12 Hour Mental Health Undergraduate InternshipAt — Sentio University

Sentio University is a Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program committed to training the next generation of mental health professionals. We are seeking energetic undergraduate interns for our 12 hour Internship. The Internship is a great opportunity for undergraduate students to gain experience for graduate school and develop skills to work in mental health. This is a remote/online Internship.

May Cohort: May 6, 2024 to May 31, 2024

• Applications Open: January 29th, 2024

• Application Deadline: April 24th, 2024

June Cohort: June 3, 2024 to June 28, 2024

• Applications Open: February 28th, 2024

• Application Deadline: May 20th, 2024

The meeting times of the internship is based on accepted applicants availability and meeting times will be decided based off of group availability.

Schedule

• Students will spend three hours per week for a total of four weeks. (12 hours total)

Internship Duties

• Interns will assist Sentio University staff with testing new experiential educational methods for undergraduates.

• Interns will attend training and supervision with Sentio University faculty and supervisors.

• Interns will submit a Reflection Essay and Feedback Form at the conclusion of the Internship.

Benefits

• Training in empirically-based methods of Deliberate Practice.

• Hands-on experience with training and supervision in professional mental health.

• Information about careers in professional mental health.

• Opportunities to work with and learn from mental health professionals.

Eligibility

To qualify for a Sentio University internship, applicants must:

• Live in California (this is a remote/online Internship).

• Be enrolled in their Junior or Senior year of an undergraduate (BA/BS) program at an accredited institution.

• Recent graduates may apply if they participate within 24 months of their graduation.

Internship Diversity

The Sentio University Internship Program is designed to equip college students from populations typically underrepresented in the public health field. Students from diverse, marginalized, and/or underserved communities are encouraged to apply.

Note: applicants must live in or attend school in California

Interns will assist Sentio University staff with testing new experiential educational methods for undergraduates.

Interns will attend training and supervision with Sentio University faculty and supervisors.

Interns will submit a Reflection Essay and Feedback Form at the conclusion of the Internship.

Training:

The program is 4 weeks and each week students will attend a 2 hour group session where we will discuss different therapy skills and practice them using Deliberate Practice training methods. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with Sentio University faculty and staff, all of who are professionals in the field so they will be able to form connections and get any questions they have about the field answered. Students will spend 1 hour a week doing independent work with Deliberate Practice resources and deepening their skill development. Throughout the internship students will fill out feedback forms on each topic covered and at the end students will write a short 1 page reflection on their time in the internship. At the conclusion students will be given a certificate of completion.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand empirically-based training methods of Deliberate Practice in mental health.

Have gained hands-on experience with training and supervision in professional mental health.

Understand the different career paths in mental health

Understand what it looks like to train as a mental health therapist and begin to develop basic therapeutic skills