Clinical social work, professional counseling, school psychology, or clinical psychology

The University of Maryland School Mental Health Program offers clinical externships/practicum to graduate students studying clinical social work, professional counseling, school psychology, or clinical psychology.

Externs are placed in a Baltimore City public school, approximately two days per week, and receive individual and group supervision. This clinical training opportunity provides the extern with experience in mental health prevention and promotion (including whole school activities, classroom presentations, and teacher in-services), as well as individual, group, and family therapy for general education students.

For More Information

For information about graduate student externship opportunities in the University of Maryland School Mental Health Program, please email Kelly Foster at kfoster@som.umaryland.edu, or call (410) 706-6895.

Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study

The psychology externship track within the Taghi Modarressi Center for Infant Study (CIS) emphasizes infant and early childhood mental health, including developmental evaluations and therapy with children from birth to age 6. Externs are involved in all aspects of the evaluation, including intakes, test administration, report-writing, case conceptualization, and feedback sessions. Externs will also carry a caseload of therapy patients with a variety of developmental, mood, and behavioral concerns. Additionally, externs will collaborate and consult with other disciplines within the Department, including psychiatry, social work, and pediatrics. Psychology students will also be involved in the CIS Teaching Clinic, a multidisciplinary clinic involving psychology, psychiatry, and social work, which provides diagnostic intakes, seminars, and case discussions. 

For more information

For details regarding the CIS psychology externship, please email Antonia Girard, PsyD, BCBA, LBA, at agirard@som.umaryland.edu. 

To read an overview of the neuropsychology/psychology externship with the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, download the track information.