Psychology Internship & Practicum
What Internships are Available?
The psychology program offers two types of supervised field courses: PSYC 494 (Internship in Psychology) and ADS/PSYC 495 (Practicum in Psychology). PSYC 494 is a general psychology internship and ADS/PSYC 495 is a course where students work with addiction professionals and programs.
Both PSYC 494 and PSYC 495 consist of two portions, a physical class portion and a field portion.
What is the Class Portion of your Internship?
Students enrolled in either PSYC 494 or PSYC 495 will meet in class once a week to exchange information about the field experience, share their weekly reflections, go over case presentations, and cover psychological concepts and topics related to the field experience.
What is the Field Portion of your Internship?
The second part of the course is the supervised fieldwork portion. In collaboration with Dr. Leanne Parker, a site will be identified that meets the student’s personal and professional goals. Dr. Parker will establish the availability of the site for intern placement, and then connect the student with the appropriate site supervisor. Student are not to find their own internship site, but rather work with Dr. Parker to find the best fit. Some agencies conduct background checks and new hire trainings, and this takes extra time.
For every credit hour registered, students are committing to working 45 field hours. For example, if students sign up for three credit hours of PSYC 494 or ADS/PSYC 495, they are committing to working 135 field hours that semester and are required to complete all hours within the term.
What is the Role of your Professor?
It is the role of the PSYC 494 and ADS/PSYC 495 professor to guide you through the internship or practicum process. In addition to meeting in class, students will meet with their professor for individual supervision meetings throughout the semester. The professor will also schedule site visits and meet with the agency supervisors.
Please contact Dr. Leanne Parker for more information about PSYC 494 and ADS/PSYC 495 field placements.