Practicum Students

• Assess families for trauma symptoms by phone.
• Conduct needs assessment to identify potential barriers to service over the phone.
• Provide psycho-education, crisis intervention, resources, and support to families in need of services by phone.
• Provide case care coordination for all patients associated with the program.
• Assist in the development of TRP’s prevention programs.
• Assist in supporting other staff and professionals in the department and at Saint Louis Children’s Hospital.
• Following up with families by phone to see if they were able to access services.
• Additional duties as requested.

Foundation level or Concentration level MSW or MPH practicum student from the Brown School at Washington University in Saint Louis.

• Committed to serving those that have experienced trauma.
• Values teamwork and leadership.
• Passionate about working with children, adolescents, and their families.
• Self motivated.
• Highly professional.

• Ability to work as a team member and cooperate with other professionals.
• Ability to work independently on tasks and projects.
• Ability to coordinate, organize, prioritize, and plan projects.
• Ability to solve problems.
• Ability to convey information effectively and communicate with others.

• TRP’s Prevention Education Program-  Students may get the opportunity to help with a community-based program that features evidence-based educational workshops for children and their parents to have conversations around the topic of childhood sexual abuse.
• Shadowing Children’s Hospital- Students may get the opportunity to shadow the Neurocritical Follow UP Program and sit in on meetings with The Child Protection Program.
• Group Supervision- Students may get the opportunity to attend group supervision with other practicum students from the Department of Psychiatry.
• Practice Role Play Therapy Sessions-Students practice their therapy skills with a partner and get feedback from their supervisor.
• Observing Therapy Sessions- Students may get the opportunity to sit in on therapy sessions and document the session in an electronic medical record.
• Trauma Case Conference- Students may get the opportunity to sit in with professionals from the division to discuss cases together and get feedback from one another.
• Advocacy- Students may get to assist in legal advocacy with Missouri Kids First to change policy to prevent child sexual abuse.
• E-Newsletter- Students will create a newsletter for the division that informs the division about trauma-informed practices and research.
• Program Evaluation-  There are opportunities for students who are enrolled in Evaluation of Programs and Services.