Internship Placements Available for 2027-28: 1

Aspire Living & Learning is a private, non-profit human service and educational organization, with a multi-state footprint. In addition to the provision of adult services, Aspire has more than 20 years of experience providing a variety of public school-based and private school programming for children and adolescents with a variety of learning and behavioral needs. We take a whole-child approach when designing individual programs to ensure academic and social behavioral success in the school environment and beyond.

The Aspire Living & Learning Academy (ALL Academy) is a recognized and approved Private Special Education School with locations in Stamford, Trumbull, and Naugatuck. The school serves students in kindergarten through 12th grade with a variety of disabilities, including autism, emotional disability, ADHD, and intellectual disabilities. ALL Academy's philosophy is steeped in trauma-informed Applied Behavior Analysis and uses a data-based decision-making model to design, analyze, implement, and evaluate all student programming to ensure student success.

Aspire’s Children’s Behavioral Health Clinic is located in Marlborough, Connecticut. We provide evaluation and therapeutic services to children and young adults with mental health concerns. Some of the individuals supported also present with neurodevelopmental differences, including autism and ADHD. In addition, clinicians conduct Independent Educational Evaluations, complete program reviews, collaborate with school teams through consultation, and provide professional development and training.

Internship activities occur at both our educational and clinical settings and include psychoeducational assessment and presentation of results; provision of individual and/or small group therapy; development and implementation of evidenced-based interventions at the individual, classroom, and systems levels; consultation and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams including families; and supporting staff members with the implementation of trauma-informed mental health supports. In addition, interns may have the opportunity to participate in our school district partnership program to gain experience in providing services in school districts using a consultative model. We can work in collaboration with the intern to develop a schedule of activities aligned with desired training experiences. Interns should have a strong background in psychological assessment, data-based decision-making, and evidence-based therapeutic intervention.

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