Psyc 4130 Senior Internship

PSYC 4130 SENIOR INTERNSHIP

Internship Agreement*

Prerequisite:PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology and permission of supervising instructor

Course Description:Open only to seniors. Individually designed work experience in an applied setting with the sponsoring organization providing a qualified supervisor. The faculty advisor (hereafter called “instructor”) will establish performance criteria and evaluate accordingly. Scholarly paper or project acceptable to the faculty required. 3 credit hours are awarded for 120 hours of work at internship site.

Student Information:

Name:

Major:

Anticipated Graduation:

Contact Information: (primary phone), (secondary phone)

(email)

Permanent Mailing Address:

Student’s Learning Objectives (in specific terms, what do you hope to gain from this experience?):

Internship Information:

Internship Site Name:

Internship Address:

Internship Start Date: End Date:

Internship Hours:

How Hours Will be Documented:

Learning Experiences (what, specifically, will the student be able to participate in and what might they learn from these experiences?):

Site Prerequisites Required of Student (what does student need to do or demonstrate to be eligible for an internship placement at your agency?):

Supervisor Information:

Site Supervisor Name & Credentials:

Supervisor’s Agency Role/Position:

Supervisor Contact Information:

Estimated Contact Time with Supervisee:

Other On-Site Supervisors:

Other On-Site Supervisor Contact Information:

How might student benefit your agency?:

Internship Instructor/Supervisor:

Name and Credentials: Wendy L. Wolfe, Ph.D. – Associate Professor at AASU

Contact Information: (912) 344-2955 or

Plan for Monitoring Student’s Progress During Internship: Contact will be made with student and site supervisor within the first month of the internship placement in order to finalize this internship agreement. Contact will again occur at the mid-point and end of the internship in order to assess the student’s progress towards meeting their learning objectives and to address any problems/concerns that have arisen on the part of either the student or the agency. At any point in time, the student and agency are encouraged to contact the instructor as needed should problems or concerns arise.

Evaluation Criteria:

Agency’s Expectations of Student:

Instructor’s Expectations of Student:

(1)Student is responsible for completing this internship agreement (including obtaining information and signature from their site supervisor) and returning it within two weeks of beginning the internship.

(2) Student is responsible for obtaining student liability insurance and completing any training required by the agency.

(3) Student should be prompt, reliable, and professional (professional dress and demeanor) in their completion of internship commitments (psychology department internship meetings, scheduled training sessions, completing assigned tasks, showing up for their scheduled internship “work” time). Absences are only acceptable for emergency situations and documentation may be requested by the instructor or site supervisor if an absence is questionable. If an emergency situation dictates that you will be tardy or absent you should make every attempt to contact the agency to inform them.

(4)Students should provide documentation showing they have completed the required 120 hours of work at their placement site. This can be in the form of a log sheet, excel file, or time card, but must include regular (weekly, bimonthly, or monthly)signaturesfroma supervisor verifying completion of hours.

(5)If a psychology department portfolio about the site has not been created, or is outdated, the student will design a portfolio about their site that will be made available to future prospective interns. The portfolio will include basic information about the site (where is it located?, what is its mission?, what population(s) does it serve?, what are its hours?), specific information about the internship (what does an intern do at that site?, what courses, experiences, and qualities can help to prepare the intern for working at that site?, what can an intern expect to learn at that site?), and a list of key staff and their backgrounds. Visually, the portfolio should be neat, easy to read, and free of spelling and grammatical errors. Photos and other formatting details that create visual appeal are encouraged. A powerpoint presentation of the portfolio will be shared with other interns during a TBA “class meeting” at the end of the semester and the portfolio will be due at that time for grading purposes. The end of the portfolio will consist of a reflection paper that can either be made available to future prospective interns or kept confidential. The reflection paper should outline the following: personal reactions to what you did and what you learned on internship, how the internship affected your life personally and professionally, notable experiences and challenges that took place over the course of the internship, and valuable/less valuable aspects of this particular internship placement and experience. Reflection papers are required of all interns, including those who do not create a new portfolio.

(6)If an updated portfolio is already available for the site, the student is to complete a project to be mutually determined by themselves and their site supervisor (and approved by the instructor) that will benefit both the student and the agency. Project examples include, but are not limited to: designing a professional quality brochure or website, creating a promotional video, conducting a literature review paper, designing and/or carrying out a research project for the agency. The final product (s) from the project (e.g., brochure, website, research study results) will be shared with other interns during a TBA “class meeting” at the end of the semester and will be due at that time for grading purposes.Students completing the project will also need to write a reflection paper to be added (with student consent) to the existing portfolio.

Grading:Letter grades are assigned based on the criteria listed below, whereby 90-100 equals an A, 80-89 equals a B, 70-79 equals a C, 60-69 equals a D, and less than 60 results in a failing grade.

Communication and Site Prerequisites (6 points): Timely return of phone calls and email communications from internship instructor and internship supervisor(s). Timely and adequate completion of site prerequisites for internship (e.g., interview, training, acquiring liability insurance).

Internship Agreement and other Paperwork (6 points): Completion and timely return of internship agreement in the first 2-4 weeks of the semester (unless waived by instructor due to special circumstances) and mid-term and final supervisor evaluations.

Internship Class Meetings (18points): Regular attendance & participation at scheduled meetings.

Internship Class Assignments (20 points): Timely and thorough completion of internship class assignments. Each of the following assignments is worth up to 4 points:

• SDS & MBTI assessments
• Career exploration reflection paper
• Cover letter and resume (first draft and revision)
• LinkedIn profile
• Mock interview

Portfolio or Project (20 points): If a portfolio has not been created for your internship site, you are required to complete a portfolio. If a portfolio has been created for your site, you may have the option of either creating an updated portfolio or completing a project (with a reflection statement to add to the existing portfolio), pending instructor consent.

Portfolio: Points are assigned based on the clarity and comprehensiveness of the portfolio (including the personal reflection) and the quality of the associated powerpoint presentation. See elsewhere in this agreement for a more detailed description of the portfolio requirement.

Project: Points are assigned based on the quality of the project and timely presentation of the project to the supervisor(s) and instructor by the assigned date. See elsewhere in this agreement for a more detailed description of the project requirement.

Supervisor Assessment (up to 30 points): Supervisor(s) assessment of the student’s performance on internship. Points are assessed as follows based on supervisor ratings of the student at midterm and at the end of the semester via phone consultation and/or written assessment (see Intern Evaluation Form):

• Excellent (27-30) – student performed at a higher level than expected in terms of interest, reliability, professionalism, receptivity to feedback, and aptitude.
• Good (22-26) – student performed at a level expected for an undergraduate intern. They met but did not exceed expectations.
• Fair (18-21) – student performed adequately, although some problems were noted in their interest, reliability, professionalism, receptivity to feedback, or aptitude.
• Poor (0-17) – student demonstrated repeated problems in more than one of the following areas: interest, reliability, professionalism, receptivity to feedback, and aptitude.

Completion of Hours: Documented completion of 120 hours is required in order to pass the internship course. Completion of less than 120 hours does not result in partial credit. In this case, an incomplete will be given until student has completed all 120 hours at their internship site.

Signatures:

Student SignatureSupervisor SignatureInstructor Signature

DateDateDate