PSY 6900 - Internship (1-6)

When Offered: Fall, Spring
Internships are required for students in the Clinical Psychology and School Psychology programs and are an option for students in the Industrial- Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management (I/O-HRM) program. The requirements are listed below. Clinical Psychology: Placement in a mental health setting practicing psychology to include experience administering psychological evaluations, individual or group psychotherapy and behavior change, and consultation with relevant professionals and community agencies, supervised by a psychologist. Students must complete a minimum of 600 hours and many sites require 1,000+ hours. Prerequisite: approval of the internship instructor and the Clinical Health Psychology program director. Graded on an S/U basis. May be repeated for a total credit of six semester hours. School Psychology: Placement in a school setting under appropriate professional supervision for 1,200 hours, on a full-time basis over two consecutive semesters (6 credit hours per semester), or on a half-time basis over four consecutive semesters (3 credit hours per semester); to include experience with psychoeducational problem solving and assessment; individual and group counseling; collaborative consultation with parents, teachers, interdisciplinary teams, and community agencies; behavior change strategies; in-service training; and applied research. Successful completion of the internship is required of all students enrolled in the School Psychology program. Graded on an S/U basis. Industrial/Organizational-Human Resource Management: Placement in an applied setting in which students can gain experience in various aspects of human resource management and development. Students will develop skills in personnel selection and placement, performance, appraisal, attitude measurement, motivation of employees, training and development of change within organizations. Student should enroll in MGT 5900 and are expected to complete a minimum of 400 hours over a period of ten weeks.
Graded on an S/U basis.