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Summer Treatment Program Internships
Counselors and Classroom Aides needed for the award winning Summer Treatment Program (STP)
Description:
The Summer Treatment Program (STP) is a camp for children and adolescents ages 6-12 with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder (CD), or Oppositional-Defiant Disorder (ODD). Counselors implement behavior modification treatment during recreational activities, and coach the following sports: basketball, soccer, and softball.
The STP also includes an academic component where special education teachers and aides implement behavior modification programs that are designed to treat children's problems in a classroom context.
When:
- Monday, July 7, 2008 through Friday, August 22, 2008
- 7:30 AM until 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
- In addition, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM one evening each week while parents participate in weekly parent training groups..
Who:
The selection process is competitive; thus interested students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. We are looking for intelligent, hard working, dedicated people who not only have experience working with children, but who are also knowledgeable about sports such that they can appropriately coach and maintain stats on each child.
-Accepted interns will receive a $2,500.00 stipend.
Application:
Please return completed application, three letters of recommendation, and an academic transcript to:
Judge Baker Children's Center --Summer Treatment Program
Att: Dr. Erika Coles/The University of Maine
5742 Little Hall, Rm. 356; Orono, ME 04469