Internships

Family Service Administrative Interns serve in various capacities by providing support to the business functions of the agency, including but not limited to human resources, data evaluation and monitoring, business administration, system controls, public health initiatives, and other general administrative tasks, and other key behind-the-scene, critical functions of the agency. Gradate and post-graduate students typically determine a project aligning with their career goals to help escalate our best practices.

Graduate counseling interns serve in a professional counseling capacity to deliver behavioral health services based on individualized plans for mental wellness and counseling tailored to the needs of children, youth, adults, and/or families. Counseling interns receive a variety of training, including training on trauma-informed care and social determinants of health, and are integrated into our counseling team. Family Service’s behavioral health work is provided throughout the City of San Antonio and at various locations offering students insight into various case management. Our work helps social work students, counseling students, and marriage and family therapy students complete their training for licensing and gain real-world experience.

Early Childhood Well-Being primarily accepts Graduate Social Work Interns who are actively pursuing their Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) degree. Interns provide mental health and related support services, often working with partner agencies and programs including schools, specialty courts, and others to ensure children, youth, adults, and families receive the needed services and community resources to build resiliency and improve their quality of life.

KidShare is a unique opportunity for interns to work with high-conflict families and allows them the opportunity to observe the dynamics of family interaction. As a high-conflict environment, interns learn intervention and de-escalation techniques and how to positively engage with the parents and children alike. Additionally, graduate and post-graduate interns have the opportunity to provide services to families through one-and-one counseling; group therapy classes covering topics such as domestic violence and co-parenting; and supervisions of family interactions by writing objectively as a fact witness. Preferred candidates have a background in social work and counseling.

Empower middle and high school youth to explore their unique potential, equipping them and their families with a toolkit of resiliency and resourcefulness. Youth Development Interns assist in developing youth’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) learning and life skills, and provide resources to enhance youth’s community involvement and college and career readiness. As an intern, you can help develop program project plans, activities, and best practices, co-facilitate groups, and consistently engage with our youth across our youth development programs. Additional opportunities interns participate in one and one case management with child and parents alike helping provide resources and services to the entire family. Ideal candidates have a background in social work or are actively pursuing a degree in social work, enjoy working with Elementary through High School students, and education.