Atlantic Street Center is an agency that primarily serves low income youth, adolescents, and families of color in Seattle’s central and south end neighborhoods and south King County (but can serve all of King County). A majority of our participants come from Black/African-American, immigrant, and other communities of color, with most classified as low- and very low-income. Our counseling program is committed to providing culturally responsive and anti-oppressive, quality community-based services. We seek to reduce barriers that prevent youth and their families from having access to counseling services. 70% of the participants enrolled in our counseling services are under the age of 18 years old. As an agency, Atlantic Street Center also offers programming for youth and families in our Youth Development Program, Family Resource Center, Teens and Young Adults as Parents Program, Early Learning Program, and Gender Based Violence Program.

Interns will have the opportunity to provide individual therapy as well as family and group therapy to participants. There will also be opportunity to offer collateral support through contact with caregivers, school administration, counselors and teachers, and other community members. Interns will also be working in a collaborative work space and will gain some experience with case management and collaboration with our staff ARNP and will participate in case consultations.

Interns will have the opportunity to provide advocacy for participants on the school level within individual schools and may participate in IEP meetings and school disciplinary meetings. The internship experience often includes opportunity to collaborate with community partners and will provide peer support through a cohort model.

Interns may explore how larger systems impact communities served through consultation, supervision, and collateral contacts. As a site, we have fewer Macro opportunities.

Mileage reimbursement for commuting to community locations

Experience working with children and youth and diverse populations

English

- Complete online Internship Application with cover letter and resume. https://atlanticstreetcenter.org/programs/behavioral-health/counseling-intern-program/
- Internship Coordinator (Matt McNall, mattm@atlanticstreet.org, 206-502-6893) will contact you to schedule a 30 minute phone screen to review application/resume and ask/answer any questions.
- If invited by Internship Coordinator to continue in process, receive invitation to group interview, which will take place in March.
- Internship Coordinator will notify potential interns of internship offer within two weeks after group interview.
- Upon accepting an internship offer at ASC, the intern will be responsible for sending their school’s contract to the Internship Coordinator and scheduling a meeting to review the contract at least 2 weeks prior to its due date.
- Applications received after group interview will also be offered a phone screen followed by an interview. Interviews will be conducted through the end May.