Internship Opportunities

*** We are accepting Fall 2019 internship applications. Applications will begin to be reviewed by May.

CVAC offers a number of internship opportunities. We have concentrations in prevention education, legal advocacy, case management, the Child Advocacy Center, and counseling*. Below you will learn about some of the different opportunities and responsibilities you may have in each department.

Prevention Education/SART (Sexual Assault Response Team):

• Observe teen/community/professional presentations with the potential to co-present
• Shadow and potentially co-facilitate education/support groups
• Attend education department meetings
• Present information on CVAC services (public speaking)
• Set-up display table for volunteer/health fairs and provide information
• Attend conferences as available and appropriate
• Assist community educators with department tasks
• Research & development projects
• Update or create presentations, brochures, and other outreach material
• Community Task Force Meetings
• Community Outreach Projects
• Victim response & surveys
• Outreach to SART executive team
• Other duties as assigned by staff

Legal Advocacy:

• Observe DV court
• Observe Family Court
• Outreach to victims via Domestic Incident Reports (DIR's)
• Follow up phone calls to victims
• Observe  & assist with DWI panel, DV Panel
• Order of protection assistance/shadowing
• Shadowing victim liaison
• Court accompaniment
• Clerical/filing
• Research projects (as needed)
• Legal database entry
• Duties as assigned by staff

Case Management:

•  Domestic Incident Report (DIR)- follow up
•  Assist with intakes when appropriate
•  Outreach for case management services
•  Small grant research for case management
•  Outreach for Safe Harbour program
•  Update resource material
•  Community resource gathering (problem solving)
•  Sit in on client meetings/intakes (when possible)
•  Attend community training opportunities
•  File organization
• Duties as assigned by staff

Child Advocacy Center:

• Community outreach projects (specific to CAC)
• Research & development (as needed)
• Assist in evaluations
• Social networking (partner with social networking team) & victim response
• General public relations
• Outreach to CAC executive team
• Shadow family advocate
• Observe  some aspects of investigations (when possible & appropriate)
• Phone call/follow up with clients & victim’s families
• Attend to family’s needs during an investigation (attend to kids, coffee, etc)
• Duties as assigned

*Counseling:
Graduate students may be considered for internship placement in our counseling department. To inquire, please email Christina Stevens at Christina.S@cvac.us  with your resume and cover letter.

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​​CVAC typically takes on between 1-8 interns per semester, depending on availability and need. We do our best to place interns in their preferred concentration. There is plenty of opportunity to cross-shadow multiple departments.

All interns will be expected to:

• Complete the Rape Crisis Counselor Training (40 Hours - Please see schedule on the Volunteer page)
• Complete at least 4 Crisis Line Shifts (32 hours)
• Shadow an Advocate at the Emergency Room (4 Hours)
• Office work as assigned:  ie. phones, copying, computer, etc. (5-10 Hours)
• Attend Staff Meetings (1-2 hours)
• Assist with Fundraising (1-10 hours)

To apply, please fill out the application below. After completing your application you may be called for an interview which can occur in person at our agency or via Skype or phone.

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