Organizational Summary:
The Child Mind Institute is an independent nonprofit dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders. Our teams work every day to deliver the highest standards of care, advance the science of the developing brain and provide empowering resources for parents, professionals, and policymakers. Together with our supporters, we help kids reach their full potential in school and in life. The Child Mind Institute does not accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry.
Internship Description:
Child Mind Institute is pleased to offer a 11-week, clinically oriented summer internship for up to six accomplished undergraduate juniors who will begin their senior year in August/September 2025, and undergraduate seniors who will graduate and receive their degree by the September 2025. The internship is designed for students interested in careers in child mental health, medicine, education and special education, public health, neuroscience, and other related areas. The internship provides a comprehensive experience in a thriving, innovative, and dynamic outpatient clinical practice.The 2025 Clinical Summer Internship at Child Mind Institute begins on Monday, June 2, 2025, and ends on Friday, August 15, 2025. This internship experience is a full-time, 40-hour per week experience, and selected interns are expected to be available for the duration of the internship.Interns work full-time at the Child Mind Institute in midtown Manhattan, easily accessible by public transportation.
Learning Opportunities:
Intern experiences are rooted in diverse supervised clinical therapeutic experiences with children and adolescents. Interns are exposed to a variety of psychiatric disorders and empirically-supported treatments for these disorders through each of our five clinical centers—ADHD and Behavior Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Autism, Mood Disorders, and Learning and Development (i.e., Neuropsychology)—as well as through interactions with our board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Interns are provided with opportunities to shadow clinicians during treatment and evaluation sessions, provide direct support to clinicians during clinical treatment sessions, and receive training to becoming therapeutic counselors in our Brave Buddies program, which provides innovative intensive treatment for children with Selective Mutism.Interns also participate in numerous didactics provided by clinical faculty, which span a variety of topics and include mentorship in preparing for graduate or medical school, as well as a career in the mental health field. The weekly didactics will also include review of assigned seminal readings in the field.
Responsibilities:
- Interns provide support to clinicians in preparation for and during treatment sessions;
- Interns prepare individualized materials to support children in treatment sessions;
- Interns train to become counselors for the Brave Buddies program;
- Interns assist clinical faculty in ongoing clinical projects and in organizing innovative public education programs provided onsite and in the community; and
- Interns complete a literature review under the mentorship of a faculty clinician and prepare a presentation for the Child Mind Institute community at large at the end of the internship.
Qualifications:
This Clinical Internship is only for undergraduate juniors who will begin their senior year in August/September 2025, and undergraduate seniors who will graduate and receive their degree by September 2025. Applications from students in master’s degree programs will not be accepted.
Application Process:
To apply, click the ‘Apply” button above. Applications submitted through third-party websites (e.g., Internships.com, Indeed.com, etc.) will not be reviewed. If you are viewing this posting on a third-party site, please visit https://childmind.org/about-us/careers/open-positions/.When prompted to add a resume, please upload the following documents as a single PDF:
- Cover letter indicating interest and availability for the full duration of the internship addressed to: Kenneth Schuster, PsyD, Director of Clinical Training;
- Resume; and
- Copy of your most recent college transcript (an unofficial transcript is sufficient).
Please do not upload any additional documents or certifications.Two letters of recommendation are also required, with at least one focusing on your academic scholarship and written by a college or university instructor. These must be addressed by the endorser to Kenneth Schuster, PsyD, Director of Clinical Training, Child Mind Institute, and emailed to training@childmind.org.The submission deadline is Friday, December 27, 2024, at 5pm EST. All materials, including recommendation letters, must be received by that date and only complete applications will be reviewed. Interviews for select candidates will be conducted in late January 2025 and early February 2025, via Teams. It is anticipated that notification of decisions will be made by February 28, 2025.
Additional Information:
The clinical summer internship is directed by Kenneth Schuster, PsyD, Director of Clinical Training at the Child Mind Institute. Questions regarding the clinical internship or the application can be sent to training@childmind.org.The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.Employment at Will Relationship: This position description does not constitute a guarantee that employment will continue for any specified period. Rather, employment is at the mutual consent of the employee and Child Mind Institute and can be terminated at will by the employee or by Child Mind Institute.The Child Mind Institute reserves the right to modify the job description and/or reporting relationship at any time.To learn more about the Child Mind Institute, please visit http://childmind.org.No phone calls or recruiters, please. These positions will remain open until filled.
