Preferred Internship Sites     

In addition to an emphasis on cultural and linguistic competency in medically underserved and rural communities, preferred internship sites may include the following:

• Placement in an integrated primary care outpatient clinic
• Position in a primary care health team working alongside behavioral health providers
• Utilization of evidence-based practices for mental health in these health settings

Though internships at primary care sites receive priority in the application process, internships that are not primary care, but which include an interdisciplinary team providing interdisciplinary training of two or more health disciplines using a team-based care approach to provide quality behavioral health services will also be considered for the stipend program on a space-available basis.

We encourage students placed in non-traditional experiential training sites dedicated to promoting integration of behavioral health in high need and high demand areas to apply to CLIMB. Examples of non-traditional sites include, but are not limited to, hospitals, crisis centers, state and local health departments, emergency departments, faith-based organizations, first responders, and judicial systems.

To check if your internship site is already a CLIMB partner site and to get more information on Integrated Behavioral Health, please check our placement list: CLIMB_Placements_2023.docx 

If you would like to discuss other sites, please contact Erin.Poole@du.edu to see if your field placement is a good fit with the CLIMB program requirements.