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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please see the message below of the VA Field Placement opportunity. The attached document is the Intern application. If you have any questions regarding this email, please contact
<a href="mailto:avril.knox@etamu.edu">avril.knox@etamu.edu</a>. If you have questions regarding the internship, please contact the VA representative.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">Dr. Avril W. Knox, DSW</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">MSW Field Education Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">Mail: P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F3864;mso-ligatures:none">Ship: 2600 S Neal Street, Commerce, TX 75428<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Reid, Meagan M. <Meagan.Reid@va.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 4, 2025 7:45 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Avril Knox <Avril.Knox@etamu.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Kennedy, Jordan T. <Jordan.Kennedy@va.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Now Accepting: Fall VA Intern Applications!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">It is with great pleasure that I can announce, the North Texas VA is now accepting applications for Fall 2025 interns! Of note, the application includes multiple parts, so we encourage students to read the application fully and ensure they
are attaching all required documentation when submitting. Reminder: here at the VA, we only accept Advanced Standing/Second Year Master’s social work students due to the rigor of the work we do. Further, there are a limited number of stipends available which
are awarded to select students each semester based on thorough and exemplary applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please pass along the attached application and following information to interested/prospective students!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Students who are interested in applying to be a VA intern, need to fully complete the attached application (different documents are required to be added to the application) and email it to:
<a href="mailto:NTXSWICONBOARDING@va.gov">NTXSWICONBOARDING@va.gov</a>. <u>All intern applications are due by close of business, June 18, 2025</u>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Once SWIC has received all applications, we will review them and select interns to interview. If selected, the student will be notified directly via the email listed on their application with their field
liaison/professor Cc’d. From the interviews, SWIC will make the final determination of selected interns. Selected students will be notified via email with their field liaison/professor Cc’d.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Please do not hesitate to reach out to me, or our Vice Chair, Jordan Kennedy (Cc’d), with any questions, comments, etc., as I am happy to help. Students are free to reach out to myself or Jordan as well.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#2F5496">Meagan Reid, LCSW-S<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>PACT Social Work Supervisor<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Social Work Intern Coalition (SWIC) Chair<br>
</i>VA North Texas Healthcare System - Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">C: 682-405-0819<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2F5496">*I honor and respect boundaries around leave, selfcare, and non-work hours. If you receive this email and any of the aforementioned applies, please protect your time and peace and wait to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:#1F3864">“What defines us is how we rise after falling.” – Bruce Wayne<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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