Gain the real world experience you need to excel in social work.
Everybody Matters internships expand your expertise as a social worker, psychologist, counselor, or related professional and strengthen your resume.
If you’re studying social work or a related field, the internship program at Everybody Matters gives you the added knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to succeed.
The Everybody Matters internship is ideal for social work (or related profession) students who want to amplify and expand their skills with real-world practice. Our interns teach coping and social skills to students in K–12 schools, using theories and techniques that apply to multiple areas within the helping professions. You will learn aspects of best practices for supporting individuals, families, groups and communities - with an emphasis on one to one meetings with students. This is a robust practice experience and interns average at least 150 meetings with their students throughout the year. Provided with focused supervision each week, interns report feeling prepared to enter the workforce upon completion and 100% of graduating interns would recommend this internship to other interns. We know this sounds impossible, but , well it’s just true. Everybody Matters interns have historically found jobs quickly after graduation and often receive multiple offers.
Everybody Matters teaches coping and social skills to K–12 students with specialized
on-campus support.
Why Intern with Everybody Matters?
Gain valuable, real-world, hands-on experience in social work or a related profession
Expand your expertise in multiple modalities
Focus on supporting K–12 students
Earn course credit at your college or university (3–6 credits per semester, on average)
Improve your skills via one hour weekly individual supervision with a master’s-level social worker
Collaborate with peer interns during specialized group training focused on clinical skills and modalities
About the Everybody Matters Internship
The Everybody Matters Internship Program enables interns to apply current theory and practice in a real-world setting with actual clients—who are primarily K–12 students. Interns also learn to identify ethical dilemmas, choose effective assessment processes, determine and develop intervention strategies, and support their decisions with critical thinking and effective communication.
The Undergraduate Internship focuses on relevant, entry-level experiences and developing professional skills, including communication, teamwork and critical thinking. The Graduate Internship prepares master’s-level students for more advanced job roles or specializations. In all programs, interns work under the guidance of a team of experienced, licensed social workers.
On average, interns carry a caseload of 12–20 students with whom they meet weekly. This provides the opportunity to practice a variety of intervention strategies and modalities. To ensure that each client receives the optimal support, we individualize each intervention using a “cafeteria model” for choosing treatments and strategies. Last year, each intern completed over 150 meetings with their clients.
The program is not easy, but it is rewarding, and it produces top-tier social workers. In a 2023 survey, 100% of our interns recommended this internship to other interns.
Everybody Matters accepts students who are studying social work or a related field, including counseling, psychology, and family & human development. Students attending any accredited college or university are eligible throughout the nation, but they must conduct their internship with an Everybody Matters placement in Arizona.
What to expect
Advanced entry-level training in a fast-paced environment
A cohesive team focused on collaborative learning and individual growth
Development of foundational professional skills.
Customized supervision with a Social Worker trained in the Everybody Matters Model and focused on your individual growth and knowledge
Periodic group supervision led by an Everybody Matters Team Leader focused on collective learning, ongoing training, and the staffing of skills
Robust training with independence - no micromanagement here
Weekly putting in-depth theory into practice.
Help us empower K-12 students while you develop your expertise and accelerate your career.
To apply for an internship at Everybody Matters, click “Apply Now” and start your journey to excellence as a helping professional.
