Internships in the Baton Rouge region

Gulf Coast Teaching Family Services offers a wide variety of internship opportunities for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in Social Work and Rehabilitation Services. Students will receive direct supervision by Licensed Clinical Social Workers. Particular areas of interest are listed below.

Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) Internship

This program provides homes with specially trained foster parents. The children in TFC may have physical, emotional, medical, and/or developmental challenges.

Student responsibilities: Responsibilities may include coordination and development of treatment plans, involvement in ongoing training for foster parents, conducting three face-to-face visits each month with the foster family, and participation in Family Team Conferences (FTC), and Individualized Educational Plans (IEP).

Waiver Services – Personal Care Attendant Internship

This program provides planned personal care attendant services to assist individuals with disabilities in the performance of necessary daily activities, social skills training, and independent living skills.

Student responsibilities: Responsibilities may include assessment of needs, development of person centered plans of care, participation in individualized behavioral modification plans, in-home visits with consumers and their families, maintenance of case records, and fulfillment of agency documentation requirements.

Trackers Program Internship

The Trackers program provides surveillance seven days a week to juveniles, with the intent of preventing institutionalization.

Student responsibilities: Students will have an opportunity to assist with the provision of treatment and rehabilitation to juvenile offenders in their homes and communities. This may include daily contact and/or in-home visits, participation in planning meetings, maintenance of case records and fulfillment of agency documentation requirements.

Activity Center Internship

The GCTFS Activity Center provides a safe place for consumers with developmental, emotional, or behavioral challenges to socialize and learn. Computer stations, therapeutic games, learning activities, and planned workshops are available.

Student responsibilities: Students will work in conjunction with Barrier Breakers, a GCTFS consumer/employee advocacy group. This unique internship opportunity provides a wide variety of experiences. Students will assist with planning activities and outings for consumers, fundraising, and development of workshops.

how to apply

Call our office at (225) 201-0696 or email us at gctfsbr@gctfsbr.org.