Internships/Service Learning Hours
Thanks for your interest!
Students seeking their Bachelor degree in Social Work,
Psychology, Family and Consumer Sciences or a related field
should consider a field instruction internship with Renew.
Interns will have a set schedule and will gain professional
exposure to the following: Parenting Education, Family Skills
Building, Visit Coaching, administrative duties, and
documentation. The learning experience will be supervised by a
Licensed Social Worker.
- All internships/service learning hours are unpaid.
- Most services are done in client's home, although some are
held in an office setting or a group setting.
See your academic advisor on how to get started.
In Our Words
As an intern with Renew, I have been afforded a positive learning
experience through the use of a variety of learning methods including:
Audiovisual aids, Internet research, Home visitations, Brainstorming,
Group discussions, Role plays and case studies, and Positive feedback
during meetings. Linda Starns has been instrumental in providing a
welcoming, respectful, patient, and inclusive environment. I would recommend Renew as
a choice for internship if you enjoy teaching parents how to be successful parents with
their children. - by Sheri Juban - Spring 2010
My placement in my internship has been so wonderful. I have learned
so much about adults, children, and their actions than I could have
ever expected. Renew has been a wonderful learning experience thus
far. Renew is amazing and I have so much respect for the work they
do in regards to their clients. They go above and beyond to provide
the best services for their clients while ensuring that clients understand what is being
presented to them. They only want the best and it comes from such a sincere place. I
appreciate my opportunity to learn new things as well as the chance to be exposed to
something I wasn’t sure about. Renew has truly given me a new perception on the
social work profession as a whole and I feel as though this experience will always be
savored. - by Meghan Brown - Spring 2011
My position as an intern with RENEW has been remarkable. The experience was more 
than I could have expected. RENEW allowed me the freedom to
develop and maintain individual cases as a professional member of the
team. I actually felt like a major contributor in the staffing and group
sessions and I was able to assist as well as independently present
sessions to clients in parenting education and family life building skills.
I have such admiration towards the entire staff at RENEW for their dedication, patience,
and passion towards their clients. As each client receives services through RENEW they
are given utmost professionalism. I would like to thank the entire staff at RENEW for
taking the time to share their expertise and knowledge of the field. It was through
these times that I felt I was able to learn and grow the most in developing my skills over
the course of my field placement. The staff was most responsive to my request and
always made me feel like a full-time member of the group. This internship has definitely
increased my interest in pursuing a career in social work, and shall forever be the
bridge that crossed me over into my professional career. Thank you again for helping to
make my internship a rewarding experience. - by Kimberly Lewis-Gordon, Social Work
Graduate - Fall Semester 2011
My internship placement with RENEW was rewarding beyond measure.
The overall experience of interning with the agency has provided me
with a great sense of professionalism. The staff at RENEW maintained
an environment of respect and presented interns with the chance to
gain the knowledge and skills needed in the field of Social Work. I
have come to respect the quality of service offered to their clients as well as the
patience and guidance I received as an intern. I am truly grateful for the experience
gained and will always be thankful to the staff for making my first impression of the
Social Work profession a memorable one. This internship has definitely proven to me
that I have chosen the correct field and I also hope to provide my clients with the same
level of services as RENEW has provided their clients. I can honestly say that all of my
uncertainties about being an intern were a "thing of the past" within the first week. I
had the opportunity to learn the works of service provision and also provide ideas and
feedback on how to improve services to the client population. I actually felt like a part of
the staff, they valued my ideas, as well as presented me with challenges and projects to
become a competent professional. I would highly recommend considering RENEW for
internship placement and if I had to do it all over, I would choose RENEW "again"! - by
Arian Keys - Fall 2012
Meet our Interns for
Spring 2013
Maria Meche'
A Few Good Qualities to Have
Creativity: the ability to take a list of needs and insights andcome up with new ideas
Curiosity: a desire to understand the client and why they make the decisions they do
Empathy: the ability to relate to the client and uncover their motivations and needs
Enthusiasm: a passion to understand people and provide better services to clients
Punctuality: arrive to appointments on time
Strong Work Ethic: the innate drive to do work extremely well