Program Information SOCIAL WORK INTERN DESCRIPTION
About Gender Health Center
At GHC, our mission is to provide education, advocacy, mental health, and other health services to underserved and marginalized populations as an act of social justice with a specialization in gender and sexual identities. We focus on supporting transgender, non-binary, and queer communities. GHC is driven by the needs and wants of our community. We started because our community needed affordable and accessible mental health counseling services. Over the last three years, we have been able to expand our services to meet the requests and additional needs of our community. Our services now include mental health counseling for individuals, families and relationships, a free hormone prescription clinic, health advocacy, peer support groups, and assistance in changing name and gender on identity documents. Counseling services are offered on a sliding-fee scale, based on income, and no one is ever turned away for inability to pay—all other services are free. Ninety percent of GHC staff are volunteers and interns. Even the therapists, physicians, clinical supervisors, and attorneys are volunteer and unpaid, making us truly community-based in all the work we do. Every person who works at GHC is here because of our commitment to the mission, vision and values of the organization. We have a grassroots ethic and a social justice heart. We are excited you’re interested in joining the GHC family!
Social Work Intern Positions Available
MSW counseling interns: Mainly providing clinical counseling/therapy to the GHC community. MSW counseling interns can also facilitate support groups. Counseling interns will receive 2 hours per week of group supervision, 1 hour per week of individual supervision, and 2 hours per week training in Narrative Therapy. Counseling interns also have the ability to help out with other GHC programs as desired.
MSW advocacy intern: Work closely with Legal Services of Northern California to provide a range of advocacy services to the GHC community, such as the following: healthcare advocacy, appealing health insurance coverage decisions; helping fill out and filing name and gender change court paperwork; assisting with changing identity documents (ID, birth certificate, passport, etc.); providing community outreach and education on LGBTQ experiences and identities; assisting with Covered California education and enrollment; etc.
BSW interns: Under supervision of a MSW field instructor, BSW interns support GHC in a variety of ways depending on the interns’ interests. Some ways BSWs have supported GHC include grant writing, creating social media outreach and campaigns, organizing clothing drives, hosting art/poetry nights, drafting policies and procedures, co-facilitating support groups, communicating with community members who come into the building, working the front desk, and much more.
Preferred Qualifications
Passion and commitment to work with LGBTQ community - actual lived or work experience a plus.
Passion and commitment for social, economic and racial justice
Evening availability desired
Must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination and booster
Intern Application Process
All interns must complete the application here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1L3i_gAwBMvW0jrkHBSjO8JIcNGtO5eWr5ZSGvX29qMI/edit?ts=633f4b48). Email resume and cover letter to Counseling Program Manager, Sara Seberger, at saras@ghcmail.org. Group and/or interviews will be conducted for those who qualify. All interns are required to complete 40-hour Core Training (dates in August TBD). Email saras@ghcmail.org for more information.
Site Details
Address
3823 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95817
General Phone
(916) 455-2391
Website:
https://www.genderhealthcenter.org/