Sheppard Pratt · 9 hours ago
Internship (Outpatient Mental Health Clinics- Gaithersburg) 2026 Counseling/Social Work Fieldwork
Gaithersburg, MD
Internship
Onsite
InternSheppard Pratt is a community outpatient mental health clinic, and they are seeking BSW students for an internship. This role involves supporting clients during the enrollment process and assisting with various clinical activities.
CharityEducationHealth CareNon ProfitSpecial Education
Responsibilities
Support clients in the clinic enrollment process, assisting them with the completion of consents, releases, advanced directives, screening assessment, insurance authorizations, among other intake tasks
Exposed to the clinical interventions at the OMHC and may assist with the formation of treatment groups
Referral for medication management
Shadow a diagnostic assessment or therapy session where appropriate
Help with outside referral for complementary services
Participate in case conferences, meetings, and all staff trainings
Qualification
Required
The student must be available to assist in-person at the OMHC for the majority of their internship hours
Company
Sheppard Pratt
Sheppard Pratt is a behavioral health and special education system.
Founded in 1853
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.23MKey Investors
Horizon Foundation
2023-01-19Grant· $0.23M
Leadership Team
Harsh Trivedi
President and CEO
Donna Richardson
Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Recent News
2025-06-09
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