Department of Psychology
Internship Program
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Academic Internship Program has been nationally recognized as a Top 10 program by U.S. News and World Report. Our internships are typically one-semester experiences where a student works about 10 hours a week in a setting relevant to their interests and career goals.
Psychology internships cover a wide range of experiences, in such settings as clinical and counseling; school; business; legal; women, children, and family; higher education; special needs populations; drug and alcohol treatment; advocacy; and community agencies.
Benefits of Internships
- Internships provide psychology course credit that counts toward graduation requirements.
- Internships allow students to practice and develop skills relevant to their future career.
- Internships give students work experience in their field for job applications and resumes.
- Internships allow students to add to their networks of professionals that will be important when looking for a job or applying to grad school in the future.
- Internships can give a student a foot-in-the-door at a particular business in order to move into a full-time job after graduation.
Example Internship Placements
- 1 Safe Place Family Justice System in Haywood County
- Aspell Recovery Center in Jackson
- AutoZone Human Resources
- Bridges in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- CASA of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ and Jackson
- Dr. Benjamin L Hooks Job Corps Center with Mental Health Consultant
- Evaluation and Referral Bureau in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Exchange Club Carl Perkins Family Center in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½, Jackson, and Surrounding Counties
- Foster Care Review Board in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Friends for Life in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Girls Inc. in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ area
- Harwood Center in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ area
- Health Connect America in Jackson and Surrounding Counties
- Jackson Energy Authority Human Resources
- Jackson State Community College Human Resources
- Juvenile Court of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½/Shelby County
- Jackson Area Coalition on Alcoholism
- ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Ambassadors Program
- ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Area Women’s Council
- ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Child Advocacy Center
- Neighborhood Christian Center in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Pathways, West TN Healthcare
- Peer Power in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Quinco Mental Health in West Tennessee Counties
- Salvation Army in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ and Jackson
- School systems in Shelby, Madison, DeSoto and Surrounding Counties (traditional classrooms, special education classrooms, school counseling, and crisis counseling)
- STAR Center of Jackson
- Stax Music Academy in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Transformations Autism Treatment Center in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- UniverCITY in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Area
- University of ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ (e.g., Student Services, Counseling Center Relaxation Zone, Office for Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX, Campus School)
- U.S. Probation Offices in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ and Jackson Area
- Veterans’ Resource Center in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Veterans’ Court in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Women’s Resource and Rape Assistance Program in Jackson and Surrounding Counties
- World Relief Ministries in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
- Youth Villages in West Tennessee Counties
For More Information:
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