Department: Health and Wellness

 Reports to: Clinical Supervisor and Family Stabilization Specialist

Time Commitment: 10 - 15 hours per week .August 23, 2024 - May 16, 2025.  Weekly schedule to be determined by supervisor and intern.

Compensation:  This is an unpaid internship. Interns receive mileage reimbursement when driving is required. 

Duties:
• Work alongside Family Stabilization Specialists to support high-need refugees facing concerns related to severe mental health, domestic violence, child abuse, substance abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, and suicide ideation
• Utilize interpretation to provide psycho-education and social-emotional support to clients
• Practice a trauma-informed approach, recognizing and drawing on client’s individual strengths to reach client goals
• Assist and educate refugees in accessing community resources and support programs, support with referrals
• Provide case coordination helping clients overcome barriers in accessing services, including providing transportation to and from appointments when necessary
• Maintain positive partnerships with services providers to ensure clients have access to culturally and  linguistically appropriate service
• Provide accurate and timely case notes
• May also provide educational resources and trainings to community partners including schools and health facilities

Learning Objectives:
The FSS intern will have the opportunity to work with refugees from diverse backgrounds and will learn to use  trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches to ensure clients in crisis receive necessary support and care. The FSS intern will gain a working knowledge of how resettlement programs at the IRC support refugees in reaching self-sufficiency, and common challenges that refugees face during resettlement.