CSUMB Health and Wellness Services MSW Intern Training Program
The CSUMB Health and Wellness Services MSW Intern Training Program includes internship positions in three units: Personal Growth & Counseling Center (PGCC), Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC), Campus Health Center (CHC), and Health Promotions & Education (HPE).
At CSUMB Health and Wellness Services, we strive to assist members of our campus community with achieving and maintaining physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Our MSW interns are an integral part of our efforts to reach this goal.
MSW interns are viewed as developing professionals and are given opportunities to gain the foundational knowledge and skills needed for a career in Social Work. The guiding principles of the Health and Wellness Services MSW Intern Training Program are to value the self-worth of each individual, respect and embrace human diversity, and provide the high-quality training and supervision needed to begin developing a solid professional Social Work identity.
To learn more about the different internship positions, click on the programs below.
For questions or more information, please contact Merideth Canham-Nelson at mcanham-nelson@csumb.edu.
- Goals of the PGCC Clinical Case Coordinator Internship
- To provide the MSW intern with specific learning, training and opportunities to develop professional social work case management skills
- To expand the MSW intern’s knowledge of on-campus and community-based agencies and resources
- To offer the MSW intern opportunities to develop skills in interdisciplinary collaboration
- Tasks & duties
- Collaborate with clinical counselors to coordinate client care
- Meet individually with clients to set goals and develop case plans
- Link clients to appropriate community and campus resources
- Provide crisis intervention as appropriate
- Provide short-term counseling as appropriate
- Maintain ethical clinical documentation in the PGCC’s electronic record system
- Supervision/training
- Weekly individual supervision with Practicum Instructor
- Weekly individual supervision with Task Supervisor
- Weekly team meeting/case consultation
- Biweekly group clinical training didactic with pre-Doctoral Psychology interns
- Biweekly intern group supervision
- Find the complete PGCC internship job description here.
- Goals of the PGCC Clinical Case Coordinator Internship
- Goals of the PGCC Counselor Internship
- To provide specific learning, training and clinical opportunities for MSW interns to develop skills in the counseling of university students
- To expand the knowledge and skills of MSW interns in working with and meeting the needs of traditionally under-represented student populations
- To develop clinical knowledge and skills to provide culturally competent counseling and therapy
- Tasks & duties
- Participate as part of an interdisciplinary team of mental health clinicians
- Provide mental health services to CSUMB students, including short-term individual counseling, group counseling, and psychoeducational outreach to the wider CSUMB community
- Practice ethical recordkeeping (progress notes, diagnosis, treatment plans)
- Supervision/training
- Weekly individual supervision with Practicum Instructor
- Weekly individual supervision with Task Supervisor
- Weekly team meeting/case consultation
- Biweekly clinical group training didactic with pre-Doctoral Psychology interns
- Biweekly intern group supervision
- Find the complete PGCC internship job description here.
- Goals of the PGCC Counselor Internship
- Goals of the SDAC Disability Advisor Internship
- To provide specific learning, training and direct service opportunities for MSW interns to develop skills working with university students with disabilities
- To expand the knowledge and skills of MSW interns in promoting the empowerment, wellness, and full integration of students with disabilities into campus life and the campus community
- To develop the knowledge and skills of MSW interns to provide culturally sensitive services to students with disabilities in order for them to attain equitable access at CSUMB
- Task & Duties
- Participate as part of an interdisciplinary team of disability management advisors
- Conduct intake interviews to determine eligibility for SDAC services and verification of disabilities
- Develop individualized student action plans for course accommodations
- Carry a small caseload of students to provide ongoing monitoring of accommodation plan, support student development of disability management skills, and advocate for student connection to on and off campus resources
- Participate in the planning and implementation of outreach, educational presentations, and disability awareness programs to the broader campus community
- Supervision/Training
- Weekly individual supervision with Practicum Instructor
- Weekly individual supervision with Task Supervisor
- Weekly team meeting/case consultation
- Biweekly intern group supervision
- Biweekly clinical group training didactic with pre-Doctoral Psychology interns
- Ongoing trainings around serving individuals with disabilities
- Find the SDAC internship job description here.
- Goals of the SDAC Disability Advisor Internship
- Goals of the CHC & HPE Medical Social Work Internship
- To provide specific learning, training and direct service opportunities for MSW interns to apply social work principles and practices working in an integrated healthcare setting
- To expand the knowledge and skills of MSW interns in promoting health education, awareness and outreach programming to college students
- To gain knowledge and skills to identify needs and link college students utilizing CHC services to campus and community resources
- Task & Duties
- Provide case management services to CSUMB students needing linkage to campus and community resources
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide resources to CHC medical staff regarding community-based health, social, and mental health supports available to college students
- Provide support to the Health Promotions and Education team with social and mental health resources, healthy living campaigns, resource building and other activities that support the wellbeing of CSUMB students
- Act as Co-Chair of the Student Health Advisory Committee
- Attend the monthly Mental Health Advisory Committee in the role of Student Representative
- Supervision/Training
- Weekly individual supervision with Practicum Instructor
- Weekly individual supervision with Task Supervisor
- Weekly team meeting/case consultation
- Biweekly clinical group training didactic with pre-Doctoral Psychology interns
- Biweekly intern group supervision
- Find the internship job description here.
- Goals of the CHC & HPE Medical Social Work Internship