Supervised internships, available in a wide variety of settings, are a major vehicle through which students in the Community Psychology program develop applied skills. Students typically spend six months or more in an internship, gaining experience in at least two of the following areas:
- Individual Intervention: Students work directly with clients on a one-to-one and/or small-group basis, building clinical, case-management, and client-advocacy skills.
- Consultation: Students develop projects that enhance their skills in providing training and education to human service professionals.
- Systems Intervention: Students engage in one or more of the following: program planning and initiation, establishment of new organizational structures or networks, and community organizing.
In the Community Psychology program, we strive to individualize internship experiences, so that they are responsive to the student’s professional goals and background. Students plan their internships in collaboration with both the Community Psychology program coordinator and their supervisor from the internship setting. The Greater New Haven area is extraordinarily rich in settings that offer opportunities for high-quality training in community psychology.
Internship sites, 2011-2013
- The APT Foundation
- Substance-use disorder treatment, outpatient mental health services, medication-assisted treatment, family counseling, adult education and vocational services
- Boys & Girls Village
- Therapeutic and learning facility offering residential shelter, clinical, after-school, counseling, and family support services, as well as day programs for children with special educational needs
- Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education
- Provides services such as counseling and advocacy for all victims of sexual abuse
- The Children’s Center of Hamden
- Provides services and resources to children suffering from emotional, behavioral, psychological and social problems, physical and/or sexual abuse, learning disabilities, substance abuse and family trauma.
- Clifford Beers Guidance Clinic
- Community-based mental health services and advocacy program promoting healthy and resilient lives for individuals suffering from trauma, sexual and/or domestic violence
- Connecticut Commission on Health Equity
- Legislation initiatives on improving health outcomes of residents based on race, ethnicity, gender and linguistic ability
- The Connection
- Community-based treatment program providing services and treatment for substance-abuse, crime, poverty and neglect
- The Consultation Center
- Consultation, education, and preventive mental health programming for individuals, groups, and organizations
- Continuum of Care
- Comprehensive, community-based residential and support services for individuals with psychiatric and developmental disabilities
- Dixwell/Newhallville Community Mental Health Services
- Comprehensive urban mental health center providing clinical services to underserved and low-income populations
- Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
- Provides support and services such as resettlement, job assistance, case management, and education to immigrants and refugees
- Latino Community Services
- Provides health services and capacity building to members of the Latino Community
- New Haven Family Alliance
- Services, resources, and networking to foster the development of healthy families
- New Haven Home Recovery
- Provides services to women and children facing homelessness, HIV/AIDS and behavioral health issues
- Office of the Public Defender, New Haven
- Policy-making and legal services
- Planned Parenthood
- Research, advocacy, and service in the area of reproductive health
- Rape Crisis Center of Milford
- Social service agency working to counter sexual violence through victim assistance, prevention, education and public policy advocacy
- The Rushford Center
- Substance-abuse and mental health services for adolescents and adults
- Stratford Community Services
- A variety of coordinated services for youth and their families
- West Haven Community House
- A multi-service center offering programs for preschool and school aged children, teen mothers, adults with developmental disabilities, and senior citizens
