Voice Up Miracle Has a Monster Better Health Internship 100% Remote

Mental Health Literacy, Prevention, and Community Impact Internship
Based on: Miracle Has a Monster + 8-Week Learning System

I. INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW
Program Title:
Voice Up Mental Health Literacy & Prevention Internship
Duration:
8 12 Weeks (aligned with academic semester or summer term)
Target Participants:
Undergraduate students (Education, Public Health, Psychology, Social Work)
Graduate students (MPH, MSW, Counseling, Education Leadership)
Doctoral students (serving as team leads, evaluators, and research staff)
Core Purpose:
To train interns to design, deliver, and evaluate non-clinical mental health literacy interventions for children, families, and communities using the Voice Up model.
️ This directly reflects the program’s core function:
Early intervention
Language-based mental health literacy
Prevention before diagnosis

II. THEORETICAL FOUNDATION
This internship is not generic it is evidence-based and academically grounded:
Core Frameworks Integrated:
Mental Health Literacy (WHO prevention model)
Social Emotional Learning (CASEL)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (externalization)
Narrative Therapy (naming the monster )
Public Health Prevention Science
️ Interns are trained to translate research into real-world tools, not just study theory

III. INTERNSHIP STRUCTURE (8-WEEK MODEL)
The internship is built directly on the 8-week module progression:
Week-by-Week Training + Field Application
Week
Focus
Skill
Field Application
1
Awareness
Emotion recognition
Deliver youth activity: Name Your Monster
2
Avoidance
Behavior patterns
Facilitate group discussion on fear/avoidance
3
Thought Patterns
Cognitive awareness
Teach fear narrative identification
4
Support Systems
Relationship modeling
Build family/caregiver engagement guide
5
Regulation
Breathing tools
Lead breathing workshop
6
Grounding
Sensory techniques
Run 5-4-3-2-1 exercise session
7
Application
Stress testing
Simulate real-life scenarios
8
Action
Confidence + voice
Deliver final youth/community workshop

️ This mirrors the full learning arc from awareness action

IV. ️ INTERN ROLES (TIERED MODEL)
1. Undergraduate Interns
Role: Implementation + facilitation
Deliver lessons to youth
Assist with workshops
Create simple tools (worksheets, guides)
Collect feedback

2. Graduate Interns (MPH, MSW, etc.)
Role: Program design + evaluation
Design prevention strategies
Develop curriculum adaptations
Build evaluation frameworks
Supervise undergraduate teams

3. Doctoral Interns (CRITICAL COMPONENT)
Role: Research + leadership + staffing
Serve as Program Coordinators
Lead evaluation and data collection
Publish findings (dissertation alignment)
Ensure ethical and developmental standards
️ This directly aligns with your requirement:
Doctoral students function as staff + learners simultaneously

V. REQUIRED REAL-WORLD DELIVERABLES
Every intern must produce deployable, community-ready outputs:
Core Deliverables:
K 12 Lesson Plans
Family Mental Health Guides
Youth Workshop Curriculum
Community Prevention Toolkit
Referral Pathway Framework (non-clinical)
️ This matches the required real-world work product model

VI. FIELD PLACEMENT MODEL
Interns are placed in:
Schools (K 12)
After-school programs
Community centers
Faith-based organizations
Public health initiatives
Key Principle:
No clinical license required
Focus = education, literacy, prevention

VII. EVALUATION & METRICS
Graduate + doctoral interns track:
Individual-Level Metrics
Emotional vocabulary growth
Self-reported confidence
Tool usage frequency
Program-Level Metrics
Workshop participation rates
Family engagement
Reduction in stigma indicators
System-Level Metrics
School adoption
Community partnerships
Scalability potential

VIII. CERTIFICATION MODEL
Interns earn:
Voice Up Certification Levels
Level 1: Mental Health Literacy Facilitator
Level 2: Prevention Program Designer
Level 3: Community Impact Leader
Aligned with:
Public Health competencies (CEPH)
SEL standards
Non-clinical behavioral health training

IX. WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
This is not a typical internship.
It is:
A workforce development pipeline
A prevention system
A research engine (doctoral integration)
A community impact model
Most importantly:
It teaches people how to understand their emotions BEFORE crisis happens