{"id":24402,"date":"2019-08-23T14:59:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T19:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=24402"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:06:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:06:29","slug":"counseling-social-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/career-guides\/counseling-social-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Counseling and Social Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t(From left to right) Padra Chang ’20, Diana Guzman ’20, Teiana Nakano ’19, and Nina Rickett-Green ’20 participating in the 2018 Chicago Connections Trip social work panel.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t
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Internships and Experience in Counseling & Social Services<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
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Breanne Thornton Grace ’04 is a professor in the University of South Carolina\u2019s College of Social Work. In her sociological research, she examines how UN solutions \u2014 resettlement, local integration, or voluntary repatriation \u2014 become durable through social citizenship, which refers to having access to things like health care, education, food, and legal representation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Department of Social Work and Family Studies<\/a> offers a major in social work and a concentration in family studies. Family studies and social work are fields of study that build upon students\u2019 liberal arts education to prepare them to identify the changing needs of families, develop the means to satisfy those needs, and explore policies and programs that address social problems and enhance human strengths.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n

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Psychology explores the science of mind and behavior. As a discipline, psychology combines natural science and social science, and the St. Olaf Psychology Department<\/a> includes faculty and courses that span the breadth of psychology including behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, clinical, cultural, developmental, personality, and social psychology.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n

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Scott Kloeck-Jenson Social Impact Scholars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CURI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Davis Projects for Peace<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Svoboda Legal Scholars<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Upward Bound Summer Staff<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n

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Minnesota Department of Corrections Internships<\/a> (wide variety of roles)<\/p>\n

Phillips Scholars\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

International Institute of Minnesota Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Laura Baker Services Association<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Advocates for Human Rights Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

HealthFinders Collaborative Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Tubman Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Simpson Housing Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lutheran Social Services of MN Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Washburn Center for Children Internships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Summer research at other institutions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Explore more internships, research opportunities, and fellowships<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n

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Humanity In Action<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Lutheran Volunteer Corps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Peace Corps<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

*With the exception of selective <\/span>gap year and service programs<\/span><\/a>, the majority of counseling and social services organizations hire on an \u201cas-needed basis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n

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Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Job & Internship Board<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Northfield Shares – Volunteer Opportunity Database<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Idealist.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SocialService.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Seek out opportunities to explore your interests, gain valuable professional experience, and develop new skills through Student Employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What types of roles are there for students?<\/b><\/p>\n

There are a wide variety of opportunities available at St. Olaf!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few examples:<\/span><\/p>\n