Internships & Medical Student Training
Interns & Medical Students
Skyland Trail provides outstanding learning experiences for students pursuing careers in mental health. Skyland Trail offers social work internships, clinical counseling internships, graduate psychology internships, recreational therapy internships, vocational counseling internships, and art therapy internships.
Graduate Counseling and Social Work Internships
Compensation: unpaid internship
Time commitment: 9 months (or two school semesters), 20 hours/week
Eligibility: pursuing master's degree in clinical counseling, professional counseling, social work, or marriage and family therapy in a Georgia accredited college or university
All aspects of clinical counseling are addressed in a graduate internship, with individualized training as needed and appropriate. Students may:
- Provide individual therapy
- Develop and lead groups
- Attend staff meetings/trainings
- Receive regular supervision from licensed professionals
Interns observe and provide supervised assistance in treatment modalities including:
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Behavioral Skills Training
- Dual Diagnosis and Dual Recovery
For more information about graduate clinical internships, please complete a graduate clinical internship application.
Recreational Therapy Internships
Skyland Trail welcomes student pursuing graduate and undergraduate degrees in therapeutic reacreation. Recreational therapy interns receive individualized supervision and coaching. Recreational therapy interns help organize and lead client activities on and off campus. Interns participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and activities and therefore learn about many different treatment modalities and aspects of residential mental health treatment. Interns typically are able to complete school-based projects and/or clinical hours if required for their program.
Compensation: unpaid internship
Time commitment: 15 week internship – total of 540 hours
Eligibility: students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in therapeutic recreation
Adult programs contact: Shelley Danser, sdanser@skylandtrail.org
Adolescent programs contact: Dani Kolosieke, dkolosieke@skylandtrail.org
Experiential Therapies Internships (Art Therapy, Horticultural Therapy, Recreational Therapies)
Skyland Trail welcomes students from recreational therapy, art therapy, and horticultural therapy graduate and undergraduate programs. Experiential therapy interns help organize and lead client activities on and off campus. Interns work directly with experts in music therapy, art therapy, and horticultural therapy with many years of experience in applying clinical skills in a residential mental health treatment setting. Interns also participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and activities and therefore learn about many different treatment modalities and aspects of residential mental health treatment. Interns typically are able to complete school-based projects and/or clinical hours if required for their program.
Compensation: unpaid internship
Time commitment: varies based on degree program
Eligibility: students pursuing undergraduate or graduate degree in therapeutic recreation, art therapy, or horticultural therapy
Adult programs contact: Shelley Danser, sdanser@skylandtrail.org
Graduate Psychology Internships
Description coming soon.
Contact: Molly Mercer-Deadman, internships@skylandtrail.org
Vocational Counseling Internships
Description coming soon.
Contact: Doug Hurd, dhurd@skylandtrail.org
Medical Students
Skyland Trail partners with Emory University School of Medicine to provide training in psychiatry for physicians in training. For more information, contact Molly Mercer-Deadman at mmercer-deadman@skylandtrail.org.