{"id":946,"date":"2017-09-19T18:29:11","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T18:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=946"},"modified":"2017-09-19T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T18:29:11","slug":"internship-mental-health-resources-coordinator-american-fork-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=946","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Mental Health Resources Coordinator \u2013 American Fork Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The American Fork Police Department<\/strong>\u00a0is in need of a student intern studying psychology, sociology, or related field who is interested in making a difference! This internship opportunity is motivated by a very real need in the department and community to develop a more comprehensive mental health program with the AF Police Department.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AF-Police.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-947 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AF-Police.jpg\" alt=\"AF Police\" width=\"207\" height=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Duties\/Skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Problem-solve<\/li>\n<li>Develop solutions<\/li>\n<li>Research police records and reports<\/li>\n<li>Identify persons who may be suffering from mental illness<\/li>\n<li>Follow-up visits<\/li>\n<li>Identify appropriate community resources<\/li>\n<li>Community outreach<\/li>\n<li>Develop coordinated response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We expect that the intern will problem-solve and help us come up with viable solutions to questions like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How can we est develop a functional database of mentally ill subjects who need additional help?<\/li>\n<li>What mental health outreach programs and resources are available in our community to assist those suffering from mental illness in American Fork?<\/li>\n<li>How can we mobilize and connect community resources to allow for a coordinated response from law enforcement and social workers as needed?<\/li>\n<li>How can we help those suffering from mental illness to actually obtain treatment (this is a step beyond simply giving a person a list of available resources)?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If this looks like a task you are ready to take on, please send a resume and cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for the internship to: <a href=\"mailto:aellison@afcity.net\">aellison@afcity.net<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazysocialbuttons\" data-float=\"left\" data-buttons=\"google,twitter,facebook\" data-twshareurl=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=946\" data-twtext=\"\" data-shareurl=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=946\" data-fbhideflyout=\"false\" data-backgroundtype=\"light\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Fork Police Department\u00a0is in need of a student intern studying psychology, sociology, or related field who is interested in making a difference! This internship opportunity is motivated by a very real need in the department and community to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/?p=946\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":948,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946\/revisions\/948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byuinternships.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}