School of Social Work at UT Arlington
Intern Opportunities
School of Social Work Intern Opportunities
Field placement students will be able to participate in a variety of direct service and administrative tasks. Individual intern plans will be developed between each student and New Connections to best meet the interest areas and learning objectives of the intern and the service needs of the programs.
MSSW Candidates
CAP students will work closely with the Program Director and management team to assist with on-going program development and evaluation. A CAP placement will provide opportunities to do research for grant preparation, proposal writing, program planning and implementation, interagency collaboration, attendance at community coalition and community networking meetings, report preparation and assistance with other program administrative activities.
Direct Practice students will have the opportunity to work directly with clients and families who are utilizing the New Connections intervention services. Direct Practice opportunities may include (but are not limited to):
- Program enrollment and intake processing
- Psychosocial and substance abuse assessments
- Case planning and recommendations for family/child/parent interventions
- Assisting with individual counseling
- Planning and delivering educational interventions for individuals and groups
- Case management and service coordination
- Administering testing instruments and questionnaires
- Facilitating recovery support process groups
- Homevisiting
- Assist with child developmental screenings
- Providing therapeutic and skills-building interventions for children
- Client follow-up and networking for community services
- Participation in staff trainings
- Services documentation and data entry
Students will be encouraged to attend and participate in clinical staffings for the NC Family Intervention program (one weekday afternoon per week, Monday through Thursday at 2 pm) and/or Staying Connected (every other Friday morning).
BSW Candidates
Students will have similar opportunities to the MSSW candidates.
Special Considerations
Students will work at the New Connections program site at 2330 Butler Street, Suite 119 in Dallas. Program office hours are 8:00 am — 5:00 pm. Students need to arrange for personal transportation to and from work, and some duties (home visiting and home-based education, counseling, and case management services) will require use of a personal vehicle. Reimbursement for work-related local travel is available. Parking is available at no charge.
