Internships

87% of students gain valuable professional experience in the field through hands-on internships.

Internships can be crafted to fit a student’s individual career goals. Employers and graduate schools seek students who have such professional experience. Current internship sites include:

  • Abingdon Health & Rehab
  • Blue Ridge Autism Center
  • The Boys’ and Girls’ Club
  • Bristol, VA Department of Social Services
  • Children’s Advocacy Center
  • The Discovery School of Virginia

  • Frontier Health Human Resources
  • Highlands Community Services - Individual, Group, & Family Therapy, Children’s Services, Substance Abuse, Day Support Programs
  • Johnston Memorial Hospital Occupational Therapy
  • Mount Rogers Community Service Board
  • Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute Psychiatric and Chaplain’s Office
  • 28th District Court Service Unit - CSU
  • Valley Health Care, Chilhowie, VA
  • Washington County Schools - School Psychology, Speech Therapy, School Counseling
  • Washington County Social Services Rachel Peters '17 worked as an intern at the Highlands Community Services Interchange Program whe... Rachel Peters '17 worked as an intern at the Highlands Community Services Interchange Program where she observed day treatment counselors and assisted group therapy with children and adolescents.