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North Carolina Administratrive Office of the Courts
Program: The Custody Mediation Program
URL: https://www.nccourts.gov/programs/child-custody-and-visitation-mediation-program
Contact Person: Stephanie C. Smith
MSW Supervisor: Stephanie C. Smith
Address: 901 Corporate Center Dr., Raleigh, NC
Phone: 919-890-1220
Fax: 919-890-1207
Email: stephanie.c.smith@nccourts.org
Level: MSW Advanced Yr
Agency Auspices: Public
Age Groups: Adult
Setting: Micro/macro combination
Transportation: Car Not Needed
Work Hours: 9-5
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Criminal Check
Other Screenings Required:
Number of Students: 1
Fields of Practice: Families
Other Fields of Practice: The program serves families in dispute over custody and parenting issues. At this point, the placement focuses specifically on a domestic violence screening protocol pilot project.
Major Functions: Assessment, Case Management, Client Empowerment, Consultation, Crisis Intervention, Data Collection, Evaluation/Research, Information/referral, Intake, Public Speaking, Referrals, Social History, Team Meetings
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: The intern will search multiple data bases for specific DV threshold markers, enter and analyze data, communicate with team members, interview parties with DV threshold markers, assess appropriateness for mediation, make referrals, empower clients with options, support and educate clients, help orient at-risk parties to the mediation process, participate in team meetings.
Ideal student description: The ideal intern is interested in the intersection of micro and macro social work, is not averse to data searches and data entry, has a strong interest in assessing data for trends, has a strong interest in supporting clients who have survived intimate partner violence, wants practice engaging with clients for brief but powerful conversations, is interested in the justice system and helping clients in crisis navigate this system.
Pay/stipend offered?: No