Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) Practicum

Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR):  (1 Position)
This placement is located within the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR), a specialized program within the Immigrant and Refugee Health Center. BCRHHR provides comprehensive mental health services including counseling and medication management designed to meet the needs of refugees and survivors of torture, asylum seekers and immigrants. As many patients have been exposed to extremes of human cruelty, the center offers comprehensive core services including mental health, family medicine and obstetric and gynecological care. In addition, the center provides on-site career development and English classes, as well as linkages to the US immigration and social services systems. The program is a national leader in providing a multidisciplinary model, using staff and pro bono counsel, and forms highly effective partnerships with legal assistance groups to provide medical testimony that is often critical to successful asylum petitions. The practicum student will provide individual psychotherapy services to patients within BCRHHR, increase clinical competence in working with severely traumatized refugee and immigrant populations, and receive clinical training in writing effective psychological affidavits supporting asylum seekers claim of torture or violence in their native countries. The practicum student will demonstrate cultural humility and cultural responsiveness in their work. Learn more about BCRHHR here.

-Application deadline: 1/2/24