Here
is a listing of some recent Internship placements from our majors.
If you are interested in seeking out an internship experience, please
talk to a member of the Psych faculty and schedule a meeting to talk to
SBC's Career Service Center
. Students who are enrolled in Psyc 309 (Introduction to Counseling
Skills), or one of the Developmental Field Experience Classes (Psyc 315,
415) will be placed with a community agency which best meets your individualized
educational and career goals.
| Internship Placements |
Duties |
| Amazement
Square, The Rightmire Children's Museum |
Helped
prepare museum for opening, set up educational exhibits, guided tour
groups. |
| Amherst
County Public Schools |
Helped
in implementing tutoring program for special needs children, teacher's
assistant, worked with ADHD and MR children in classrooms |
| Big
Brothers, Big Sisters |
Helped
in interviews of prospective candidates for Big Brothers/Big Sisters
program, assisted in placement of special needs children, assisted
in academic mentoring. |
| Boys
and Girls Clubs |
Worked
on after-school programming |
| Canine
Partner's for Life |
Interview
of potential candidates to receive service dogs, assisted with training
and placement of animals in homes, participated in initiation of prison
program. |
| Christopher
Farms Elementary School |
Guidance
Counselor Assistant: Assisted in group therapy sessions, guided-learning
sessions, observation of one-on-one counseling sessions. |
| Citizens
for Adult Literacy and Learning |
Literacy
program assistant, tutoring in the local community. |
| CNN,
Washington Bureau |
Copy
editor/writer, data analysis assistance |
| Domestic Violence
Program, Lynchburg |
Assisted in placement
and attenuation of services for victims of domestic violence.
Served as victim advocate. |
| Funeral
Consumer's Alliance |
Received
training on FTC compliance laws regarding the funeral industry and
examined compliance of local funerary homes. |
| Hudson
House |
Service
provider for chronically mentally ill adults |
| Kluge
Children's Center |
Assisted
in Aquatics Program, worked with special needs children on physical
rehabilitation |
| Mary
Washington Hospital |
Worked
with Art Therapist |
| Martinsville
Memorial Hospital |
Chaplain's
Assistant |
| Miriam's
House |
Miriam's
House is a residence for homeless women living with AIDS, some of
whom have children. The purpose of Miriam's House is to bring compassionate
attention to the physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs of
the resident's within the context or a loving and respectful community. |
| Refuge
Services: An Equine Assisted Therapy Program |
Assisted
in EAP (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy) sessions, assisted wrangler
in the selection/care of service animals and assisted therapist with
feedback sessions for program participants. |
| Sexual
Assault Response Program |
Victim
advocate, assisted victims of sexual assault obtain contact with social
service agencies and counseling programs, assisted in legal proceedings,
worked sexual assault hotline |
| Social
Services, Amherst County VA |
Community
advocate, sought resolution for problems facing community members,
assisted in placing of individuals into different service agencies. |
| Tye
River Elementary School |
Worked
on "Book Buddy" literacy program |
| University of Mississippi
Medical Center; Dept of Pediatrics |
Physician's Assistant |
| Valleyview
Retirement Community |
Students
have worked with physical therapists on rehabilitation,and with recreational
directors planning and organizing events for community members. |
| Worknet,
Lynchburg Division of Social Services |
WorkNet
is a national network aiming to promote better employment, training
and education opportunities for users and ex-users of mental health
services. |