Field Internships

Mental Health Field Internships

As a Mental Health and Human Services major, part of your degree coursework includes the fulfillment of 2 field internships, MH9801 and MH9802.

These fields are designed to give you practice-based experience in a variety of mental health care environments. Often you will be working in a mental health setting with clients, patients, or community members. 

Eligibility:

  1. You must have a minimum of 30 credits with a passing grade.
  2. Among those 30 credits (or more), you must have passed 3 MH classes from the following list:
    • MH11
    • MH31, MH37 or MH34
    • MH30 or MH35
  3. You cannot have an F, W, FINC or INC among 30 credits or eligible MH classes.
  4. You must be in good standing with the MH program.

Field Internship Descriptions

Our current placements include: 

Nursing Home and Skilled Nursing Care facilities
Community-based Senior Support Services
Schools for cognitively and developmentally disabled adults and children
Community-based Mental Health services
KCC Student Wellness and Access-Ability Services

Flex Students – please contact KCC MHfield.internships@kbcc.cuny.edu regarding Flex-specific field internship options.

Field Internship schedules:

Fields are available during all semesters and modules.

During the fall and spring 12-week semesters, field internship class takes place 1 day per week, during these times:

  • Mondays 9:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  • Fridays 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

During the winter and summer 6-week modules, field internships take place 2 days per week; both days are mandatory:

  • Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 9:00AM - 3:00PM.

Express field internships take place during the modules, 4 days per week, for 3 weeks; all four days are mandatory: 

  • Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 9:00AM - 3:00PM

You are allowed two excused absences, but if you miss more than 2, including lateness, you will be required to withdraw from the internship and take it during another module or semester.

To register for a field, you have to go through the Mental Health and Human Services office.
  1. Apply in the semester BEFORE you want your field (apply in Fall for Spring field, apply in Spring for Fall field.)
    • Fall Term – July 1st
    • Winter Term – October 15th
    • Spring Term – January 1st
    • Summer Term – April 15th
  2. Fill out the digital field application form field application form (click or copy and paste link: https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/academicdepartments/alliedhealth/mentalhealth/internship-application.html). You will receive an email confirming that we received it.
  3. We assign you to a field. There are a number of steps. 
  4. After 4-8 weeks we will email you with your placement information. Sometimes this email will include registration information. Sometimes you must wait for permission from your professor to register.
  5. Make sure your work schedule, childcare, and other responsibilities are arranged so you can attend the entire internship every week.
  6. Register for the field using the information we give you.