Who should apply

• Social Work majors 

• Psychology majors 

• Childhood Development majors 

• Nonprofit Management majors 

• Child and Family Studies majors

• Students interested in working with individuals with autism

• Advanced Masters students seeking clinical supervision

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Requirements

• Be available at least 12 hours per week. Some tasks can be done offsite.

• Must demonstrate excellent writing skills, especially technical writing, and ability to communicate concisely and professionally via emails, fliers, and web articles.

• Need three letters of recommendation.

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Interns will receive the following experiences and opportunities 

• Shadowing behavior therapy, ABA therapy, or family therapy performed by a BCBA, licensed psychologist, or LCSW. Clients age range from 2 years old to adulthood.

• Observing psychological assessments performed by a licensed clinical psychologist.

• Working with autistic children at events, workshops, or in the clinic.

• Shadowing independent living skill training provided by therapists to young autistic adults

• Developing a greater understanding of autism spectrum disorders.

• Making connections with many other resources and service providers in our region.

 

Intern tasks, projects, and responsibilities

• Assisting clinicians schedule clients and help with client file management.

• Answering phone calls and emails from families seeking resources and helping them find appropriate center-based programs and resources provided at the CAC and others.

• Creating fliers to communicate upcoming events and programs.

• Creating content for weekly email newsletter.

• Updating content for website.

• Assisting in grant writing (or, depending on skill level, completely writing small grants).

• Assisting in nonprofit management tasks.

• Exhibiting at events: Set up our display, hand out materials, engage in face-to-face communications with the community, discuss the programs the CAC provides.

• Participate in planning committees for annual autism conference and autism walk

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