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Learn here. Serve here. Grow here.

Build your skills through a community-rooted practicum experience with MY Mental Wellness.

A community-rooted practicum

Learn alongside a team committed to care.

At MY Mental Wellness, we believe the best training happens when students are given the opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact within the community.

Who it’s for
Students at the bachelor’s and master’s levels pursuing social work, community counseling, public health, and related fields.
Placement length
Short-term practicums through year-long internships.
Ways to participate
In-person and virtual experiences, depending on your program and placement requirements.
MY Mental Wellness intern Omar Shaker at the clinic

Experience that reaches beyond the classroom.

As an intern with MY Mental Wellness, students gain meaningful, hands-on experience within one of the largest nonprofits in Southeast Michigan while working alongside a multidisciplinary team deeply committed to serving our community.

More importantly, students become part of a pioneering masjid-based mental health model, gaining firsthand experience in culturally responsive care, community mental health, outreach, and the development of innovative services designed around the needs of the people we serve.

This unique environment provides students with an opportunity to strengthen their professional skills, expand their understanding of community-based care, and contribute to work that is helping shape the future of accessible and culturally responsive mental health services.

Partner universities

Where our interns learn.

We are grateful to welcome students from university programs across Michigan and beyond.

Don’t see your university?

If your university or academic program is not yet an official partner with MY Mental Wellness, we welcome the opportunity to work with your program to establish a recognized internship or practicum site.

Student experiences

What our interns say.

Past interns share what they learned from serving clients and working within the community.

“MY Mental Wellness is at the focal point of what social work and community mental health should be. The best work is always client-centered, and that work begins with investigating the needs of the community as told by the community, rather than just assuming and implementing programing. MY Mental Wellness has always been an advocate for the needs of the community first and foremost, before anything else.”
Omar ShakerUniversity of Michigan
“What I found most valuable from my practicum experience was the ability to conduct groups and the autonomy to share ideas and put them into action.”
Yasmine Al-SadiGrand Canyon University
“I valued the engagement with clients and having a supportive supervisor by my side throughout my practicum.”
Shima KaidWayne State University
“The internship experience was great. Being part of something meaningful allowed me to find my interests and desire for growth within the boundaries of the mission. I was able to go beyond just a clinical lens and work within a broader community that is needed to be understood when completing clinical work.”
Khalled IsmailUniversity of Michigan
Internship inquiries

Interested in joining us?

To inquire about internship opportunities at MY Mental Wellness, email mmw@icdonline.org.

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