Internships
Each
semester, CPCS organizes a number of community-based internships
that students may participate in to gain hands-on experience in
the field, while working on competencies in the curriculum. Students
may participate in internships at any point during their time
at the College.
Some
examples of internships currently offered at the College:
Counselor
Training
This is a field-based course taught at
the Statewide Substance Abuse Information & Educational Helpline
and the United Way First Call for Help Line, operated by the Medical
Foundation. Students will learn the diagnostic criteria and treatment
continuum for alcoholism and substance abuse, and will be able
to assist with referrals. There is a strong emphasis on basic
human services skills, effective communication with persons of
diverse backgrounds and needs, and crisis intervention, role playing,
other experiential learning and supervised training on the 24-hour
Help Line.
Intervention
at Boston Centers for Youth and Family
Students participating in this course
will be expected to do an internship at City Roots, an alternative
high school setting, working with youth ages 16 through 21. Interns
will be active participants in the day to day operation of the
placement site at least five hours per week at a designated time
convenient for both site staff and the student. The internship
may include: informal counseling, advocacy, social and emotional
support, facilitating a support group, tutoring, and meeting with
site staff as part of case management.
Internship
at the Somali Development Center
This is a semester-long internship at the Somali
Development Center (CDC) in Jamaica Plain. The SDC provides education
and outreach services to the more than 2,000 Somali immigrants
throughout Greater Boston. SDC has many programs for adults and
youth in the areas of job training and placement, educational
support, ESL/Literacy, health education, legal services, immigrant/refugee
assistance. As an intern, you will have the opportunity to learn
about issues immigrants and refugees face as well as work directly
serving this population.
