The Nurturing Center serves as a lab setting to fill a critical need in the professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in psychology, education, social work, counselor education, child and family studies, human relations, women's studies, public health and medicine.

Internships have been approved with:

• University of South Carolina
• Columbia College
• Benedict College
• Webster University, and
• Oberlin College

Interns gain experience in the family treatment model with very high risk families, many of whom have needs for a variety of interventions and services. Student interns work in the clinical setting with children and their parents.

Experience is available in:

• intake and assessment,
• early intervention groups,
• parents groups with adults and teens,
• play therapy,
• individual therapy,
• group therapy,
• multidisciplinary treatment teams, and
• home visits.

Through the Century Oak Resource Center, interns have opportunity for research, resource development and training design and delivery. With the Development Office, interns have the experience of grant writing and public relations. Intern experiences and levels of responsibility depend upon the student's background and abilities.

The Nurturing Center provides supervision for interns by licensed clinical staff as required by their field placement offices. Additional, day-to-day supervision is provided by the specific management personnel in the agency.