Internship (OT/OTA Hospital Inpatient) Fall 2026 OT Fieldwork jobs in United States
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Sheppard Pratt · 1 month ago

Internship (OT/OTA Hospital Inpatient) Fall 2026 OT Fieldwork

positionElkridge, MD
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
workcardStart in 2026 Fall

Sheppard Pratt is offering an internship opportunity for students in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant programs. The internships involve hands-on fieldwork rotations with a focus on child/adolescent mental health, providing both group and individual OT services under the supervision of licensed occupational therapists.

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Responsibilities

Student must be enrolled at an academic Institution that has an existing contract with Sheppard Pratt
Student expectations include self-directed learning; independently seeking learning opportunities and feedback, flexible thinking and adaptability
Readiness to learn from all experiences
Patience and compassion when working with this challenging patient population

Qualification

Child/adolescent mental healthClinical reasoningEvidence-based practiceGroup theory applicationTeaching/learning conceptsFlexible thinkingPatienceCompassionSelf-directed learning

Required

Current student of an accredited Occupational Therapy Institution
OT students are Master's or Doctoral degree level and OTA students are Associates degree level
Student must be enrolled at an academic Institution that has an existing contract with Sheppard Pratt
Strong foundation in child/adolescent mental health theory and related OT theory and practice
Clinical reasoning
Foundations of evidence-based practice
Group theory and application
Teaching/learning concepts and applications related to staff, client, and caregiver education
Self-directed learning
Independently seeking learning opportunities and feedback
Flexible thinking and adaptability
Readiness to learn from all experiences
Patience and compassion when working with this challenging patient population

Company

Sheppard Pratt

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Sheppard Pratt is a behavioral health and special education system.
dateFounded in 1853
location
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://sheppardpratt.org/

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$0.23M
Key Investors
Horizon Foundation
2023-01-19Grant· $0.23M

Leadership Team

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Harsh Trivedi
President and CEO
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Donna Richardson
Vice President & Chief Development Officer
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