What is the internship like with children?
As stated in the opening paragraph, the internship is manageable with children. However, there are a lot of reports to be made to Smith and a Community Practice Project to undertake in the first placement as well as another focused on anti-racism in the second. The second year placement is also the time you will be working on your thesis. The important thing is to pace yourself so that you do a little bit all the time. However, it is not like the summer, which feels like you are in the midst of finals for ten weeks. During the internship you feel like you have the headspace necessary to be an available parent most of the time. So to sum it up, you can get through the Smith School for Social Work if you have children but you will need quite a lot of support with caring for the children to do so. If you have more questions, contact Irene Rodriguez-Martin at imartin@email.smith.edu. She will be able to direct you to a current student who has children.
