Child Welfare Intern - Summer '22
Oklahoma City, OK
Internship
OKDHS Internship
Student (College)
Child Welfare Intern - Spring Semester
Unpaid Internship/For College Credit for student degree programs
Approximately 15-20 hours a week, flexible depending on college schedule and needs of the office. Location negotiable based on location of student.
Internship Description
- Research, review, and understand topics like DHS/Child Welfare mission statements, policies related to the Child Welfare Program, Child Welfare Practice Standards, and others as assigned
- Maintain your Internship Journal with notes on your research and experiences;
- Shadow Child Welfare workers through processes like interviews, court proceedings, documentation
- Assist, support, and co-facilitate with assigned Child Welfare workers processes such as interviews, court proceedings, documentation,
- Write an un-official intervention plan for at least one family using information gathered in an assessment taken with a Child Welfare Worker
Intended Results
- Intern will have an understanding of Child Welfare policy, ethics, and practice standards;
- Intern will have an understanding of the different parts of DHS and the functions within Child Welfare
- Intern will learn about the cultural, racial, gender, age and socioeconomic factors of the population which the internship site serves, their unique needs, and how it affects services offered
- Intern will have an understanding of the intake, assessment, interview, and permanency processes relevant to their internship site
Minimum Qualifications
Students having completed at least two years of a Bachelor’s degree program at an accredited university.
Student must be receiving college credit to participate in the program.
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For questions, please contact dhs.careers@okdhs.org
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