Internships
Human Development & Family Science majors are encouraged to complete a capstone professional development opportunity in the form of a full-time professional internship. The internship typically occurs during the semester following completion of all coursework. Students are jointly supervised by a faculty internship supervisor and an experienced on-site supervisor at the internship location. HDFS students and sites who want to learn more about the HDFS Internship Process can visit: https://sites.google.com/georgiasouthern.edu/hdfsinternships/home
Available Internship Highlight
Children’s Camp in Georgia
We run nine overnight summer camps for children and teens with chronic illnesses and disabilities. Volunteering at a Children’s Camp is great for a resume, community service hours, fieldwork experience, and to network with Children’s employees. Below you will find more information regarding our camp programs.
We also offer a Camp Program Internship during which participants help with the behind-the-scenes planning and implementation of camp. Students attend two full weeks of camp and spend 2-3 days a week in the office throughout the summer preparing for camp. We offer child life practicum hours for the internship. Applications can be found at this link: Camp Program Internship. We do have an especially high need for male volunteers to work with our male campers.
The camps are hosted at Camp Twin Lakes in Winder, GA and Rutledge, GA, which are both 45 min–1 hour outside of Atlanta. Room and board is provided for each week of camp. All volunteers are required to complete a mandatory virtual training prior to camp.
Visit our website to learn more: www.choa.org/camps
Valdosta Marriage and Family Therapy
The Marriage and Family Therapy program at VSU offers junior and senior undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in a Clinical Undergraduate Internship in the Summer semesters. During the summer semester, we offer a flexible schedule as the internship can be taken for one month, or the entire semester (June-July). The internship provides a hands-on experience where students can fully participate in learning about what it means to be a Marriage and Family Therapist by working at FamilyWorks Clinic- Valdosta State University
Here is a link to a short video about the internship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll19KljDaWk
The internship is housed in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at VSU. The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Training and Education (COAMFTE). The 60 credit Master of Science Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy prepares students for licensure as Marriage and Family Therapists in Georgia and other states and for clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT). The Program provides the unique opportunity for students to work face-to-face with clients at FamilyWorks, our student-run, university-based Family Therapy clinic.
Summer applications are due February 16th, by 9am. To complete an application just click on the following link: https://forms.gle/eApjAQZF6R9RdsV38
If you are also interested in learning more about the MFT program, you can register for an information session on February 9th from 12:00-1:00 by clicking this link here https://valdosta.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0SPpRoBouQPI41U
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out,
Ashley Figueroa or Dr. Lambert-Shute, jjshute@valdosta.edu
Current Job Options
Internship Scholarship Program
About the Scholarship
The Internship Scholarship Program (ISP), offered by the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD), provides scholarships for career-related internships. Beginning in Summer 2019, the OCPD has provided unrestricted awards of up to $3,000 to offset the cost of professional internships that provide minimal or no compensation. Starting in Fall 2022, these internship scholarships will be available to students every academic semester.
Eligibility
- Must be an undergraduate student in good standing and completed at least 30 credit hours, or a graduate student in good standing.
- Plan to complete and have secured an internship that is at least six weeks in length and a minimum of 240 hours.
- The internship meets NACE internship guidelines.
- Must not have received an ISP award previously.
Applications
Applications will include the following:
- Application via Google Form
- Résumé
- One (1) Letter of Recommendation
- An estimated budget of how scholarship money would be used; click here for a sample budget spreadsheet
- WINGS Financial Aid award information (screenshots are allowed)
Recent Internship Locations
| Human Development and Family Sciences Sallie Zetterower Elementary School – Public PreK |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Coastal Empire |
| Choices of the Heart |
| Make A Wish Georgia |
| Division of Family and Child Services – Chatham County |
| Frazer Center Child Development Program |
| The Goddard School for Early Childhood Development |
| Omega Elementary School – Public PreK |
| Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer |
| Giving Children A Chance of Georgia [GCAC] |
| Aurora Day Camp- Sunrise Association |
| Calvary Day School – School Counselor Office |
| Child Development Center at Georgia Southern University |
| Circle of Hope |
| St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital Social Work Acute Rehab & Transitional Care Units |
| The Lodge at Bethany – Resident Engagement |
| Camp Kudzu |
| Igniting Hope Georgia |
| Greene/Morgan County Department of Family and Children Services |
| Bulloch County Department of Family and Children Services |
| Jay’s Hope Foundation |
| Child Advocacy Services SEGA |
| Connection Church Statesboro GA |
| Hand in Hand International adoption agency |
| The Alzheimer’s Association – Georgia Chapter |
| The Sunshine House, CAC |
| Kate’s Club |
| The Family Center *Nashville TN* |
| Ruth Byck Adult Day Care Center |
| Southern Manor Senior Living |
| The Living Vine Christian Maternity Home |
| Savannah/Chatham CASA |
| The Teal House |
| Union Mission |
| United Way Effingham |
| Stepping Stone Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Center [Dublin, GA] |
| Willow Pond Senior Care |
| Georgia Division of Aging Services |
| Ronald McDonald House of Columbia |
| Southeast Bulloch High School – Public PreK Classroom |
| St Andrews Montessori School |
| The Institute of Human Services (Honolulu, HI) |
| KinderCare |
| Deliver the Dream (Florida) |
| Camp Twin Lakes [Rutledge, GA] |
| Regancy Southern Care Hospice |
| Splash in the Boro – Youth & Family Programming |
| St. Joe Hospitality Resort – Children’s Programming (Florida) |
| The Suzuki School at Ponce City Market |
| Hospice Care Options [Macon, GA] |
| Bryan County Cooperative Extension Office – 4-H Programming |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Georgia- Macon, Ga |
| Angel Eyes Supervised Visitation |
| Wesley Community Centers of Savannah, Inc. |
| Telfair County Elementary School – School Counselor’s Office |
| Hearts and Hands Clinic |
| Chicago Autism and Behavioral Specialists [CABS] Savannah, GA |
| Douglas County Task Force |
| Family Promise of the Coastal Empire |
| Coastal Georgia Babies Can’t Wait |
| Boys and Girls Club of Bulloch County |
| Spectrum Behavioral Associates Applied Behavior Analysis Clinic and Center for Social Skills Development [Acworth, GA] |
| The NASCAR Foundation, Daytona Beach, FL |
| Bulloch County Cooperative Extension – 4-H Programs |
| Mattie Lively Elementary Preschool Intervention Program – Autism Classroom |
| Gwinnett County Juvenile Courts |
| Bulloch County Board of Ed – Parent Liaisons Office |
| Clayton County Cooperative Extension – FACS Programming |
| Safe Haven |
| ACLU Ga |
| Extra Special People [Watkinsville, GA] |
| East Tennessee Children’s Hospital |
| Camp Sunshine |
| Day League (DeKalb Rape Crisis Center) |
| Rincon Elementary – Preschool Intervention Program |
| Tattnall County Cooperative Extension/4-H |
| Rincon Elementary School |
| Ochsner Hospital for Children |
| Hospice Savannah/ Full Circle |
| Light Of Hope ABA |
| CURE Childhood Cancer |
| Southern Crescent Sexual Assault & Child Advocacy Center |
| Bethany Christian Services – Columbus |
| Impact Counseling & Consulting [Conyers, GA] |
| Village Autism – Tucker, GA |
| Make-A-Wish-Savannah |
| Camp RAD |
| Severns Valley Baptist Church [TN] |
| Action Pact- Reidsville, GA |
| The Lily Pad SANE Center [Albany, GA] |
| CASA SOWEGA [Cordele, GA] |
Last updated: 2/13/2024
