Two open internships at MUSC National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center:
- Outpatient Clinic
NCVC is an outpatient mental health clinic for children and adults who experienced a traumatic event such as sexual assault, domestic violence, or physical assault. Interns will assist with a service oriented project working with victims of crime. Responsibilities will include contacting victims of crime via phone who are scheduled for mental health counseling to help with coordination of follow-up care, assisting with transporting families to victim-related appointments, child care in out patient clinic waiting room, and possibility to become involved in other research projects. Data entry in SPSS. Opportunities to observe support groups for family members of homicide victims and local child abuse community staffings. This program is located at the National Crime Victims Center at MUSC. 10-15 hours per week for a complete semester and 20-40 hours per week for summer position. 3.0 GPA is required. Potential for independent study credit. Please contact Meg Wallace at 843-792-8209 or wallam@musc.edu for further details.
- VAWA Program
NCVC is an outpatient mental health clinic for children and adults who experienced a traumatic event such as sexual assault, domestic violence, or physical assault. The VAWA Program works directly with Hispanic victims (both men and women) of interpersonal violence, in order to help create a network of supportive services in the Tricounty area. Interns will assist with a service oriented project working with Hispanic victims of interpersonal violence. Responsibilities will include contacting victims of crime via phone who are scheduled for mental health counseling to help with coordination of follow-up care, assisting with transporting families to victim-related appointments, child care in outpatient clinic waiting room, and possibility to become involved in other research projects. Data entry in SPSS. Opportunities to observe treatment groups for interpersonal violence victims and local child abuse community staffings. This program is located at the National Crime Victims Center at MUSC. 10-15 hours per week for a complete semester and 20-40 hours per week for summer position. 3.0 GPA is required. Spanish proficiency is required for this position, as this population primarily speak Spanish as their primary language. Potential for independent study credit. Please contact Meg Wallace at 843-792-8209 or wallam@musc.edu for further details.