Internships

Who We Are

The East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy is an international research and educational center for developing and promoting cultural and performatory approaches to psychology, teaching, learning, and community building. The Institute offers a variety of programs in social therapeutics, a postmodern methodology that relates to people of all ages as social performers and creators of their lives, of what they, their communities and the world are becoming.

The Internship

Interns will be introduced to the programs and activities of the Institute. Each intern will meet regularly with a faculty member who will serve as mentor and advisor, and help conceptualize a final project that expresses the intern’s learning.

Learning Activities

• Attend Institute seminars and events
• Attend study groups on the social therapeutic approach
• Meet psychologists, therapists, educators and community activists from around the world who attend the Institute’s International Class
• Participate in community outreach via email, phone and onsite.
• Provide administrative support for a variety of projects.

Duration

Dates of internships vary according to student requirements. Some evening and weekend hours will be required.

How to Apply

Applicants should email a cover letter, completed application form and resume (no hard copies, please), indicating their interest in the Institute to:

Melissa Meyer, Associate Director, East Side Institute: mmeyer@eastsideinstitute.org