Internship Masters Level 2026- 2027 Counseling/Social Work Fieldwork

Opportunity Summary

Sheppard Pratt's Community Treatment service line includes outpatient mental health clinics in Baltimore City, Catonsville, Columbia, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, Timonium, and Westminster, along with offsite counseling services in homes or schools. Addictions services are provided at two substance use clinics in Baltimore City and Towson, and hospital-based outpatient treatment is available at the Towson hospital.

Opportunity Time Frame

This is an academic year-long internship, starting in the last week of August and ending in May. The start date is flexible.

Eligibility Requirements

• Master's-level graduate students from accredited universities with social work or counseling programs.
• For addiction counselors (AA or BS), they need to have completed their coursework and be enrolled in an internship course through their academic institution.
• The academic institution must have an existing affiliation agreement with Sheppard Pratt.

Learning Model

Individual, group, and family psychotherapy are offered through both in-person and teleservice modalities through Sheppard Pratt's programs. The dedicated staff includes an interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, and professional counselors. Interns are considered an integral part of the treatment team and will have opportunities to shadow and observe their supervisors and advanced clinicians, provide services, and participate in training.

Student Expectations

• Provide individual/group/family services
• Provide in-person & telehealth services
• Engage in case conceptualization and treatment planning
• Observe diagnostic evaluations
• Complete referrals for Sheppard Pratt programs
• Perform case management
• Participate in monthly training seminars & lectures
• Attend individual & group supervision
• Tasks/projects for this year: Administrative projects, discharge summaries, client engagement projects