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Job: Student Interns

Title:           Graduate Student Interns

Location:   1818 San Pedro Ave San Antonio, TX 78212

 

Each semester Guardian House provides internship positions for eight to ten graduate level counseling students.  Students interested in completing an internship should request an interview below; an interview does not guarantee placement.

Questions may be directed to CEO, Shannon White, MS, LPC-S.

Clinical Opportunities

  • Counseling Clinic
  • Intakes and Child Orientations
  • Parenting Education
  • Supervised Visitation
  • Monitored Exchanges

 Guardian House will provide you

  • Beneficial and life-enriching experiences.
  • Opportunities to positively impact the life of children.
  • Comprehensive orientation and specialized training for specific jobs.
  • Opportunities for professional development through supervision and trainings.
  • An opportunity to learn about family and group dynamics, child development, the impact of divorce on children, and domestic violence.
  • Multiple and varied opportunities to obtain contact hours.

Requirements

As a student intern at Guardian House I understand that my requirements are to:

  • Submit to a criminal background check, a child abuse registry check, and other background checks as may be required by funding sources. The intern is responsible to pay for all other background check.
  • Pay $10 for ID badge and lanyard. ID badge will be returned upon completion of internship.
  • Commit to working at Guardian House for a minimum of two semesters.
  • Continue my weekend schedule between my first and second semester.
  • Continue my weekend schedule after my last semester and until the new interns are trained.
  • Commit to two (2) four-hour blocks of time on the weekend to facilitate visits.
  • Read Becoming Solution-Focused in Brief Therapy as directed by my site supervisor.
  • Attend weekly supervision sessions with site supervisor.
  • Submit my hour logs to my site supervisor at the end of each semester.
  • Attend a mandatory training before my first semester.
  • Attend monthly staff meetings.
  • Maintain professional liability insurance.

Scheduling

INTERNSHIP APPLICATION CALENDAR 

SEMESTER

DATES OF INTERNSHIP

DATES TO APPLY

INTERVIEW DATES

Fall 2019

August  18, 2018, to

*January 13, 2019

August 1, 2017 to to

* October 22, 2017

Oct. 24 -26, 2017

SUMMER 2019

May 30, 2018 to

*August 13, 2018

*Jan 1, 2018 to

*March 18, 2018

March 27 – 29, 2018

FALL 2019

August 20, 2018 to

*December 21, 2018

April 1, 2018 to

June 18, 2018

June 26 – 28, 2018

SPRING 2020

Jan 14, 2019 to

*May 22, 2019

August 1, 2018 to

October 14, 2018

Oct. 23 -25, 2018

  *Working Between and After Your Semester

The relationship between Guardian House and student interns is a symbiotic one; each helping the other.  You must commit to continue your weekend schedule between your first and second semester, as well as after your last semester until the new interns are trained to supervise visits independently. Some programs allow students to count this time toward their clinical hours; any questions regarding this should be directed to your university.

Required Documents

Email the following documents to Shannon White, MS, LPC-S.

 

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Job: Student Interns

Title:           Graduate Student Interns

Location:   1818 San Pedro Ave San Antonio, TX 78212

 

Each semester Guardian House provides internship positions for eight to ten graduate level counseling students.  Students interested in completing an internship should request an interview below; an interview does not guarantee placement.

Questions may be directed to Director of Programs, Rebecca Lynn Gerstner, MA, LPC, NCC.

Clinical Opportunities

  • Counseling Clinic
  • Intakes and Child Orientations
  • Parenting Education
  • Supervised Visitation
  • Monitored Exchanges

 Guardian House will provide you

  • Beneficial and life-enriching experiences.
  • Opportunities to positively impact the life of children.
  • Comprehensive orientation and specialized training for specific jobs.
  • Opportunities for professional development through supervision and trainings.
  • An opportunity to learn about family and group dynamics, child development, the impact of divorce on children, and domestic violence.
  • Multiple and varied opportunities to obtain contact hours.

Requirements

As a student intern at Guardian House I understand that my requirements are to:

  • Submit to a criminal background check and a child abuse registry check. The intern is responsible to pay the $10 fee for the background check.
  • Pay $10 for ID badge and lanyard. ID badge will be returned upon completion of internship.
  • Commit to working at Guardian House for a minimum of two semesters.
  • Continue my weekend schedule between my first and second semester.
  • Continue my weekend schedule after my last semester and until the new interns are trained.
  • Commit to two (2) four-hour blocks of time on the weekend to facilitate visits.
  • Read Becoming Solution-Focused in Brief Therapy as directed by my site supervisor.
  • Attend weekly supervision sessions with site supervisor.
  • Submit my hour logs to my site supervisor at the end of each semester.
  • Attend a mandatory training before my first semester.
  • Attend monthly staff meetings.
  • Maintain professional liability insurance.

 

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*Working Between and After Your Semester

The relationship between Guardian House and student interns is a symbiotic one; each helping the other.  You must commit to continue your weekend schedule between your first and second semester, as well as after your last semester until the new interns are trained to supervise visits independently. Some programs allow students to count this time toward their clinical hours; any questions regarding this should be directed to your university.

Required Documents

Email the following documents to Rebecca Lynn Gerstner, MA, LPC, NCC.

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