Summer Externship Program

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The Behavioral Health Summer Externship Program is a component of NBHP’s Workforce, Recruitment, Education, and Development Initiative, which seeks to address the behavioral health workforce shortage by developing a pipeline to increase the number of culturally- and linguistically-competent mental health and substance use treatment providers serving in the greater Houston area. The purpose of the Summer Externship program is to provide meaningful, paid experiential and learning opportunities to high school and college students to encourage them to enter into the behavioral health field. The Summer 2024 Externship program will have two sessions: one in June, and another in July. 

NBHP is grateful for the generous support of the George Foundation, Annual meeting sponsors, and membership organizations whose generosity has made this paid externship program possible. 

The application for the 2024 Summer Externship Program is now closed. If you have any questions or concerns, email [email protected]. 

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NBHP Externship: Summer 2023 Memory Book​

Please click here to access the Memory Book: ​https://issuu.com/cgutierrez2004/docs/518tnrdj2a0

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Session 1 Externs​

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Name: Aaliyah Horn
School: Young Women's College Preparatory Academy
Externship Site: The Tejano Center

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Name: Cecilia Castaneda-Sanchez
School: Pearland High School
Externship Site:  Career and Recovery Resources​

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Name: Christine Marinho
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site:  reVision

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Name: Gabriel Herdocia
School: Memorial High School
Externship Site: Family Houston​

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Name: Giselle Wittenberg
School: Dobie High School
Externship Site:  UTHealth - UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus​

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Name: Iysatu Kargbo
School: George Ranch High School
Externship Site: AccessHealth​

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Name: Kody Chen
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site:  The Montrose Center

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Name: Madisyn Reddic
School: Texas Southern University
Externship Site:  Career and Recovery Resources

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Name: Marissa Ortiz
School: Milby High School
Externship Site: Family Houston​

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Name: Minahil Junaid
School: Kempner High School
Externship Site:  West Oaks Hospital

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Name: Mindy Nguyen
School: Thompkins High School
Externship Site:  UTHealth - UTHealth Houston Behavioral Sciences Campus​

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Name: Oliva Igwegbe
School: Travis High School
Externship Site: Catholic Charities of Greater Houston​

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Name: Roxsana Duque
School: Channelview High School
Externship Site: West Oaks Hospital​​

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Name: Zena Ogbeide
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site:  Katy Christian Ministries

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Session 2 Externs

Name: Abigail Araya
School: Dulles High School
Externship Site: HGI Counseling

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Name: Astrid Tillberg
School: Jordan High School
Externship Site: Fort Bend Women's Center​

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Name: Alyssa Maldonado
School:  Spring Woods High School
Externship Site: The Women's Home

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Name: Audrey Zheng
School: Kinder High School
Externship Site: Fort Bend Women's Center

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Name: Elise Haskins
School: Hightower High School
Externship Site: Open Door Mission
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Name: Haleema Bawany
School: Jordan High School 
Externship Site: AccessHealth

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Name: Marisabel Salcedo
School: Stratford High School 
Externship Sites: NAMI and SEARCH 

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Name: Marraine Lewis
School: Young Women's College Preparatory Academy
Externship Site: Bread of Life, Inc.

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Name: Muna Duru
School: George Ranch High School
Externship Site: HGI Counseling

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Name: Nat Head
School: George Ranch High School
Externship Site: Fort Bend Women's Center

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Name: Sabrina Warden
School: Stephen F. Austin HS
Externship Site: Mental Health of America Greater Houston

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Name: Sarahi Vazquez
School: Sharpstown High School
Externship Site:  Catholic Charities of Greater Houston

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Name: Shazia Mustapha
School: Dobie HS
Externship Site:  The Council on Recovery

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Name: Shreya Thakekar
School:  Lamar High School
Externship Site:  Career and Recovery Resources​

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Name: Sumaiya Jeevan
School: Stephen F. Austin High School
Externship Site:  West Oaks Hospital 

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Name: Zuleyka Negreros
School: Spring Woods High School
Externship Site: The Parris Foundation

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