Quality Education for Tomorrow’s Workforce
Successful providers rely on skilled allied health professionals to provide well-rounded care for patients. At Hebrew SeniorLife, we provide clinical training for students in a variety of allied health fields. Our Harvard Medical School affiliation means you’ll learn from educators and mentors who are up-to-date on the latest best practices.
Please email studentonboarding@hsl.harvard.edu for more info on education opportunities.
Training Opportunities
Learn more about clinical internships in inpatient, outpatient, assisted living, and independent living settings.
Clinical training is provided in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and exercise therapy at our two Hebrew Rehabilitation Center locations, in Boston and at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, and at Orchard Cove in Canton. Settings include long-term chronic care, post-acute care, skilled nursing, and our outpatient clinic, plus community health at Center Communities of Brookline.
We believe that all seniors, regardless of ability, can participate in appropriate exercise programs. That’s why we offer supervised exercise programs for our long-term chronic care patients at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center. Interns and co-op students studying health sciences, physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise therapy, human movement and rehab, sports medicine, and disability studies work one-on-one with patients to help them retain mobility and independence.
Academic partners include Northeastern University, Simmons College, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, Boston University Sargent College, UMass, and Bay State College.
As part of our long-term chronic care hospital license, we provide pharmacy services at our two Hebrew Rehabilitation Center locations, in Boston and at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham. We partner with Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and others to provide Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences.
Social work interns work collaboratively with patients, residents, and their families by providing support across our continuum of care at our Hebrew Rehabilitation Center locations in Boston and at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, as well as our Center Communities of Brookline independent living community. Interns work alongside clients coping with the many changes of later life by making referrals for necessary services and supports, helping with care coordination, supporting decisions around treatment options or end of life choices, and acting as an important liaison for patients, residents, and their families with providers in the community. Interns also support clients with immediate needs such as crisis management, and work within interdisciplinary teams to best assist clients in remaining as independent as possible to continue living their most fulfilled lives.
Internships in expressive therapies are available at our assisted living community at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, at our Hebrew Rehabilitation Center locations in Boston and at NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham, in skilled nursing at our Orchard Cove community in Canton, at our living community in Brookline, and in hospice care. You’ll lead or co-lead groups, and work one-on-one with patients alongside master’s-level mental health counselors who are also trained in modalities including art, dance and movement, and music.
The expressive therapies team provides psycho-social support to patients experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including adjustment to aging, health status changes, depression, and anxiety.
