Practicum Internships (Grad Students)At — Outreach Concern

Yes, we’re looking for interns for the 2025-2026 school year, and this year we’ll hire over 300, but not just anyone. If you’re just in need of hours towards licensing or trying to fulfill a university requirement, there are plenty of agencies that can offer you that minimum!

However, if you are an u postgraduate, graduate, or doctoral candidate in Psychology, M.F.T., PPS, or Social Work, and are interested in developing your skills and an opportunity for long-term success, please consider Outreach Concern. Visit our website at www.outreachconcern.org. You’ll read about our 29-year history, being represented in over 1,000 schools throughout Southern California, working with over 300,000 children, adolescents, families, and training over to 10,000 interns. By the way, no agency offers more internship sites or has trained more interns than Outreach Concern.
You’ll learn about our clinical supervision, training, and diverse caseload you’ll be working with. We’ll provide you the opportunity to work with children, families, and adolescents experiencing adjustment disorders, divorce, child abuse, blended families, academic, social, behavioral, and mental health issues. In addition, you’ll have an opportunity to work with various licensed professionals in the mental health, medical, and educational communities, providing you the experience you’ll need in supporting your development towards whatever human service field you choose to enter.

To apply for this internship opportunity, you must have the following: postgraduate, graduate, or doctoral candidate in Psychology, M.F.T., PPS, or Social Work. For further questions, you may contact us at 714-547-1163 or please apply online at www.outreachconcern.org
Thanks for your time, we look forward to speaking with you regarding your future at Outreach Concern and promise the time you invest with us will be the most meaningful mental health learning experience you’ll be exposed to. By the way, it’s the reason why the majority of interns chose to do a second or third-year internship with Outreach Concern.
Sincerely,
Fredrick Capaldi, Ph.D., M.F.T.
President/CEO, Founder

Tasks:

Referral process, intake, and assessment issues. Clinical history, Soap notes, teacher/parent consultation, manage treatment records. Client evaluation, academic, social, emotional, behavioral issues, observation, intervention, parent consultation, referral and termination, child abuse, self-harm, suicide assessments, and referrals.

Training:

Our two days of training/ orientation prior to placement. Morning Zoom meeting with Regional Field Supervisors focused on issues germane to school-based counseling. Monthly email training with Dr. Swartz focused on areas useful in school-based counseling settings. Individual & group Clinical Supervision with a licensed Clinical Supervisor.

Learning Outcome:

1) Students will be able to develop client's clinical history
2) Students will be able to write and maintain case records of treatment.
3) Students will be able to assess and evaluate academic, behavioral, social, and emotional issues that impact student performance.
4) Students will be effective in identifying and utilizing intervention methods to impact client performance changes