Internships

Internship Overview
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center (DARCC) is committed to engage and educate communities to prevent sexual violence and to support survivors and their loved ones as they heal and thrive. DARCC’s comprehensive program includes counseling, crisis intervention, and advocacy for those whose lives have been affected by sexual violence. DARCC is also committed to social change through prevention, education and outreach programs to the community. We are looking for talented and passionate Clinical Interns to join our team. Clinical interns are accepted as space permits and are available only to students enrolled in a graduate counseling program. If you're excited to be part of a small agency with a large impact, then DARCC is a great place to grow your career.

Responsibilities for Clinical Interns​:

• Must be able to commit to at least 6 continuous months with DARCC to minimize interruptions in client services.

• Intern at least 16 hours/week, in-office only, which may include some evening hours.

• Must complete DARCC’s Sexual Assault Advocate Training, which is a 40-hour training spanning multiple weeks.

• Must be covered under the insurance of their learning institution and/or provide their own liability insurance.

• Conduct intake and initial assessments of DARCC clients.

• Provide in-person and virtual counseling services to survivors of sexual violence ages 13+.

• Facilitate psychoeducational support groups for primary and/or secondary survivors of sexual violence.

• On a weekly basis, interns will meet for one-on-one supervision as well as engage in Clinical Team meetings for support.

• Expectation to maintain proper documentation and timely upkeep of case files.

• Participate in the organization and execution of outreach, awareness, and prevention events as needed.

• Other opportunities as designated or suggested by the intern and approved by school and agency supervisor.

Qualifications for Clinical Interns:

• Must be enrolled in a graduate counseling program.

• Ability work alongside a diverse group of employees and simultaneously work toward many company initiatives at once.

It is the policy of the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, and to recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate persons in all jobs without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.

*Applications are closed at this time.

Internship Overview
The Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center is committed to the prevention of sexual violence in North Texas and compassionately serving those impacted by it. The Advocacy Intern will assist in providing 24/7 crisis services to survivors of sexual violence through hotline and hospital advocacy. Advocacy interns will help with legal advocacy accompaniment and provide administrative support to ensure that the advocacy needs of DARCC clients are met.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete the 40-hour certified Sexual Assault Advocate Training Program.

• Answering crisis calls on the 24-hour crisis line.

• Providing hospital accompaniment at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas, Texas Health Hospital Rockwall, Baylor, and Medical City for any survivor who presented for a SANE exam.

• Providing law enforcement and judicial accompaniment to survivors requiring assistance.

• Maintains and updates agency resource guides to meet the needs of survivors and their families.

• Assists in creating reference materials on various Crime Victim Assistance programs.

• Complete all required documentation of services provided and hours worked.

• Assisting with various projects around the office.

• Serve as a mentor for incoming volunteers and act as a support for on-call volunteers.

• Must believe in, support, and act in accordance with the agency’s mission statement and strategic goals.

• Ability to maintain non-judgmental, accepting attitudes towards people of any race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, age, appearance, or economic status.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Education and/or Experience: Undergraduate or Graduate Student pursuing a degree in a social services related field or comparable life experience.

• Technical and Computer Skills: Must demonstrate excellence with computers and other electronic devices and agency software needed to fulfill responsibilities.

DARCC is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally and gender-diverse workplace committed to working within a multicultural community and strongly encourages applications from minority populations.