engaged in treatment (ex: sometimes there will be 3 people on unit and sometimes 11).
• In-Home Therapy: Interns can expect a caseload of about 5 families. Each family is seen about 3.5 hours per week, spread over multiple days. Interns participate in a care team and provide intensive support to children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral needs. Therapists can go to the client’s home, school, library, or other neighborhood locations. Afternoon and evening hours are typical, due to working around children’s school schedules and accommodating the family.