SCC is eager to welcome interns into the Center and the MICA community, and offers training opportunities for Masters-level students in counseling or social work.
Overview
MICA is one of the oldest and most highly regarded art and design colleges in the country, with a population of approximately 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students coming from around the country and the world to study art and design. 20% of MICA’s students seek services at The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Student Counseling Center (SCC) each year. Hence, SCC is respected across the campus for its work in promoting students’ mental health and wellbeing.
Our training program is designed to enhance trainees’ facility in providing brief assessment and diagnosis, short-term treatment, crisis intervention, and primary prevention/outreach on a college campus. An appreciation for diversity is a core value at MICA and the Student Counseling Center (SCC). Trainees will have the opportunity to work with domestic and international students, BIPOC and LGBTQIA students, and a range of other demographic backgrounds.
Clinical Training Program Goals
Interns will spend 16-18 hours each week at SCC, typically completed over 3 days weekly including Monday or Tuesday evening, throughout the academic year. They will provide 8-9 clinical hours each week, to include intake/triage assessments, brief consultations, individual and group therapy, outreach, and crisis intervention.
SCC staff will provide at least one hour of individual weekly supervision in addition to occasional group supervision/case consultation. Historically, interns have accrued 150-175 direct intervention hours during their time at SCC.
Direct and indirect hours obtained while serving as a trainee at SCC will be aligned with clinical practicum/internship program(s) standards.
Application Process
Our internship is open to current masters students enrolled in a counseling or social work program. As ours is an advanced placement site, it is preferred that applicants have one year of clinical practicum experience. Students with experience and interest in working with a) international student issues, b) issues of domestic students of color, c) sexual diversity, and/or d) trans and gender expansive students are strongly encouraged to submit their materials for consideration.
Students interested in an internship at SCC should click here to fill out this application form.
Please email Samantha Roth, LCSW-C with any questions at sroth@mica.edu.
Our Current Interns
Laiba Khan
Clinical Intern
Laiba Khan (she/her) is currently completing her Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University. She received her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from York University. She has experience working in private practice, educational settings, and at a crisis hotline. Laiba takes a collaborative approach to help clients acknowledge the unique contexts that impact their lives, connect with their strengths, and find new ways to live in wholeness. Laiba’s goal is to make her clients feel comfortable showing up as their true, authentic selves. She hopes that her clients will gain acceptance and meaningful change in their lives through their work with her. Outside of work, Laiba loves to travel, attend music festivals, and go on long walks.
Eliza Weeks
Clinical Intern
Eliza Weeks (she/her) is a current Master of Social Work student at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore. Originally from Arizona, Eliza grew up with a deep appreciation of learning about different cultures and bearing witness to others' stories. She has a background in immigration and food systems work. She holds a masters degree in Food Studies and is passionate about the power of food to connect people and serve as a tool to express and unpack identity. Eliza hopes to one day explore cooking and food stories as a therapeutic modality to integrate into her work with clients. As an undergrad Eliza was an RA and loved being able to create safe and supportive spaces for her fellow students as they faced the joys and challenges of college. Eliza enjoys going on walks, making up songs for her less-than-amused cat, speaking Spanish, and baking.