Job detail
Early Childhood Education Clinical Experience (Internship/Fellowship)
STARFISH FAMILY SERVICES INC
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Quick overview
Trainees will observe children and staff while developing consultative skills in a daycare and preschool setting. The experience includes developmental observation of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children.
Requirements summary
The internship is designed for child psychiatry residents, implying a background in psychiatry or related fields is necessary. No specific educational requirements are mentioned beyond this context.
CommunicationTeam CollaborationObservationDevelopmental ObservationChild DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationBehavioral AssessmentConsultative Skill Development
Job description
Job DetailsJob Location
- Marygrove
- ECE
- Center -
- Detroit,
- MI 48221Position
- Type:
- InternshipJob
- Category:
- EducationINTERNSHIP
- SUMMARY: This two-month clinical experience for child psychiatry residents is part of the Early Childhood Curriculum. Trainees are involved in observation of children and staff, and consultative skill development at a day care and preschool, the Marygrove Early Education Center, operated by Starfish.
- STRUCTURE: Trainees will participate in a weekly half-day agency experience at the Marygrove Early Education Center. The clinical experience will be structured in 2-month cycles for trainees and includes on-site activities (4 hours per week) and 1 hour of weekly group supervision. The clinical experience will consist primarily of developmental observation of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children, as well as immersion in the day care/preschool setting in order to develop an understanding of the relevant staff, environmental and developmental issues, and potential referral questions in the preschool setting.
- Caseload
- Expectations: This is an observational clinical experience with no caseload requirements. Fellows are expected to maintain the expected outpatient caseload. Marygrove Early Education Center is located at 8251 West McNichols Rd., on the Marygrove Conservancy campus in Northwest Detroit. The Early Education Center is operated by Starfish and is part of the revolutionary Marygrove P-20 education model, which is an all-in-one campus continuum of support for families starting with prenatal partnership and extending to K-12 and beyond. Starfish Family Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/D/V
