The Backpack Healthcare Internship Program

For MSW and MS Counseling students in their concentration year

Real clinical experience for your concentration year, with supervision that prepares you for what comes next.

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Program overview

Learn by doing, with support at every step

Your concentration year is where classroom learning becomes clinical skill. At Backpack Healthcare, interns work in a telehealth practice serving children, adolescents, young adults, and families. You'll build your caseload with close supervision, learn how a collaborative treatment team operates, and graduate ready for your first clinical role. Interns are welcome from any state.

A Path Forward

Interns who want to keep growing with Backpack can explore our Residency Program after graduation. It's a 24-month program designed to take you from graduate to fully licensed clinician.

The Curriculum

Our internship curriculum gives you structured learning alongside direct client work. Interns can expect:

Supervised clinical practice.

Provide telehealth services with regular guidance and feedback from experienced clinicians.

Assessment and treatment planning.

Learn to assess client needs and build treatment plans for common diagnoses.

Team-based care.

Collaborate with Backpack's treatment teams and learn how professionals coordinate care.

Ethics and professional development.

Ground your practice in the NASW and ACA codes of ethics.

Eligibility

The Internship Program is open to students who are:

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In the concentration year (Year 2) of an MSW or MS in Counseling program

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Interested in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families via telehealth

Start your path to licensure.

Spend your concentration year where it counts.

Apply to the Backpack Healthcare Internship Program and start building the skills you'll use for your whole career.