The Golden Opportunity Center

The Golden Opportunity Center, the internship program at Jefferson Center, offers unpaid internships to graduate students in their second year of counseling, social work, or psychology programs, as well as a limited number of internships for someone with a bachelor’s degree, or graduate students in their first year of a master’s program.

About Our Internships

Internship start dates begin in September, January, and June, with some flexibility to adjust according to different school program schedules. Internships are offered in various departments at Jefferson Center, and the internships offered are based upon supervisor availability throughout the year. Typical internships will last between 9 months to 1 year, and most will include a weekly workload averaging 20 hours.

Requirements include:

• Background checks, orientation, and training prior to start date
• Commitment of at least two semesters (30 weeks)
• Commitment of 15-20 hours per week

Once the internships that will be available for that term have been determined, each applicant will be asked to rate the top three departments for which they would like to be considered. Applications and resumes will then be distributed to the appropriate supervisors, who will conduct the phone screening, interview and selection process, and will notify applicants of their selections as well as notify those not selected for an internship. View internship opportunities.

Questions regarding internships should be directed to:

Brandi Cordova, LPC
Clinical Intern and Training Manager
internships@jcmh.org

What past interns have said about their experience:

“My experience interning at Jefferson Center has been overwhelmingly rewarding! Everyone on the team has been incredibly supportive and willing to help. Interning for Jefferson Center offers incredible benefits and resources to better serve clients within the community, as well as providing a rich platform for professional growth.”

“I feel so fortunate to have been accepted as an intern at Jefferson Center for Mental Health, as the experience has been invaluable. The standards held by Jefferson Center are above and beyond the other sites I considered I considered interning for. I have received top quality training and supervision with helpful supervisors and colleagues. JCMH provides caring and thoughtful mental health care for the communities it serves and I am proud to be a part of a company that prides itself on excellence.”

“I am currently on the Adult Outpatient (AOP) team as a Master of Arts in Counseling intern and the entire team has been supportive of me since the first day I stepped into the building. I can ask anyone on my team questions and everyone is willing to help. Other clinicians pop into my office on a regular basis to check-in and see if I have any questions and to see how my day is going. I’ve also had the opportunity to sit-in with several of the clinicians in my department and in other departments to get various perspectives on therapy in addition to that of my supervisor. In addition to this, I have been able to shadow and meet with clinicians at other locations to learn what The Center has to offer so I can relay the information to my clients. I cannot say enough good things about JCMH, the support that I’ve received and how much I have learned from being here in the past four months.”