SCC is eager to welcome masters-level counseling and social work interns, and doctoral-level counseling or clinical psychology externs to the MICA campus to engage in our robust training opportunities.
Overview
MICA is one of the oldest and most highly regarded art and design colleges in the country, with a population of 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students coming from around the country and the world to study art and design. Over 35% of MICA’s students seek services at The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Student Counseling Center (SCC) each year, demonstrating the SCC’s strong reputation across the campus for its work in supporting students’ mental health and wellbeing.
Our training program is designed to improve trainees’ facility in providing brief assessment and diagnosis, short-term treatment, crisis intervention, and primary prevention/outreach on a college campus. An appreciation for serving the unique differences students offer is a core value at MICA and the Student Counseling Center (SCC). Trainees will have the opportunity to work with domestic and international students as well as a range of other demographic backgrounds.
Counseling and Social Work Clinical Training Program Goals
Counseling and social work interns will spend 16-18 hours each week at the SCC, typically completed over 3 days weekly including Monday or Tuesday evening, throughout the academic year. They will provide 8-9 clinical hours each week, to include intake/triage assessments, brief consultations, individual and group therapy, outreach, and crisis intervention.
SCC staff will provide at least one hour of individual weekly supervision in addition to occasional group supervision/case consultation. In the past, interns have accrued 150-175 direct intervention hours during their time at SCC.
Direct and indirect hours obtained while serving as a trainee at SCC will be aligned with clinical practicum/internship program(s) standards.
Psychology Training Program Goals
Clinical and counseling psychology externs will spend 16-24 hours each week at the SCC, typically completed over 2-3 days weekly during the academic year. They will provide 8-10 clinical hours each week, to include intake/triage assessments, brief consultations, individual therapy, group therapy, outreach, and crisis intervention.
Licensed psychologist SCC staff will provide at least one hour of individual weekly supervision. As our center has a small and highly collaborative staff, you will receive ample opportunities for consultation with our multi-disciplinary team members, participation in SCC programming and initiatives, coordination with other campus partners, continuing education, and tailored learning and growth opportunities. Our externs are treated as part of the clinical team, and our goal is to support each trainee in pursuing their individual clinical interests whenever possible. Our staff work from an integrative perspective, and welcome the opportunity to provide exposure to a range of theoretical and intervention models.
Direct and indirect hours obtained while serving as a trainee at the SCC will be aligned with clinical externship program standards.
Application Process
Our internship is open to current masters students enrolled in a counseling or social work program. Our externship is open to current psychology students enrolled in a doctoral program. As ours is an advanced placement site, it is preferred that applicants have one year of clinical practicum experience. Students with experience and interest in working with a) international student issues, b) issues of domestic students of color, c) sexual distinctiveness, and/or d) trans and non-cis students are strongly encouraged to submit their materials for consideration.
Applications are typically accepted from September through April.
Students interested in an internship at SCC should click here to fill out this application form.
Please reach out with any questions via email to Samantha Roth, LCSW-C at sroth@mica.edu.