Practicum/Internship Application Fall 2026

Samaritan Center

Posted 6 months ago

Internship

Manheim Township, Pennsylvania

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Interns will provide mental health screenings, co-therapy, and individual counseling in school and community settings. They will also perform indirect tasks such as data entry, research, and community engagement projects.

Qualifications

You are a Master-level student on the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Licensed Social Worker (LSW) track, or a Bachelor's-level student seeking field experience. You will gain direct experience providing mental health screenings, co-therapy, individual counseling, and case management in school or community settings.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Case managing

Mental Health Screenings

Individual Counseling

Co-Therapy

Community Engagement

Job Description

Internship Opportunity 

This is the general application for individuals applying to complete an LPC track or MSW internship via Samaritan Center. Please indicate on your application which type of internship you are looking for.

  • Field Experience: Bachelor's-level students and non-clinical graduate level students (unpaid)
  • LPC Practicum: Master-level students on Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) track 
  • LPC Internship I and II: Master-level students on the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) track. The paid portion of the internship is for direct hours of case managing in a school setting and/or clinical counseling.
  • MSW - Year 1 & 2: Master-level students on the Licensed Social Worker (LSW) track. The paid portion of the internship is for direct hours of case managing in a school setting and/or clinical counseling.

As an intern, you can complete tasks related to your program of study. This internship opportunity may include the following elements:

Direct Hours:

  • Providing Mental Health Screenings with our TeenHope Program
  • Co-Therapy with a Samaritan Center Therapist
  • Offering Individual Couseling at Samaritan Center
  • Working 1:1 with students in a school-based setting
  • Working 1:1 with individuals at one of our program sites (older adult communities, community partner sites)

Indirect Hours:

  • Mental Health Screening Data Entry 
  • Observation
  • Research 
  • Reflection of Experience Write-up
  • Community Engagement Project

Supervision:

  • Individual Supervision
  • Group Supervision

Samaritan Center

At Samaritan Center, we heal hearts, provide hope, and enhance lives with a holistic approach to mental health for all ages, whole families and the military community. Samaritan Center was founded on the belief that there is a close relationship between the mind, body, spirit and community. We provide professional counseling, integrative medicine, peer support, wellness education and skills-building workshops that are accessible and affordable in Central Texas. Many clients are uninsured or under-insured low-income families, and veterans and military families struggling with service-related trauma. Our focus on the whole family means we serve all ages - from very young children to older adults - and can truly impact entire family systems.
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