LESD Intern Program
LESD serves as a Teaching Institute for the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. We offer an internship program for bachelor and graduate level interns to gain invaluable, hands-on experience in Marriage & Family Therapy (MFT), Social Work, and Counseling.
The program is a partnership with the University of Southern California (USC), California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), Loyola Marymount University (LMU) and Vanguard University.
Awards
For the past three consecutive years our program has received the following recognition from the University of Southern California:
2016: Agency of the Year
2017: Distinguished Field Instructor Award (Van Bui, School Social Worker @ Anderson Elementary School)
2018: Heart of Social Work Award (Evelyn Garcia, School Social Worker @ Rogers Middle School)
2018: School Social Worker of the Year (Maria Ruelas,
District Social Worker @ LESD)
All candidates that are interested in joining our intern program,
please email District Social Worker, Maria Ruelas