2024 Clinical Summer Internship Program

2024 Clinical Summer Internship Program

Organizational Summary

Theis an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and provide empowering resources for parents, professionals, and policymakers. Together with our supporters, we help kids reach their full potential in school and in life. The Child Mind Institute does not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry.

Internship Description

Child Mind Instituteis pleased to offer a 11-week, clinically oriented summer internship forup to sixaccomplishedundergraduate juniors who will begin their senior year in August/September 2024, and undergraduate seniors who will graduate and receive their degree by the September 2024. The internship is designed for studentsinterested in careers in child mental health, medicine, education and special education, public health, neuroscience, and other related areas. The internship provides a comprehensive experience in a thriving, innovative, and dynamic outpatient clinical practice.

Intern responsibilities and experiences are rooted in diverse supervised clinical therapeutic experiences with children and adolescents.Interns are exposed to a variety of psychiatric disorders and empirically-supported treatments for these disorders through each of our five clinical centers-,,, ,and(i.e., Neuropsychology)-as well asthroughinteractions with our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists. Interns are provided with opportunities to shadow clinicians during treatment and evaluation sessions, provide direct support to clinicians during clinical treatment sessions, and receive training to becoming therapeutic counselors in our program, which provides innovative intensive treatment for children with.

In addition to these diverse clinical experiences, interns assist clinical faculty in ongoing clinical projects and in organizing innovative public education programs provided onsite and in the community.Interns complete a literature review under the mentorship of a faculty clinician and prepare a presentation for theChild Mind Institutecommunity at large at the end of the internship.Interns also participate in numerous didactics provided by clinical faculty, which span a variety of topics and include mentorship in preparing for graduate or medical school, as well as a career in the mental health field.The weekly didactics will also include review of assigned seminal readings in the field.Finally, interns assist in completing special projects assigned by faculty clinicians, and by providing general office support.

Program Dates and Information

The 2024Clinical Summer Internship atChild Mind Institutebegins onMonday,June3, 2024,and ends onFriday,August 16, 2024.This internship experience is an unpaid, full-time, 40-hour per week experience, and selected interns are expected to be available for the duration of the internship.

Interns work full-time at the Child Mind Institute in midtown Manhattan, easily accessible by.Financial support for public transportation may be available.

This is a highly competitive unpaid internship. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants to investigate stipend programs through their college placement offices and to pursue independent college study creditsfor this experience. We can provide any requested documentation to assist students in getting stipends and college credit.

Qualifications and Application Process

This Clinical Internship is only for undergraduate juniors who will begin their senior year in August/September 2024, and undergraduate seniors who will graduate and receive their degree by September 2024. Applications from students in master's degree programs will not be accepted.

To apply, click the 'Apply" button above. Applications submitted through third-party websites (e.g., Internships.com, Indeed.com, etc.) will not be reviewed. If you are viewing this posting on a third-party site, please visit .

Please do not upload any additional documents or certifications.

Two letters of recommendation are also required, with at least one focusing on your academic scholarship and written by a college or university instructor. These must be addressed by the endorser to Kenneth Schuster,PsyD, Director ofClinicalTraining, Child Mind Institute, and emailed to .

Application Deadline

The submission deadline isFriday, December 29, 2023,at 5pm EST.All materials, including recommendation letters, must be received by that date and only complete applications will be reviewed.Interviews for select candidates will be conducted in late January and early February 2024, either in person or via Teams.It is anticipated that notification of decisions will be made by February 23, 2024.

For Further Information

The clinical summer internship is directed by Kenneth Schuster,PsyD, Director of Clinical Training at the Child Mind Institute.Questions regarding the clinical internship or the application can be sent to.

The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Employment at Will Relationship: This position description does not constitute a guarantee that employment will continue for any specified period.Rather, employment is at the mutual consent of the employee andChild Mind Institute and can be terminated at will by the employee or byChild Mind Institute.

The Child Mind Institutereserves the right to modify the job description and/or reporting relationship at any time.

To learn more about the Child Mind Institute, please visit.

No phone callsor recruiters, please.These positions will remain open until filled.