Internship Placements

2007-2008

Brian works at his CGSP internship.
The agencies listed here have requested Gerontology Student Interns for the upcoming academic year. They are listed in alphabetical order by agency name. The intern job descriptions are updated annually and reflect the current needs and activities of the agencies/institutions.

Students should make their inquiries with the agencies through the designated contact person listed for that organization. In addition, many of the agencies are flexible and will tailor their internships to your specific interests and talents.

All students taking an internship for academic credit in the gerontology certificate program must complete an Internship Registration Form (due in the CGSP office no later than one month after the semester begins).

Internship Agency Index

To review internship opportunities, scroll through the entire list of agency listings or click on the highlighted agency to see individual agency listings.


 

Auburn Council on Aging / Senior Center

4 Goddard Drive
Auburn, MA 01501
Phone: 508-832-7799
Fax: 508-832-7730

Christina Silpe, Executive Director of Elder Affairs

Internship Contact: Christina Silpe

The Auburn Council on Aging is a department of the Town of Auburn, which focuses on policy, advocacy, and education of elders within the town. This department acts as a referral source for elder affairs and coordinates elder services for town residents. Information and referral, counseling, transportation, congregate meal site and meals on wheels, educational and recreational programming are some of the services provided by the COA. More than 1,300 seniors utilize the facility on Goddard Drive, and an additional 2,200 are contacted by the Outreach Team.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Interns will experience a broad overview of all aspects of how a senior center functions, working with the Executive Director of Elder Affairs and/or the Outreach Coordinator. Interns, working with the COA and staff will develop an in-depth project, beneficial to both parties. Although this project can focus on any aspect of services and activities in a senior center, current needs include:

¨ Outreach
¨ Volunteer Position Assessment
¨ Marketing to Elders
¨ Program Design and Implementation
Supervisor: Christina Silpe

This internship site is interested in one, possibly two, CGSP students per semester.

Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community

65 Briarwood Circle

Worcester, MA 01606

Telephone: 508-852-2670 Fax: 508-856-0309

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Paul Bowler, Administrator

 

Internship Contact: Daria Meshenuk, Director of Resident Services

Telephone: 508-852-2670, ext. 239

Email: dmmeshenuk@charterinternet.com

Briarwood is a non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community offering Independent Living in cottages and apartments, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing Care. Located on 50 beautifully wooded acres on the outskirts of Worcester, the Briarwood Community is easily accessible by car and is on a city bus line. The community consists of 95 cottages and 46 apartments for elders living independently, 29 assisted living apartments and an 82 bed skilled nursing center. Completing the campus is a new Community Center which houses both the administrative offices and beautiful common facilities for residents, including a 200 seat auditorium

Our Commitment to the Student Internship Program: A member of the Briarwood staff will be assigned as your manager. You will have regular meetings and we will work with you to make sure this is a positive learning experience for you. You may decide to work with a particular department or you may want experience in the entire community from Independent to Assisted Living to Nursing Home.

Briarwood Mission Statement: To enhance the well-being, independence and personal fulfillment of Briarwood residents by providing excellent healthcare, housing and supportive services in keeping with the principles of the founding churches (The First Baptist Church and the Salem Covenant Church -- both local Worcester congregations).

The Internship Description:

Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community offers an opportunity for students to work with elders with varying levels of abilities and independence. Residents live in cottages, apartments, or Assisted Living apartments, or at our Knollwood Nursing Center. There is programming for residents at all levels. Interns can assist staff in providing scheduled activities and programs for independent and Assisted Living level residents. There are also opportunities for 1:1 contact with residents -- e.g., teaching basic computer skills to residents.

Internship hours would be possible within the following times:

Tuesday: noon - 4 p.m.

Friday: 9 a.m. to noon (could possibly be extended into afternoons)

Saturday: 1 - 4 p.m.

If you are interested in more information, contact Anita Thomas, Director of Public Relations and Community Outreach at Briarwood, 508 852 2670

Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging

360 West Boylston Street, West Boylston, MA 01583
(508) 852-5539V/TDD or 1-800-244-3032 V/TDD

www.seniorconnection.com

Executive Director: Robert Dwyer Ph. D.

Internship Contacts: Eileen O’Brien, MA, CAGS, LSW, John Belding, MA,
Robert Dwyer, Ph. D.

Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging is a federally funded Area Agency on Aging,
(AAA), serving seniors (people 60 years of age and over) and their caregivers.
We plan, fund and monitor over $2.5 million in federal funds throughout our sixty-one (61) community service area. SeniorConnection provides information to help seniors and caregivers to help themselves. We offer seniors, caregivers and professionals guidance through the
Central Massachusetts aging network maze. This is accomplished through the provision of extensive aging network Information and Referral (I&R) services as well as the interactive support services located on our website: www.SeniorConnection.org and its subsite Connection for Caregivers.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

SeniorConnection-Information and Referral Associate:
1. Help consumers to identify their individual need(s). Research and present appropriate available community resource(s) to meet said need(s).
2. Update existing and organize new resources on www.SeniorConnection.org, Connection for Caregivers and in the CMAA Resource Lending Library.
3. Research Internet resources and gather information pertinent to Central Massachusetts seniors and their caregivers.
4. Raise community awareness of SeniorConnection by distributing educational materials throughout the 61 town/city service area.
Supervisor: Eileen O’Brien, MA, CAGS, LSW

Program Research and Evaluation Associate:

Research projects can be customized to student interests and might include:

Needs assessment surveys or other data collection related to: Caregivers, specific ethnic/racial groups, grandparents raising grandchildren, housing issues, other issues related to the needs of elder sin Central Mass.

Program evaluation projects might include: financial managements programs, support group programs, home repair programs.

In addition, we have needs assessment survey results from 1993, 1997, and 2001 (part of a statewide survey) that might be used for comparison purposes by students.


Supervisor: John Belding, MA

Administration and Planning Associate:
1. Under the direction of supervisor, identify policy issues that affect seniors within the
planning and service area.
2. Analyze issues, prepare reports for Board of Directors and that may be used in communications with legislators at State and Federal levels.
3. Network with other agencies in the aging network, particularly Councils on Aging and
Senior Centers, Aging Services Access Points, Executive Office of Elder Affairs (Boston) and other providers for the purpose of assisting in development and coordination of services offered to seniors.


Supervisor: Robert Dwyer, Ph.D.

*** All work plans will be individualized in order to best accommodate each student’s***
academic requirements, skills, interests, and time availability as well as the agency’s
existing needs. A variety of other projects not noted above are available.

 

The Christopher House of Worcester

10 Mary Scano Drive
Worcester, MA 01605
Phone: (508) 754-3800 - Fax: (508) 755-2502

www.christopherhouse.com

Walter Ohanian, Administrator
Internship Contact: Arthur S. Tirella, extension 121

Internship Mission Statement:
Offer opportunities of self-enrichment, personal growth and fun to students who volunteer their valuable time as we pursue excellence in service to elders.

Christopher House is a 156 bed nursing and rehabilitation center. We are a 501c(3) non-profit organization. As a subacute care center, we are able to meet the needs of the most medically complex patients. After rehabilitation most patients will return home. We are also dedicated to providing exceptional services for our long-term care residents. It is the investment and continuity of our staff that produces a comfortable living environment and customer satisfaction. Along with Christopher Heights, an 80 bed assisted living residence for seniors, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care. We are conveniently located off route 9, Belmont Street, Worcester, MA

The Internship Positions are as follows:
Business Management
Financial Management
Marketing/Public Relations
Human Resource Management/Employee Relations
Building Services Management
Social Service
Food Service Management/Nutrition
Nursing
Recreation/Therapeutic Activities
Volunteer Services
Medical Records Management
Safety and Risk Management
Quality Assurance/Total Quality Management
Independent Health Care Research
Grant Search/Fund Raising
Rehabilitation:
Physical Therapy-Occupational Therapy
Respiratory Therapy

On Public Transportation-Lunch provided

Consortium Gerontology Studies Program Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Journal

Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc.
484 Main Street, Suite 500
Worcester, MA 01608
508-754-6829 ext. 3017
knilesyokum@cowc.org

www.cowcworks.org/gero.html

Kelly Niles-Yokum, Ph.D. CGSP Director
G&GE Managing Editor

Internship Contact: Kelly Niles-Yokum

The Consortium Gerontology Studies Program (CGSP) is a cooperative academic program of four colleges: Assumption, Clark, Holy Cross, and Worcester State. The program of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium, Inc. is located at the consortium offices in downtown Worcester. Over 100 students from the participating colleges are enrolled. The CGSP office is responsible for co-curricular programming, academic and career advising, student recruitment, and program administration. The CGSP office also has editorial responsibilities for a peer-reviewed, academic journal, which is published quarterly.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

¨ Program Administration & Event Coordination - The student intern would work closely with the Director in all aspects of program administration. The student intern would select at least one project, which they could see through, from start to finish.

· Academic Journal Management - The student intern would work closely with the managing editor in coordinating the journal with authors, editorial board, editors, and publisher.

Community Outreach and Education - The student intern would have the opportunity to work alongside the Director but also work independently after developing a working plan to increase the visibility of the CGSP and member institutions, and to increase community partnerships, collaboration, and student involvement. The intern for this position would have the opportunity to design their own community outreach and education plan that would highlight issues related to aging, gerontology education, social action, applied learning, careers in aging, etc.

This internship site is interested in one CGSP student per semester.

 

Eisenberg Assisted Living Residence

631 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: 508-757-0981; Fax: 508-757-7080
www.eisenbergal.com

Dan Hogan, Executive Director

Internship Contact: Judi Mulry, Marketing Director x6205

The Eisenberg Residence, on the campus of the Jewish Health Care, is proud to continue the 86-year history of service to the community. The Eisenberg Residence is a luxury 80 apartment assisted living residence, offering a full compliment of services … 3 meals daily .. served in an elegant dining room, housekeeping and laundry services, assistance with personal care needs and a full range of activities that promote intellectual, religious and social health. There is a KEEPSAKE program geared toward early stage dementia. This program features individual apartments, a secured garden and specially designed programs for the memory impaired.

Internships are available year round.

Recreation Assistant Intern: The student intern will be under the supervision of the Executive Director and/or the Activity Coordinator. The student intern will help develop and implement recreational activities for the residents, assist in the coordination of events and activities and help develop new activity programs.

 

Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc.

411 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602
Phone: 756-1545 X401
www.eswa.org

Louis Swan, Director

Internship Contact: Erin Malinowski, Volunteer/Student Intern Coordinator

E-Mail address: emalinowski@eswa.org

Elder Services of Worcester Area Inc. is a private, not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to provide frail elders with in-home services that will enable them to live independently with dignity and comfort in their own homes, preventing or postponing the need for institutional care.

Elder Services’ core component is case management. Professionally qualified Case Managers asses s the needs of each client in a home visit and develop a care plan in consultation with the client and family. Case Managers assist clients in identifying, accepting and securing needed services either directly, by purchase, or by referral to other community agencies. Case Managers initiate and review service plans and monitor clients’ needs on a continuing basis. Other direct services include: Information and referral, Protective and Crisis intervention services, nutrition assistance (home delivered meals), Money Management services and Senior Companions. Purchased services include: Chore, homemaker, home health, personal care, personal emergency response services, respite care, day care and transportation services.

The Student Internship Program at Elder Services was developed as a means of providing area college students with clinical experience in working with elders in the Worcester area. Students at first receive a thorough training on issues and available resources for elders in the area. Students also learn case management skills such as assessments and narrative writing skills. In some cases, students are afforded the opportunity to actually conduct assessments with clients of Elder Services under supervision of a Case Manager and the Student Intern Training Staff. The Internship program is designed to allow the student opportunity for growth.

A car is required.

Reimbursement for mileage is available.

Golden Living--The Hermitage

383 Mill Street
Worcester, MA 01602
Phone: 791-8131 www.goldenliving.com
Tara Egan, Executive Director
Internship Contact: Tara Egan

The Hermitage is a 101 bed skilled nursing facility. We provide skilled physical, occupational and speech therapy services, as well. The population is primarily geriatric. The majority are in need of long term care. Approximately 10-20 percent are potentially able to rehabilitate for discharge to the community. We have a 38 bed specialized Alzheimer Care unit.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Social Worker - Assistant
Specific activities include becoming familiar with rehabilitation staff and team approach, participate in the inquiry process and pre-admission screening, compile social histories, individualized care plans, and discharge plans, participate in interdisciplinary care planning conferences, social service therapeutic groups, become familiar with referral sources, community agencies, and other specialists in geriatric and rehabilitative services.
Supervisor: Tara Egan

Recreation Assistant
To assist the Recreation Director in coordination, development, and implementation of comprehensive therapeutic recreation services including facilitating group programs, documentation (one-on-one visits, daily participation), contribute to resident care planning preparation, assist with planning and leadership of special events,. To assist the Recreation Director in providing opportunities for each resident to meet their social, physical, cognitive, and emotional needs and interest through group or independent participation.
Supervisor: Mary Stevens, Recreational Director

This internship site is interested in two or three CGSP students.

Jewish Family Service of Worcester, Inc.

646 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: (508) 755-3101

www.jfsworcester.org

Executive Director: Stephen Slaten, Ph.D., Director

Internship Contact: Janice Conrad

Jewish Family Service is a full family service agency serving a wide variety of individuals and families of all ages. Our services to elders include assessment, case management, counseling, support services to families and caregivers and guardianship/conservatorship services. The latter is a major program where the agency serves as the court-appointed responsible party for 100 incapacitated elders over the age of sixty (60).

The Internship Positions are follows:

Guardianship Case Manager (One year commitment and a car required)
Develop appropriate case plans in consultation with supervising social worker, referral sources, clients and families where appropriate. Provide direct and ancillary services to clients, including regular visits, personal needs shopping and primary approval of bills. Take managerial responsibility for changes in clients' living arrangements. Act as liaison with caregiving personnel to monitor clients' conditions and care, and to determine needs. Intern will carry at most three to five (3-5) cases and will participate in assessments. May also visit other clients who need more interaction. Mileage allowance provided. Will attend care plan meetings at nursing homes, monitor medications in nursing homes, especially clients with Rogers – attend funerals and help in planning them. Will attend court, when possible, with supervisor. Confidentiality will be stressed at all times. Must be flexible, as emergencies arise daily. Some clerical, dealing with their calls i.e. Mass. Health redetermination, letter responses.

Supervisor: Janice Conrad / Susan Clifford

This internship site is interested in three CGSP student per year.

Jewish Healthcare Center, Inc.

629 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: (508) 798-8653

www.jewishhealthcarecenter.com

Steve Willens, Executive Director

Internship Contact: Brenda Woodside, Director of Recreational Therapy Department

For over eighty (80) years, the J. H.C. has been a major provider of health care services. A private, not-for-profit Health Care Center, the J.H.C. is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a long term care facility, skilled rehabilitation unit, and an Alzheimer's unit. Currently, the J.H.C. provides skilled long-term care and transitional care to one hundred forty-one (141) residents within a protective environment which includes a full range of nursing, therapeutic and rehabilitative services.

Offering varying levels of care, including a Transitional Care Unit (Rehab), the facility's services include: nursing, social service, nutrition, physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational activities and volunteer services. The J.H.C. is also an internship site for area colleges and universities.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Recreational Therapy
Interns help design their own internships under the guidance and supervision of a variety of supervisors.

Recreational/Activities Therapy Intern
Assist with all levels of programming, documentation, etc. in the Recreational Therapy Department which utilizes a multi-disciplinary team approach to resident care.
Supervisor: Brenda Woodside

This internship site is interested in two CGSP students.

Life Care Center of Auburn

14 Masonic Circle
Auburn, MA 01501
Phone: (508) 832-4800

 

James Nugent, Executive Director

Internship Contact: Patricia Haddock, Activity Director

Life Care Center of Auburn is a geriatric long-term care facility with sub-acute and rehabilitation components.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Diversional Therapeutic Activity Program
Interns receive direct experience with varied diagnoses and therapeutic activities in a geriatric setting.

Duties Consist of:

· Assist Residents in the Ice Cream and Gift Shoppe with “service work” which is designed to provide the Resident with a sense of self-esteem and purpose.
· Conduct “current events” programs with higher functioning sub-acute Residents in a small group setting designed to promote interest in the community and foster their return back to their homes and families.
· Assist with wheelchair exercise groups and assist with one to one sensory motor activities (winding yarn, painting, pasting, etc.) with lower functioning Residents. These activities are designed to promote interactions with the Residents surroundings by engaging them in “failure free” pursuits.
· Play board games with Residents (Scrabble, Checkers, Backgammon, Chess). These games provide the Residents with opportunities for increased cognitive functioning and also friendly competition.

Supervisor: Patricia Haddock, Activity Director

This internship site is interested in four or five CGSP students per semester. Interns will be assigned duties consistent with their own interests.

Massachusetts Senior Action Council

128 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-755-7878
www.altrue.net/site/msac/

Hector Reyes, Coordinator

Massachusetts Senior Action Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for social and economic justice for seniors. This office is known as the Central Mass. Chapter of the Senior Action Council and is one of ten chapters in the Commonwealth. The chapter is located in the Worcester Senior Center building and works collaterally and in conjunction with various advocacy groups such as Neighbor to Neighbor, Center for Living and Working, MASSCARE and others on common issues such as affordable healthcare and prescription drugs affecting their constituents. This is a hands-on organizing position for students interested in community organization, social justice, advocacy, and grass roots efforts.

The internship is as follows:

Intern Organizer—the student would work alongside other staff and would have the opportunity to do many of the following:

Direct outreach and membership recruitment with seniors in public housing, retiree groups, clubs, etc. in coordination with MSAC leaders

Leadership development including identification of potential leaders, training and support of individuals and work with action-oriented committee of members

Action research, development of strategy, group work and other support of organizing by members on healthcare, housing and other issues

Fundraising activities

Network with other senior advocacy and social justice organizations as well as other MCAS chapters

Outreach and community education

Millbury Congregate Housing Program

10 Colonial Drive
Millbury, MA 01527
Phone: (508) 865-2960

Lisa M. Bennes, L.S.W., Congregate Housing Coordinator

Internship Contact: Lisa M. Bennes

The Millbury Congregate Housing Program provides a residential shared living environment to frail or isolated elders and the disabled. It provides an alternative to nursing home placement for elders who desire additional support and seek companionship. Congregate Housing is designed to provide affordable housing, together with the supporting social and health services needed to help individuals maintain independent living.

Interns can also design their own internships under the guidance and supervision of the Congregate Housing Coordinator.

Internships could also be combined with the Adult Day Health Center located in the same building.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Social Service for Congregate Housing
Assessment of supportive needs of tenants and applicants; offer support and counsel to tenants; recruit volunteers, conduct apartment meetings, perform monthly progress notes, conduct day-to-day operations of program.
Supervisor: Lisa M. Bennes

This internship site is interested in one CGSP student per semester.

Saint Francis Adult Day Health Center

101 Plantation Street
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: (508) 752-2546
Fax: (508) 799-4337

Lisa Pontbriand L.S.W., Director

Internship Contact: Lisa Pontbriand

Saint Francis Adult Day Health Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the elderly and disabled adults over the age of 18. A comprehensive, community based program, Saint Francis ADHC is designed to enhance the quality of life and maintain the highest level of functioning for those who attend. The program meets these goals through a comprehensive therapeutic environment that focuses on the medical, rehabilitative, social, and recreational activities needed to realize our goal.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Marketing/Public Relations

Supervisor: Lisa Pontbriand

Social Service/Gerontology

Supervisor: Patrice Fanjoy, LCSW

Social Rehabilitation/Activities

Supervisor: Cheryl St. Germain, Activities Director

This internship site is interested in three CGSP students.

Shrewsbury Council on Aging/Senior Center

98 Maple Avenue
Shrewsbury, MA 01545-5125
Phone: (508) 841-8640
Fax: (508) 841-8641

Sharon Yager, Director

Internship Contact: Sharon Yager

The Shrewsbury Council on Aging (SCOA) is a human service department of the town which serves the needs and issues of Shrewsbury’s seniors, age 60 and over, or families with senior issues.
The Council on Aging offers a range of programs, services, and activities, some of which are described below. The department is located in a new Senior Center, which opened in 2000. The department works closely with other agencies such as the Age Center in Worcester, Elder Services of Worcester, the Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging, and the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. It also works with other town departments and agencies, such as Parks and Recreation, the Health Department, Shrewsbury Community Services, Shrewsbury Public Access, and the Police Department.
Services include: Information and Referral, Transportation, Nutrition, Senior Monthly Newsletter, Outreach services, Free Medical Screenings: Podiatry, Spinal, Hearing, Blood Pressure, Free Legal and Financial Clinics, Monthly Educational talks, Volunteer Opportunities
Programs include: SHINE, Fuel Assistance, RUOK, CARES, Vial of Life, Friendly Visitors, Grand Reading, and the Watch Your Car Program.
Activities include: Line Dancing, Yoga, Reiki, Meditation Classes, Acrylic Painting, Fabric Painting, Softball, Billiards, Special events, Community Dinners, Bingo, Bridge and Whist Card Games and lessons, Senior Computer Classes, Social Groups and trips

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Interns will establish a project under the guidance of the COA board and staff. In-depth project opportunities are numerous and would prove mutually beneficial to both the intern and the COA.

Some examples of what is currently needed include:
· grant writing
· assisting in the development of the COA Board’s next five year plan
· designing resource materials for information and referral
· assisting in outreach activities to assess the supports for seniors over 80 in town
· assist in special projects involving the new senior center

The intern would choose one of these options or choose another topic of interest to them that is needed for the COA.

Supervisor: Sharon M. Yager

This internship site is interested in one CGSP student per semester.

 

Summit ElderCare

10 Chestnut Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Phone: (508) 368-9741

www.summiteldercare.org

Internship Contact: Judy Mackey, Director of Marketing

Phone: 508.368.9741

Email: judy.mackey@summiteldercare.org

 

Summit ElderCare (SE) is an insurance, medical and social support program all in one convenient package.

Summit Eldercare is a model of care that centers around an interdisciplinary team of specialists in geriatric care. SE provides complete medical care including FULL coverage for prescription drugs and provides the help a caregiver needs to keep their loved one at home—including assistance with activities of daily living and socialization at our Adult Day Health Centers.

Summit ElderCare is a PACE program (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), one of just 40 in the United States and is sponsored by Fallon Community Health Plan.

Internship Position:

Interns will have the opportunity to work alongside nursing, social work, or activities staff in their interactions with clients. Opportunities to do research are available.

University of Massachusetts Medical School Department of Physiology

55 Lake Avenue, North
Worcester, MA 01655
Phone: (508) 856-3775
Fax: (508) 856-5997
e-mail: James.Dobson@UMASSMED.edu


James G. Dobson, Jr., Ph.D., Director

Internship Contact: James G. Dobson, Jr., Ph.D.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Research Internship
The student would undertake an individual research project dealing with basic science aspects of cell and organ aging in the cardiovascular system.

Supervisor: James G. Dobson, Jr., Ph.D.

This internship site is interested in one CGSP student per semester.

The Willows at Westborough

11 Lyman Street
Westborough, MA 01581
Phone: (508) 366-4730

 

Ben Colonero, Director, (508) 898-3490 x3702

The Willows at Westborough is a retirement community with an approximate population of 200 residents. Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, with a population of 152 residents, and Whitney Place at Westborough, with a population of 68 residents, complete the Westborough campus community.

Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center

 

Internship Contact: Paul J. O’Connell, Administrator
(508) 366-9933 x3708

Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Services provides quality care for short term and long term residents. Services are provided 7 days/week by an interdisciplinary team that includes nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, along with a recreation program. A specialized Alzheimer’s Unit is also available.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Management - General management analysis projects as need in areas of personnel, continuous quality improvement, operation.
Supervisor: Paul J. O’Connell

Occupational Therapy - General observation of therapeutic treatments, assisting with transportation, operations and continuous quality improvement.
Supervisor: Kim Malloy-Salmon

Physical Therapy - General observation of therapeutic treatments, assisting with transportation, operations and continuous quality improvement.
Supervisor: Kim Malloy-Salmon

Whitney Place Assisted Living

Internship Contact: Karen Reilly, BSN, RN, Director of Wellness (508) 836-4354 x3700

Whitney Place is an assisted living facility providing 24 hour care for frail elderly and cognitively impaired residents. We are part of a campus that provides a continuum of care for the elderly, that includes independent and assisted living and nursing home placement. For our Alzheimer/cognitively impaired residents, we have initiated the Tapestry Program, which preserves self-esteem, maximizes independence and enhances the personal satisfaction of our residents.

The internship positions are as follows:

Social Work - implement Tapestry philosophy, assist with resident assessments, one-on-one interaction with residents/families, assist with resident management.
Supervisor: Amie Rizzo

Recreation - Implement programming for residents, participate in staff meetings, one-on-one interaction with residents.
Supervisor: Connie Pillsbury

Management - General management analysis projects as need in areas of personnel, continuous quality improvement, operation, marketing and community relations.
Supervisor: Karen Reilly, BSN, RN

This internship site is interested in three CGSP students per semester

Worcester Executive Office of Elder Affairs

128 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: (508) 799-1230
Fax: (508) 799-1743

www.ci.worcester.ma.us/hhs/elder_affairs/home.html

Amy Vogel Waters, Director

Internship Contact: Elizabeth Connell, Assistant Director

An intern will assist the Executive Office of Elder Affairs staff with various planning support to accomplish tasks.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Planning

Assist with the monitoring of over 20 program contracts. This includes review of paperwork and accompanying statistics submitted by contractors, as well as site visits

Supervisor: Amy Vogel Waters
Assist in staffing of one or more of the following committees: Health Resources, Alzheimer’s Partnership, Housing, Addiction Coalition for Elders, Budget, and Spirituality.

Supervisor: Depends on committee chosen

Create Your Own Internship!

Do you have a special project or idea you would like to see developed with practical supervision?

Our office is located at the Worcester Senior Center Campus which also has many interesting internship opportunities.

Worcester Senior Center

Worcester Executive Office of Elder Affairs
128 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
Phone: (508) 799-1232
Fax: (508) 799-8079

www.ci.worcester.ma.us/hhs/elder_affairs/senior_center.htm

Internship Contact: Pattie Hainsworth, Senior Center Coordinator 799-1231
email: hainsworthp@ci.worcester.ma.us

The City of Worcester Executive Office of Elder Affair’s opened the Worcester Senior Center, located at 128 Providence Street, in June of 2000 to thousands of well-wishers who marveled at the transformation of the renovated third of the building. Less than a month after that, programs attracted hundreds of seniors daily and many community collaborators.

The Senior Center is comprised of a beautiful lobby and library, a spacious multi-purpose room for the Age Center’s lunch program and other activities, a short-order diner operated by Quinsigamond Community College, a large activity room for fitness programs and meetings, an ample health and wellness clinic and programs coordinated by the City’s Department of Public Health, a computer lab equipped with 20 computers, a gift shop operated by The Friends of Worcester’s Senior Center, a game room complete with donated pool table, smaller rooms for classes and meetings, as well as offices for Elder Affairs and co-locators. Grants and volunteerism have also ensured attractive landscaping complete with therapeutic gardens cultivated by the Center’s Late Bloomer’s Garden Club. The Senior Center has taken off as a community resource and offers a wide range of services, programs and opportunities to individuals 55 and over, caregivers, and students.

Internship positions and areas of opportunity

In the upcoming year, opportunities will exist for CGSP students to work with and assist staff, advocates on various projects, the Center’s operations and programs. Interns will meet curriculum and personal goals through learning experiences that involve interaction with the community at large and specific segments of our diverse and elder population and by researching issues, reviewing materials, participation in public meetings, through telephone calls, personal contacts, implementing programs and planned events. Specific internship positions can include:

¨ Public Relations/Marketing
Assist Executive Office of Elder Affairs with planning and implementing a public education/marketing plan to increase awareness, understanding and
support of the Senior Center. Various PR strategies that intern can provide planning and
hands on support with could include but not be limited to: presentations to groups of seniors
and other community groups, press conferences, radio talk shows, newsletter production, meetings with service providers, public officials, the business and educational communities, and planning of various events and developing marketing materials.

¨ Fund Raising
Facilitate the fund raising process by choosing one of the following tasks: (1) research possible sources of funding and assist with grant writing; (2) assist staff and the Friends of Worcester’s Senior Center, Inc. with an ongoing, modest capital campaign for furnishings, fixtures and equipment in the senior center; (3) offer planning support to staff and the "Friends” fund raising/community and special events; (4) plan and implement programs to increase the grassroots support of the project with seniors and students through such efforts as a penny drive, restaurant dinners donation program, and a bottle/can recycle program in elder housing to benefit the senior center.

¨ Program and Services Development

Intern opportunities will exist for working with the Senior Center Program Developer in actual program and service delivery. This may include planning and development of new services, special program coordination/oversight responsibilities and/or actual direct service provision.

This internship may accommodate up to 3 students depending on scheduling and space availability.

 

Worcester Institute for Senior Education

Assumption College
500 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Phone (508) 767-7364

http://www.assumption.edu/gradce/conted/WISE.html

Internship Contact: Brian Bercier

Worcester Institute for Senior Education (WISE) is an organization created by a local group of retired citizens and Assumption College. It provides quality educational opportunities for seniors in the Worcester area. It is a member-directed learning center where peer learning and active participation are key concepts. Through the peer learning concept, members share their knowledge and experience with each other by creating, coordinating, and participating in courses.

The Internship Positions are as follows:

Program Assistant
To assist the director in development of the program including coordination of course offerings and planning of special events. The Intern will work directly with seniors who serve on the Council, Curriculum and Special Events Committees. May also assist with marketing of WISE through its newsletter and speakers bureau.

Supervisor: Charlene L. Martin

This internship site is interested in one CGSP student per semester.