Social Science Internship Marketplace


Intership Market Place | Department of Social Sciences | College of Humanities & Social Sciences



Organization Name

CROSSROADS: Community Partnership for Youth, Inc.


Address

6300 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX


Organization Description

CROSSROADS administers the university intern program for Harris County Juvenile Probation Department.


Description of Internship

Internship duties vary depending upon the Juvenile Probation Office where you are placed in the greater Houston area. Some of the duties you may be asked to do include: data entry, intake interviews, crisis counseling, telephone contact with clients and their families, home visits with probation officers, school follow-up, and case management.


Criteria for Interns

Must be 21 years old, must be enrolled in a higher education program that requires the internship for class credit, internship is not a paid position, prior to attending a mandatory training session, interns must complete an application, must sign an approval form for Probation to do a criminal background check, must obtain signed approval from the University Internship Coordinator on Probation's form. Open to criminal justice, sociology, psychology and social science majors.


Contact Name
Mary Gloriod


Contact Number
713-295-2789