Child Welfare Intern
CHILD WELFARE/SYSTEMS REFORM
CSSP seeks an intern for our New York office to help carry out our child welfare/systems reform work focused on improving outcomes for all children and families at risk of, or already involved with, child protection systems. This work may include assisting state and local child welfare agencies to work more effectively with families and community stakeholders; helping states use class-action litigation as a less adversarial tool to bring about positive change in child welfare systems; working on implementing Youth Thrive, a research-based framework for promoting healthy development and well-being for adolescents involved with child welfare systems; and analyzing and recommending improvements to state and national child welfare policies, practices and accountability systems.
Purpose of Internships at CSSP
• To provide interns with work experiences by contributing to one or more of CSSP’s areas of work
• To expose interns to learning opportunities regarding systems reform, public policy and community change
• To support interns in applying skills learned from college and graduate school to policy and practice work
General Information
• Internships are unpaid, though a stipend may be available based on funding availability.
• All application materials should be submitted no later than Friday, March 17, 2017.
• Decisions will be made on a rolling basis as applications are received but no later than March 31, 2017.
• Due to the high volume of applications received, only the most qualified candidates will be contacted.
CSSP seeks an intern for our New York office to help carry out our child welfare/systems reform work focused on improving outcomes for all children and families at risk of, or already involved with, child protection systems. This work may include assisting state and local child welfare agencies to work more effectively with families and community stakeholders; helping states use class-action litigation as a less adversarial tool to bring about positive change in child welfare systems; working on implementing Youth Thrive, a research-based framework for promoting healthy development and well-being for adolescents involved with child welfare systems; and analyzing and recommending improvements to state and national child welfare policies, practices and accountability systems.
Purpose of Internships at CSSP
• To provide interns with work experiences by contributing to one or more of CSSP’s areas of work
• To expose interns to learning opportunities regarding systems reform, public policy and community change
• To support interns in applying skills learned from college and graduate school to policy and practice work
General Information
• Internships are unpaid, though a stipend may be available based on funding availability.
• All application materials should be submitted no later than Friday, March 17, 2017.
• Decisions will be made on a rolling basis as applications are received but no later than March 31, 2017.
• Due to the high volume of applications received, only the most qualified candidates will be contacted.