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- Students with emotional or behavioral challenges.
- Grade 2-8
- Students with ADHD, dyslexia, school-based anxiety, attention issues, and social challenges.
The RWP Training Consortium offers a 10-month practicum for graduate students in master’s and doctoral programs, providing hands-on experience in child and family psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, and community-based mental health services.

Gain experience working with historically under-resourced communities
Train with dedicated psychologists and behavioral health clinicians
Serve a diverse client base, including Latine/x (70%), Pacific Islander, African American, immigrant, and first-generation populations
Work at CHC’s East Palo Alto mental health clinic, addressing trauma, adversity, and psychosocial stress
This practicum prepares students to deliver compassionate, evidence-based mental health services
—ensuring every child receives the care they deserve.
At CHC, participants provide no-cost, outpatient clinical services primarily to children and families. Principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion are integrated across clinical and professional training activities. Externs engage in comprehensive hands-on training, including:
Provide individual and family therapy, parent coaching, and long-term therapeutic services.
Participate in weekly didactic training led by Stanford Children’s, alongside weekly case conferences featuring student case presentations, discussions, and team consultations.
Conduct intakes, case conceptualization, measurement-informed care, collaborative treatment planning, and case management.
Receive weekly one-on-one supervision from CHC psychologists who bring diverse cultural, linguistic, and theoretical perspectives, along with extensive experience in evidence-based interventions.
This structured, immersive training experience equips participants with the skills and confidence to provide high-quality, culturally responsive care to children and families.
We encourage you to learn more about our externship opportunities and eligibility criteria by reviewing our manual (PDF).
