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Disability Rights Maine

Website: https://www.drme.org/
Location: Augusta,
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Description: DRM provides the following services:

Information and Referral
Individual Advocacy
Legal Representation
Education and Training
Assistance with Self-Advocacy
DRM welcomes calls from people with disabilities inquiring about their legal rights. However, DRM does not advise landlords, schools, businesses, or providers of accommodations or services.
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Durgins Pines

Website: https://www.durginpines.com/
Location: Kittery,
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Description: Durgin Pines is the crown jewel of the collective effort and creativity of Bill Gillis and Joe Hogan, having had over 59 years of combined experience in the long term care and rehabilitation fields. Bill and Joe’s philosophy, born through decades of experience, is to insure the security, comfort, well-being and independence of their residents and to take care of their staff.
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Durham Community School

Location: Durham,
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Eastern Area Agency on Aging

Website: https://www.eaaa.org/
Location: Brewer,
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Edward Little High School

Website: https://elhs.auburnschl.edu/
Location: Auburn,
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Description: Generalist or Specialization Year Opportunities
Fall Start (Traditional or BLOCK)

Edward Little High School is the 5th largest public high school in Maine. We have a diverse student population with a range of needs: individual counseling services, IEP related services, milieu management, crisis assessment, case management, unhoused students/families, and an onsite behavioral health program for high needs students.

Candidate should be a team player, will need to communicate effectively, work independently, attention to district policies, and strong advocacy skills.

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Elder Abuse Institute of Maine

Website: https://www.eaime.org/
Location: Brunswick,
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Description: BSW and GENERALIST Year MSW Students

Elder Abuse Institute of Maine serves older Mainers statewide who are at risk, or victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Providing client-centered supportive services and transitional housing for older victims of abuse to enable them to leave abusive situations and transition to long term safe housing. Elder Abuse Institute of Maine interns will work directly with clients, caregivers, and/or other support people of the client to support client goals, strengthen already-made service connections, refer to new services, build trusting relationships, work with clients through significant life changes, and assist in the growth of the client's overall well-being.
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EmTech Care Labs

Website: https://emtechcarelabs.com/
Location: Portland,
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Description: Company Name: EmTech Care Labs: https://emtechcarelabs.com/
Location: Portland, Maine
Service Areas: Maine and Massachusetts
Practicum Type: Generalist, fully remote
Contact: care@emtechcarelabs.com

Students must live in Maine or Massachusetts in order to complete a practicum with this company.

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This is a GENERALIST practicum site that offers a fully remote learning experience for social work students. EmTech Care Labs provides care planning and management services to caregivers who are supporting older adults who are navigating the healthcare system.

Learning opportunities include:

Shadowing care managers
Assisting with initial intakes, consent, screening, interviews and surveys
Completing research on community resources and assistance/benefit programs
Collaborating with care managers to support caregivers in navigating complex health, insurance, and benefit systems
Work with an interdisciplinary team (nurse practitioners, social workers, dementia practitioners and engineers)

This practicum site can accommodate a BLOCK or Traditional practicum.
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EqualityMaine Foundation (EQME)

Website: https://www.equalitymaine.org/
Location: Portland,
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Description: Mission and Vision: Our mission is to secure full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Maine through political action, community organizing, education, and collaboration. We envision the day when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds of Maine people and in all areas of the law.
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Facing Change

Website: http://www.facingchangepa.com
Location: Lewiston,
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Description: Recovery Services.
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Fairwinds -L.L.Bean -Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Website: https://fairwindscc.com/
Location: Freeport,
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Description: Fairwinds Counseling and Consulting, PLLC provides clinical and consulting services to individuals and organizations. Areas of specialty include trauma informed care and evidence based trauma treatment, employee wellbeing and mental health, and mental wellbeing in the workplace. This MSW internship involves providing Employee Assistance Program services to employees of L.L.Bean online and at their corporate locations. EAP services involves providing short term solution focused clinical services to adults and students provide services as part of a small team of clinicians. Students also have the opportunity to engage in macro social work interventions through working in partnership with an organization around issues related to mental health and mental wellbeing and can also choose to work with groups if interested. There is a high degree of supervision and access to consultation with multiple clinical providers. Students will have significant opportunities to develop high quality assessment and treatment planning skills and can utilize a diverse set of clinical interventions to meet client needs. Students work with clients with diverse identities, demographics, and clinical presentations. Past interns have felt prepared to practice in more independent settings following this placement experience.

An ideal internship candidate will have experience in professional or corporate work settings and should be comfortable with independent learning and taking initiative to create desired learning opportunities. Students will have the opportunity to work with clients in person and using a HIPAA compliant telehealth platform. There is significant flexibility which allows for students to craft different types of learning opportunities and students are expected to use their creativity to explore areas of interest. Services are offered between 8-5pm M-F and students have flexibility in scheduling their placement hours within these timeframes.
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