Intern, Summer Program

About Child Mind Institute

We’re dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments. 

Position Details:

The Child Mind Institute is looking for accomplished and motivated individuals to join our team as interns for our Summer Program for children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, and related learning, social, and behavioral challenges. 

The program is offered as a four-week immersive summer therapy camp session each year. Interns for this program are trained to use empirically supported behavior management techniques to work with children with disruptive behavior concerns, encouraging them to participate in positive and pro-social behavior as they interact with other children and adults. 

Reporting to the Director, Summer Program, this is an unpaid, temporary, full-time, internship located on-site at Allen Stevenson School and our NYC headquarters office. 

This is a highly competitive unpaid internship. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants to independently investigate stipend programs through their college placement offices and to pursue college study credits for this experience. We can provide any requested documentation to assist students in getting stipends and college credit. 

You Will:

• Learn and use positive behavior management strategies.
• Help implement individualized behavior plans, learning how to tailor strategies to each client’s needs. 
• Help facilitate recreational activities, games, and sports skills training, providing support to clients during these sessions.
• Help complete daily progress reports (report cards) to update parents on client development.
• Help manage behavioral data, learning how to align data with treatment goals.
• Review daily treatment records with guidance to better understand treatment outcomes and areas for improvement. 
• Work with parents, under the guidance of lead staff, to help coordinate care.
• Receive daily guidance by lead clinical staff.

You Have:

• Current undergraduate or graduate-level study in clinical psychology, school psychology, mental health counseling, social work, education/special education, or related field of study, or experience in related programs. 
• Research, clinical, leadership, or field experience working or volunteering with children or adolescents. 
• Prior experience leading one or more groups/programs including but not limited to; summer camps, after-school, sports, daycare, or educational programs; experience in organized sports or art programs preferred.
• Ability to commit to all dates of the program’s duration. 
• Counselors are required to attend each day of the program and all trainings, in-person. Please refer to all dates below.
  1. Trainings: 
     • Monday, June 22nd 
     • Tuesday, June 23rd 
     • Wednesday, June 24th 
     • Thursday, June 25th
     • Friday, June 26th
     • Monday, June 29th
     • Tuesday, June 30th
     • Wednesday, July 1st
     • Thursday, July 2nd 
  2. Program