The Plano Police Department wants to partner with Tarleton State University to provide a graduate level internship for social work students in order to expand the breadth and depth of services offered by the Department. Graduate level social work interns provide direct service delivery to victims of violent crime and to citizens with mental health concerns.
Interns will be assigned to the Victim Services Unit and Community Outreach Team to provide the training required to complete their program. In return, the interns will allow the Department to offer more comprehensive services to the citizens these Units serve. Through this program, the Department will be able to provide comprehensive long-term case management support, especially to chronic family violence victims and mental health consumers in an effort to reduce calls for service.