Students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs are encouraged to apply for a rewarding, hands-on internship with Catholic Charities! We have placements with clinical supervision for students of social work, nursing, education, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, and other fields. We offer placements that are supervised by licensed professionals and expose the students to social welfare policy implementation in a variety of fields and general work experience.
Why Serve
Develop a broad set of work skills in a professional setting and have opportunities for:
- Leadership building
- Networking
- Community impact
- Learning from experts and executives!
We offer both clinically supervised and non-clinically supervised internships.
Apply
Apply by Sunday, March 15, 2020
Serve from May 26, 2020 to August 7, 2020
Undergraduate and seminary students are invited to apply for our Summer Internship Program. Positions are available in fields including social work, marketing, communications, development, business, and outreach. Examples include:
- Immigration Support Services Intern
- Medical Clinic Intern
- Financial Stability Network Intern
Contact Summer Intern Coordinator Claire Sanfilippo with any questions.
A clinical intern is defined as a student, usually a graduate level student but occasionally undergraduate, who requires specialized supervision by a licensed professional.
Examples include:
- MSW student who needs supervision by a social worker with specific license
- Nursing student who needs to work with trained medical professionals
Examples include:
- Quality Assurance intern at our medical and dental clinic
- Direct client services intern at Community Options
- Communications and Development intern
We are sometimes able to accommodate requests for individual mini internships or senior projects required for high school graduation. For information please email Claire Sanfilippo at claire.sanfilippo@cc-dc.org
Timeline
Term | Students Apply by | Internship Begins |
Fall | Late April | Late August |
Spring | Late October | Mid-January |
Summer | March 15 | May 26 |
Hear from a previous intern
Maya, a Sophomore at the University of Chicago, was an intern for the Health Care Network. As a Pre-Med student, Maya loved shadowing the physicians in the Spanish Catholic Center Medical Clinic, witnessing the provider-patient interactions, and learning about how the healthcare system works for low and uninsured patients. Through this internship, Maya felt she has not only furthered her education goals, but had been introduced to the humanitarian mission of Catholic Charities and its importance in the region.