Training Opportunities - Community Voices Clinic

Community Voices Clinic (CVC) is a school-based mental health clinic and training site sponsored by Counseling Psychology program at Lehigh University. CVC offers free mental health services for children, adults, and families of Bethlehem who are uninsured or underinsured. The clinic is overseen by a Lehigh faculty member who is a licensed psychologist. This is an excellent opportunity for practicum and internship training opportunity for Lehigh University College of Education Counseling Psychology students.

Activities and Responsibilities for Training

• Intern spend three days and twenty hours per week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) and practicum students spend three days and ten hours on site (Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday).
• Trainees work predominantly with the elementary and middle school students and their families at Donegan and Broughal. In the near future, CVC will be able to accept community referrals, allowing trainees to work with the adult population.
• Trainees engage in direct individual, family, and group counseling activities. Each year interns and practicum students have facilitated a Positive Coping group for middle school students at Broughal. Opportunties to facilitate other groups are available for interns and practicum trainees depending on availability in their schedules.
• Career counseling and community outreach activities are also available. In the past, community organizations have requested CVC to provide outreach services and one-time process groups.
• Both individual and group supervision is provided on site.
• All trainees are required to attend weekly didactic on Thursday. 

Application Process

• A cover letter explaining how an internship or practicum opportunity at The Community Voices Clinic would fit with your short-and long-term training goals at Lehigh 
• A current resume.

Application Deadlines

• November 2 (Practicum)
• March 6th (Internship)

Submission

Email your application to cdh214@lehigh.edu.