Internship & Shadowing Opportunities
Become an integral part of a team that makes miracles happen every day. This is more than a learning experience; it’s an opportunity to fulfill a purpose.
What You’ll Gain as an Intern
Hands-On Learning with Expert Mentors
Work side-by-side with experienced professionals who have dedicated their careers to helping children reach their fullest potential. With more than 400 years of combined expertise, our therapy teams are ready to teach, guide, and challenge you every step of the way.
Meaningful, Real-World Impact
You won’t just be watching from the sidelines, you’ll play an active role in helping children make progress toward their goals. Every interaction and every breakthrough you witness will deepen your understanding of what it means to make a difference.
Professional Growth & Purpose
Our internship program is built to inspire confidence and prepare you for the next step in your career. You’ll leave with practical experience, new skills, and a stronger sense of purpose, ready to make a lasting impact wherever your path leads.
What You’ll Gain from Shadowing
Empathy & Communication
By observing our therapists as they work with children and families, you’ll see how connection, patience, and compassion come together to build trust and spark progress.
Career Readiness
Explore your interests and see how they fit into real-world careers in healthcare, education, or nonprofit service. Your experience at Schreiber can help guide your next steps in school or beyond.
Community Awareness
Experience how a local nonprofit makes a lasting difference for children and families. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how care, expertise, and compassion can change lives.
Contact Us
To take your first step toward a career that makes a difference, reach out to one of our fieldwork coordinators.
Speech-Language Pathologist Fieldwork Coordinator
Ashely Shaffer
717-393-0425 ext. 120
Physical Therapist Fieldwork Coordinator
Lisa Stachler Volk
717-393-0425 ext. 155
Occupational Therapist Fieldwork Coordinator
Makenzie Skiles
717-393-0425 ext. 156
Clinical Affiliations
Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our strong clinical affiliations with top-tier colleges and universities. These partnerships ensure that our externs receive the highest standard of training and are prepared to become leaders in their fields.
Adelphia University
Alvernia University
Arcadia University
Baylor University
Bloomsburg University
Columbia University
Drexel University
Duquesne University
East Carolina University
East Stroudsburg University
Elizabethtown College
Emerson College
Florida State University
Harcum College
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Keuka College
Lancaster County Career & Technology Center
Lebanon Valley College
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Loyola University Maryland
Messiah University
Millersville University
Misericordia University
Mount Aloysius College
Neumann College
NOVA Southeastern University Inc.
Ohio State University
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pennsylvania Western University
Quinnipiac University
Salus University
Slippery Rock University
Saint Joseph’s University
Temple University
The College of Saint Catherine
The Pennsylvania State University
Thomas Jefferson University
Towson State University
University of Scranton
Virginia Commonwealth University
Widener University
Schreiber Funded Scholarship for Penn State Graduate-Level Speech Therapy Students
Amidst a national reckoning over racial justice, the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development advanced its commitment to diversity by establishing a scholarship at the Pennsylvania State University to support graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds in the College of Health and Human Development. The Schreiber Center’s $275,000 gift was matched by Penn State’s Educational Equity Matching Program, creating a $550,000 endowment that will provide financial resources in perpetuity.
The scholarship supports master’s-level students excelling in speech-language pathology within the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
As an added benefit, recipients can undertake an externship at the Schreiber Center, bridging academic excellence with real-world experience in outpatient pediatric therapy.
James DeBord, Schreiber President, emphasized the importance of this initiative: “By endowing this graduate scholarship at Penn State, we took a long-overdue step to advance equitable access to training, with the goal of creating a pool of speech-language pathology experts that reflect the communities they serve.”