SCC is eager to welcome interns to the Center and the MICA campus, and offers training opportunities for Masters-level students in counseling or social work.
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 25% of MICA’s students seek services at The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Student Counseling Center (SCC) each year. Hence, SCC is respected 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 versatility and 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.
Clinical Training Program Goals
Interns will spend 16-18 hours each week at 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.
Application Process
Our internship is open to current masters students enrolled in a counseling or social work 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.
Students interested in an internship at SCC should click here to fill out this application form.
Please email Samantha Roth, LCSW-C with any questions at sroth@mica.edu.