Social Work Interns 2010-2011
The Center is pleased to be working with three graduate social work students as a field placement site for the 2010-2011 academic year. Our student interns are Richard Baccare from Bryn Mawr School of Social Work and Rachel Compton and Rebecca Newman, both from School of Social Policyand Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. (photo, left to right: Rich Baccare, Rachel Compton, Rebecca Newman)
Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship
The Center was a community site for the Summer 2010 Bridging the Gaps (BTG) program. The BTG internship program is a seven-week interdisciplinary program that combines the provision of health-related services for underserved populations with the training of student interns in the health and social services fields. BTG matches student interns with approximately 100 nonprofit community partners in Philadelphia, Erie, Pittsburgh, and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey. Students' projects are designed in collaboration with the community organizations based on community-defined needs and the professional discipline and interests of the students.
The Center worked with two BTG interns, Amadou N'Dow and Megan Strobel. Amadou is a student in the Drexel University College of Medicine. Megan is currently pursuing a combined J.D./Ph.D. in Clinical Forensic Psychology at Drexel University.
Scattergood Scholars Program
The Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation supports the Center in engaging student interns through the Scattergood Scholars Program. These students are involved in all aspects of the Center's work, including research, training and policy, and the Healing Hurt People violence intervention program.
Summer Scholar, 2010
Jake Neff was the Center's 2010 summer scholar. Jake is a student in the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College. Jake spent the 2009-2010 academic year at the Mill Creek School in Philadelphia, where he provided counseling to students with multiple mental health diagnoses. He is especially interested in trauma-related work, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders. Jake graduated from Pitzer College of the Claremont Colleges in California where he double majored in English and Sociology.