Internship Opportunities for Social Work Students

Seeking an internship as a prospective social worker?

Are you seeking a placement for an internship where you would work with students in one-on-one settings? E-mail socialwork@unm.edu to learn more.

The Dean of Students Office and our Student Well-Being Team offers a Social Work Internship Placement for Students Studying to become Social Workers. This placement site was developed after identifying a need at the university and creating a collaborative and holistic vision to address this need and allow students to feel comfortable receiving support for basic needs. Social Work Interns provide a wide range of bilingual services to address student basic needs. At this practicum site, social work interns have the opportunity to learn about and address issues at the micro, mezzo, and macro level.

At this placement site, social work interns are providing crisis management, building clinical skills, grant support, and case management assistance. Case management assistance allows students that opportunity to receive support in applying for public benefits that include but are not limited to SNAP, Medicaid, WIC, childcare, transportation, housing, scholarships, resources, and general financial assistance. Providing opportunities for social work interns to gain experience in these different areas helps prepare them to work with diverse populations and develop a wide range of skills while also providing much needed assistance to UNM students. Offering social work internships with the UNM Student Well-Being team, we aim to support social work students across New Mexico as we currently have established partnerships and affiliation agreements with University of New Mexico’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Highlands University, and Western New Mexico University. The social work internship program started in the UNM Women's Resource Center and has grown and is now housed in the UNM Dean of Students Office.

For more information about doing a social work internship with the UNM Student Well-Being team please email: socialwork@unm.edu

If you are interested in applying to a Master of Social Work Degree Program please click here or visit: https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/psychiatry/education/msw/