Spring 2017 Internship Opportunities

INTERNSHIP SITES 2017

Updated April 2017

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Organization	Contact	Phone and/or Email	Population
A Wider Circle	Ann Thompson Mark Bergel, PhD, Director	intern@awidercircle.org (301) 608-3504	Homeless families, 10-14 hrs/week Internship providing educational help to increase literacy
Alexandra Office on Women	Jen Clayton	(703) 746-4911	Female and Male Domestic Violence and Assault Victims
American Association of Suicidology	Amy Kulp	(202) 237-2280	Suicidal research and prevention
APA	Debra Perry	Email: dperry@apa.org http://www.apa.org/careers/internships/index.aspx internship@apa.org	Preparing papers and presentations
Association for Psychological Science	Patti Martin	pmartin@psychologicalscience.org	Membership Promotion
Bright Beginnings	Whitney Faison	(202) 842-9090	School for homeless children
Broad Futures	Carolyn Jeppsen	(202) 521-4304 http://broadfutures.org/ Send cover letter and resume to Carolyn Jeppsen: cjeppsen@broadfutures.org	Mentoring at-risk adolescents get and complete internships
CAAT (Center for Assessment and Treatment)	David Black, PhD	(240) 424-0184 Email: dblack@caatonline.com http://www.caatonline.com	Looking for behavioral coaches for autistic adolescents; prefer graduate level students
CAS Leadership and Ethical Development Program (CAS LEAD)	Meg Weekes	Email: mweekes@american.edu (202) 885-6383 http://www.american.edu/cas/lead	21-credit hour certificate program designed to enhance ability to engage in difficult conversations, solve problems, and lead projects effectively
Child Development Center (AU)	Zakia Charfi	(202) 885-3330 zcharfi@american.edu	Children
Children’s National Medical Center, Donald Delany Eating Disorder Clinic	Darlene M. Atkins, PhD, Director	datkins@childrensnational.org	Children with eating disorders; 1 intern per year
Community Agencies with Offender	Tracy Velazquez	(202) 885-2875 tracyv@american.edu	Offenders; student research associates hired for year
Community Connections	Lori Beyer, Director of Student Program	(202) 608-4788	Deinstitutionalized Mentally Ill; Intern position includes entering data and research for clinical practice
Community of Hope	Lauren Cranman	Email: lcranman@cohdc.org (202) 407-7757 https://www.communityofhopedc.org/volunteer	Kids Club After-school Program
Cornerstone Montgomery	Brandi Maloney	Email: Brandi.maloney@cornerstonemontgomery.org	Mentally ill adults
Courtney’s House	Phylicia Henry	(202) 525-1426 http://www.courtneyshouse.org/volunteerinternships.html	Anti-Sexual Trafficking
D.C. Rape Crisis Center	Santa Malina	(202) 232-0789	Rape Victims
Focus	Preety Patidar	(202) 387-0404 ppatidar@focusdc.org	Data collection, analysis, reporting in Charter Schools 150 hours/year or 300 hours/year
Gender and Sexuality Development Program National Medical Center	John Strang	(301) 765-5447 (301) 379-8351 jstrang@cnmc.org	Transgendered; Prefer a longer term commitment (1 year)
George Washington University Psychology Department	Dr. Sharon Lambert	(202) 994-0798	Research with inner city populations
Girls Probation Home	Sue Boucher	(703) 246-4395 Sue.Boucher@fairfaxcounty.gov	Teenagers and domestic issues; minimum requirement of 270 hours and age 21
Horace Mann Elementary School	Nora Dean	(202) 282-0206 Nora.Dean@dc.gov	Grade School Children
Housecalls	Beth Albaneze	(301) 346-6732
Human Rights Campaign	Candace Gingrich	(202) 216-1517 Candace.Gingrich@hrc.org http://www.hrc.org/hrc-story/available-internships https://hrcinternships.wufoo.com/forms/notify-me-when-next-semesters-app-is-live/	Advocacy for Gay and Lesbian
INOVA Fairfax Hospital for Children	Emily Steelman	(703) 289-1400, ext. 2416 Email: emily.steelman@inova.org https://www.inova.org/education/child-life-internship.jsp	Children; PETIT Study – Prematurity Effects on Toddler Infants and Teens
International Public Management Association for Human Resources	Julia Hind-Smith	(703) 549-7100, ext. 252 jsmith@ipmahr.org	Assessment; Test Developments related to Human Resources needs; Organizational Psychology
IONA Senior Services	Deborah Rubenstein	(202) 895-0249 Email: volunteer@iona.org	Elderly Clients
Ivymount Autism Program	Susan Holt Program Director	sholt@ivymount.org	Internship for teaching assistants for applied behavior analysis of children and teens with autism
Janney School	Maureen Leventhal	(202) 282-1243 Email: Maureen.Leventhal@dc.gov	Grade School Children Prefers senior interns
Kennedy Krieger Baltimore	Samantha Waldorf	(443) 923-7322	Research and treatment of children
Little Leaves Behavioral Services	Allison Ober	(202) 420-8359	Behavioral therapy $15/hour
Lombardi Cancer Center Georgetown University Hospital	Charlotte Hagerman	(202) 687-0647 Cjh243@georgetown.edu	Cancer Patients
The Mindfulness Center	Dr. Debbie Norris	(301) 986-1090 jacqueline@themindfulnesscenter.org	Alternative Medicine
Montgomery County Behavioral Health and Crisis Services	Michaela Johnson	(240) 777-5063	Mentally Ill (Masters level only)
My Sister’s Place	Agatha Tomasik	(202) 529-5261 (dial 0 for secretary when prompted and ask for Agatha)	Battered Women and Their Children
The National Center for Children and Families		Send cover letter and resumes to: humanresources@nccf-cares.org	Management and Social Work Positions
NIH Children’s Growth and Behavior Lab	Rim	(919) 793-3781
NIH Child Health and Human Development Section on Growth and Obesity	Kate Thuneson	(310) 944-1743	Research and treatment of obese and overweight adolescents
Office on Women (SARA) Alexandria Sexual Assault Response Awareness Program	Jennifer Enslen	Email: Jennifer.Enslen@alexandriava.gov (703) 746-4911	Female Sexual Assault Victims; Hotline, Advocacy
Parkmont School	Willa Reinhard	(202) 726-0740 http://www.parkmont.org	Middle and High Classrooms
Potomac Pathways	Brook Brody	(301) 987-PATH	Substance Dependent Adolescents
PRS CrisisLink Hotline	Lauren Padgett	(703) 531-6351 lpadgett@prsinc.org http://www.prsinc.org	PRS CrisisLink Hotline Workers – suicide and crisis prevention calls – one 3-hour shift/week for 1 year
Psychiatric Institute of Washington	Florence Hannigan	(202) 885-5752	Patients with dissociative and other disorders
Public Defender Office – Southern Maryland	Michael Gross	(917) 509-2690	Working with the courts, schools and underprivileged adolescents
Public Defender Service – Mental Health Division	Carolyn Slenska	(202) 824-2860 http://www.pdsdc.org	Hospitalized Mentally Ill
Psychotherapy Networker	Mike McKenna	(202) 885-5277	Working at a magazine for psychotherapists
RAINN Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network		https://volopps.rainn.org/ (202) 544-1034 2000 L Street NW, Suite 406 Washington, DC 20036	Sexual Abuse
Rock Recovery	Christine Dondero	(919) 696-4708 Christie@rockrecoveryed.org	People with eating disorders
Second Story	Susie Guido	https://second-story.org/ https://second-story.org/get-involved/	Emergency shelter teens (13-17)
Society for Neuroscience	Megan Walski	Email: mwalski@sfn.org	$12/hour summer internship in several areas (e.g., HR, graphic arts)