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2024-25 Internships with the

Disastershock Global Response Team​

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The Disastershock Global Response Team (DGRT) is an all volunteer international humanitarian relief organization dedicated to providing coping resources to children and families affected by disaster-related stress. 

 

The DGRT is a special interest group of the Oxford Symposium in School-Based Family Counseling, an international association of scholars and practitioners dedicated to the promotion of School-Based Family Counseling. The Oxford Symposium in SBFC is sponsored by the Institute for School-Based Family Counseling.

 

University students in public health, social work, and other programs with an interest in public health literacy are invited to apply for a 2024-25 Internship.

 

We offer 3 levels of virtual internship experience:

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Level 1: Full Internship - For students taking an internship course (10-12 hours/week)          

Level 2: Practicum - Similar to Level 1 but for reduced hours (5-8 hours/week)

Level 3: Course Assignment -  For students interested in an applied project done as  part of a course assignment (3-5 hours/week)

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Disastershock interns participate in monthly zoom meetings with DGRT members from around the world.

 

Interns will have the opportunity to work on projects such as:

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  • Helping to strengthen our public health messaging so that we can more effectively provide assistance to children and families affected by disaster.

 

  • Participating in Specific DGRT Teams: 

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-Project Friendship Ambassador Team

-Research Team

-Arts & Recovery Team

-Social Media Team

-Global Rapid Response Team

 

  • Engaging in ongoing research teams investigating:

-Best practices for dealing with disaster-related stress

-Effectiveness of DGRT stress-reduction materials for children, families, and schools

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  • Participating in the Disastershock Rapid Response Team, which includes:

-Mobilizing quickly following any global disaster in order to disseminate Disastershock stress-reduction manuals such as, "Disastershock: How to Cope with the Emotional Stress of a Major Disaster" (available in 31 languages).

 

  • Helping us develop additional resources for children and families affected by disaster-related stress, e.g. development of Disaster coping resources for Indigenous peoples.

 

  • Helping develop and coordinate Project Friendship Ukraine, a DGRT partnership with Rotary International which will pair Ukrainian, US, and Canadian Interact clubs (Rotary high school clubs) and Rotaract clubs (Rotary university clubs) with the goal of providing friendship support to Ukrainian university and high school students.

 

 

 

If you are interested in learning more about the DGRT, have a look at our website and attend one of our general meetings to get to know us better. To do this, please email Dr. Brian Gerrard, Co-Facilitator, DGRT at: gerrardb@usfca.edu

 

 

To apply for a 2024-25 DGRT internship, send an email to Dr. Gerrard with a copy of your resume, two references, and a statement of interest.

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