Description
The supervised psychology internship for academic credit is an experientially-oriented course, which provides students with real-life exploration in a selected subfield of psychology. Topics covered in the course include but are not limited to: compassion fatigue; code of ethics; competence; confidentiality; conflict of interest; dual relationships; networking and reference building; professionalism; self-monitoring; supervision; transference; and working alliance. Upon successful completion of the course, students will full-fill their contracted and supervised hours with their selected site; engage in pre-assigned debriefing sessions with their internship instructor; and, submit academic means of assessment for review by their internship instructor, while enhancing their portfolio throughout the course. Prerequisites: Completion of PSY 351 and PSY 363 with a grade of ‘C’ or better, with at least 15 credit hours of Psychology course credit completed. Consent of instructor.