• Peer Counseling Internship Program Application Form

    Division of Peer Based Services

  • The RAMS Peer Counseling Internship is a 9-month, up-to-20 hours/week, hands-on training program for individuals (or their family members) who have accessed mental health and/or substance use services in the past or present, and who are interested in pursuing Peer Counseling as a career path. The program pays each intern a stipend of $23.00/hour.

     

    Interns will be asked to present RAMS with proof of Covid vaccinations and one booster shot. Medical exemptions are potentially possible per RAMS policies.

     

    Important dates: 

    • Peer Internship Zoom Open House: Wednesday July 1st, 2026, 11am
      • Zoom Link: Peer Internship Info Session
    • Application Deadline: Monday July 20th 2026, 5pm
    • Notification of Application Status: Monday August 3rd, 2026
    • Internship Orientation begins Monday August 24th, 2026
    • Site assignments begin early/mid September 2026
    • Internship graduation: May 2027
       

    If you have any questions or need additional information, please reach out to Lara Ezrin at peerinternship@ramsinc.org.

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Check the box that reflects your highest level of education completion*

  • Please list two professional or personal references (example: professional - last employer, former teacher, etc.; personal reference - neighbor, friend, roommate, etc Please inform your references that we may be contacting them.

  • DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (optional)
    This information is for data collection purposes only. The Peer Internship Program respects your privacy and we are bound by the confidentiality rules and regulations that apply.

  • Race/Ethnic Background (check all that apply)

  • If you selected Other, please specify:

  • If you selected Hispanic, Latino/a or Spanish Origin, please specify:
    If you selected Other Asian, please specify:

  • If you selected Other Pacific Islander, please specify: 
    If you selected Middle Eastern, please specify: 

  • Sexual Orientation

  • If you selected Other, please specify:

  • Gender

  • If you selected Other, please specify:

  • Age
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  • ** Please upload a personal statement to the application below** 

    In your personal statement, please tell us about each of the following (up to four pages typed or eight pages handwritten):

    • About yourself
    • Reasons why you want to become a Peer Intern
    • How you hope to utilize the skills you learn to contribute to the counseling field.
    • In order to be able to support others in their recovery, it is important for the peer provider to be actively engaged in her/his own recovery.  Please describe what wellness & recovery mean to you.
    • It takes a lot of commitment to complete this internship; what challenges might you anticipate for yourself, and how could you manage them?
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  • Please read and initial each paragraph, then sign below.

  • I certify that I have not purposely withheld any information that might negatively affect my chances for acceptance. The answers given by me are true & correct to the best of my knowledge and ability.
    I permit the Peer Internship Program to contact the references I provided. I authorize the references I have listed to provide any information about my related experiences, without giving me prior notice of such disclosure.

  • Date*
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