Structured placements
Pre-degree practicum students complete meaningful clinical experience through a nonprofit setting designed around community access.
For university programs
A practicum placement rooted in community access.
Renew Community Alliance is building a supervised clinical training model that helps graduate students grow while widening access to low-cost counseling in San Bernardino County.
Start a partnership conversationA genuine learning experience with community impact.
Qualified supervision
Dr. Lakesha Thomas will oversee qualified clinical supervision aligned with California Board of Behavioral Sciences requirements for exempt-setting practicum placements.
Shared purpose
Every placement connects emerging clinicians with individuals and families who face financial, cultural, or systemic barriers to care.
Looking ahead
Building toward local university partnerships.
Renew is seeking formal practicum agreements with accredited graduate programs in social work, marriage and family therapy, and clinical counseling.
Cal State San Bernardino
Potential university partner
Loma Linda University
Potential university partner
California Baptist University
Potential university partner
Placement model
What a partnership can support.
Community-serving experience
A placement environment centered on accessible care for underserved people and families.
Thoughtful coordination
A clear working relationship between the university program, student, supervisor, and nonprofit.
A future clinician pipeline
A practical route for community-oriented clinicians to enter the Inland Empire workforce.
Practicum partnership inquiry
Explore a partnership with Renew.
If you represent a graduate program or are interested in the placement model, share a few details and we’ll follow up.