Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Survivor Support Internship

The Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Survivor Support Internship is part of the University of Portland Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Confidential Advocacy Program. The Intern will assist the Coordinator of IVP Programming and Confidential Advocacy (Coordinator) by: 

• Engaging in social media and in-person education/outreach on violence prevention and survivor allyship. 

• Creating engaging promotional materials and media. 

• Supporting campus survivors of gender and sexual violence as a Peer Confidential Advocate through supportive listening, providing information about campus and community resources, and reporting support needs to the Coordinator. 

• Collaborating to conduct research on campus needs and/or Program effectiveness. 

In preparation for, and support of, these tasks the intern will:  

• Complete training in trauma-informed programming and advocacy, including the Oregon SATF 40-Hour Advocacy Course, as part of their internship hours. 

• Attend regular Confidential Advocate and Peer Health Educator meetings. 

• Meet one-on-one with the Coordinator every-other week. 

To complete the Oregon SATF 40-Hour Advocacy Course, which is required before the intern can start providing survivor support services, the Intern will be required to start prior to the beginning of the academic year. Depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances, which may include the requirements of an Internship course, internship will start sometime between August 1 and August 15 and end during the last week of Spring classes. 

Minimum requirements for consideration: 

• Full time enrollment as a student at University of Portland in good standing. 

• Ability to provide at minimum 8 hours per week with flexibility to provide up to 10 hours occasionally. 

• For those applying to complete SW 214/215, the expectations would be 12 hours per week in Fall semester (with 11 hours per week of orientation, including the Oregon SATF 40-Hour Advocacy Course starting the week of August 19), and 14 hours per week during spring semester. 

The primary professional learning objectives for this internship are: 

• Develop knowledge, awareness and skills in working with diverse populations: 

• Gain knowledge of populations you are working with to know how to effectively engage with and support them. 

• Demonstrate self-awareness while engaging with people with different identities and backgrounds to prevent bias and discrimination. 

• Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior. 

• Build skills in assessing systems and policies and applying them to make interventions effective at the individual and community level. 

• Apply knowledge of human social behavior to identify interventions for individual or community issues. 

• Learn the policies and systems that are relevant to the UP campus. 

• Develop essential research and/or program evaluation skills used to understand the effectiveness of interventions in the social context. 

• Self-reflect on skills and competencies for potential career paths and professional development. 

For any questions, please contact the Coordinator, Erin Currie, at curriee@up.edu