About the role#
This BSSW Practicum Internship offers hands-on experience supporting children, youth, and families through the OhioRISE program. You will work under the supervision of OhioRISE leadership to gain exposure to care coordination, family engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This role is designed to help you apply classroom knowledge to real-world behavioral health settings while building professional skills in assessment and documentation. While this is a formal practicum, you will receive a stipend funded through OhioRISE.
What you'll do#
- Support care coordination activities for children, youth, and families.
- Assist with outreach, engagement, and the coordination of services and resources.
- Observe and participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, case reviews, and care planning.
- Identify community-based services, natural supports, and resources for families.
- Support resource mapping and the development of community resource information.
- Assist staff with documentation, organization, and follow-up tasks.
- Gain exposure to person-centered and family-centered planning approaches.
- Develop an understanding of behavioral health, child welfare, developmental disability, juvenile justice, and education systems.
- Collaborate with care coordinators, supervisors, providers, and community partners.
- Participate in trainings, supervision, and professional development.
- Demonstrate culturally responsive, strengths-based, and trauma-informed social work practice.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an accredited Bachelor of Social Work (BSSW) program.
- Eligibility to complete a university-approved field practicum through MVNU.
- Good academic standing.
- Interest in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families with complex care needs.
- Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to professional ethical standards.
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office and comfort learning electronic documentation systems.
- Ability to meet all agency, university, background screening, and onboarding requirements.
Location & details#
- Locations: Newark, Delaware, Mount Gilead, and Mount Vernon, Ohio.
- Modality: On-site and remote work as required by program needs.
- Term: Rolling.
- Status: Full-time internship with a provided stipend.
About I Am Boundless
I Am Boundless provides support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs. The organization operates as a network of nonprofits based in Worthington, Ohio. It offers residential support, vocational habilitation, outpatient care, and applied behavior analysis. The group employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.
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