Rising Ground is looking for MSW Students to intern within our Community Schools. Please apply to this posting if you are interested in finding a intern placement for your fall semester. Below you will find a description of the organization and Community School program.

Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 101 programs in 138 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons, but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve.

At the schools under the program, their will be a clinical team providing mental health assessments to students and their families at our three Bronx-based Community Schools, JHS22, PS195 and PS123. The MHC will liaise with the school faculty of the three Community Schools and our in-house clinical team to provide interventions and participate in the development of individualized education plans to ensure that the clinical and psycho-educational needs of students are being met. In addition, the MHC will work closely with the school-based support team at JHS22 in recommending or creating groups or other school-based activities beneficial to the school community. Clinical intervention will be grounded in the clinical model of youth development, using a strengths-based approach. 

• Currently obtaining Master Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling for Fall Semester.