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Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina
Program: Wish Granting
URL: https://wish.org/eastnc
Contact Person: Laura Jasmine, MSW
MSW Supervisor: Laura Jasmine, MSW
Address: 3809 Computer Drive, Suite 201
Phone: 919-635-8688
Fax: 919-832-0079
Email: ljasmine@eastnc.wish.org
Level: MSW Foundation Yr, MSW Advanced Yr
Agency Auspices: Private, Non-Profit
Age Groups: Pre-School, Elementary, Adolescent, Young Adult
Setting: Direct practice (micro)
Transportation: Car Needed
Work Hours: 8:30am-5pm Mon-Fri, occasional night or weekend hours (student has flexibility on which week days they work to meet their practice hour requirements.)
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Criminal Check
Other Screenings Required: Criminal charges may not necessarily preclude a student from a placement, depending on the nature of the charge.
Number of Students: 1
Fields of Practice: Families, Health, Physically Challenged
Other Fields of Practice:
Major Functions: Administration, Case Management, Documentation, Family Services, Intake, Multidisciplinary work, Planning & Budgeting, Team Meetings
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: MSW interns in our agency will be given a caseload of wishes to manage and grant (with support and supervision). Wish children are between the ages of 2.5 and 18 and have a critical illness. The wish granting process involves intake/assessment of new wishes, obtaining required paperwork/documentation, obtaining medical and chapter approval for a wish, budgeting the wish, planning and executing the wish, and communicating with wish families, volunteers, donors, and other Make-A-Wish partners throughout the process. Other tasks involving our volunteer program, wish family engagement, and social justice/equity/inclusion work may be assigned.
Ideal student description: Our ideal student is organized, skilled at managing a caseload of diverse needs, and good at prioritizing tasks. Excellent communication skills with vulnerable and diverse populations are a must. Our ideal student has a positive attitude, is solution-oriented, and is excited to create magical wish experiences for children and their families.
Pay/stipend offered?: No