Social work internship program
The social work internship program at Children's Memorial
Hospital aims to provide social work students with an environment and proper guidance to foster learning and
refine clinical techniques as they deliver
services to patients and their families. Students carry a case load of
patients and families under direct supervision of a licensed clinical social
worker. Students do this by
shadowing filed supervisors, attending rounds, and journaling. Students will develop an understanding of
what the medical teams do, and how to respond appropriately to their
requests. The internship program
provides experience in core social work functions:
- Helping patients and families to adjust to illness and
potential loss
- Participating in a two-week rotation with the Protective Services Team
- Researching and coordinating
referrals to community resources
- Conducting and documenting psychosocial assessments
- Charting social work services provided in
the patients' records
Student selection
The program is for second-year master's degree students.
Children's Memorial
Hospital currently trains students
from the following graduate schools of social work at:
- Aurora University
- Chicago State University
- Dominican University
- Loyola University
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- University of
Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana
Students interested in pursuing an internship at
Children's Memorial
Hospital should contact the
appropriate coordinator at their school.
Schools then submit lists of
prospective
students to Children's Memorial
Hospital. Subsequently, students
send resumes. Every student who sends a resume is interviewed if there are still
openings in the program. The student
is interviewed by: the program administrator, relevant field instructors, and
other relevant staff. After the
interview, applicants must express interest in Children's
Memorial
Hospital to be considered for an
opening.
There are two interviewing cycles:
- Interviews are conducted in January and February for
“block” placements beginning in May.
- Interviews are conducted in February and March
for training starting in the fall.
For additional information about the program, please contact Sandy Rubovitz
at 773.880.4485.