{"id":74,"date":"2013-02-21T09:32:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-21T14:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/undergraduate-psychology-advising\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2023-01-24T12:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:50:45","slug":"internships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/undergraduate-advising\/opportunities-in-psychology\/internships\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships\/ Relevant Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>WATCH THIS\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>presentation on Relevant Experiences:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to get relevant experience: internships, research, teaching assistant &amp; more!\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05QwYkvno_U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6>Transcript for video:<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/undergraduate-advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/01\/Internships_-Relevant-Experiences-Video-Transcript.docx\">Internships_ Relevant Experiences Video Transcript<\/a><\/h6>\n<p><strong>How do you find an internship?<\/strong> Well you can always search for one on your own.\u00a0 Use your status as a UCF student and ask your local community members if they need a volunteer intern.\u00a0 Try doing a Google search of the type of experience you want.\u00a0 For example: Google \u201cyour zip code volunteer, nonprofit public organization&#8221; and you&#8217;ll find some names of counselors in the area. Check out local non-profit organizations and public schools, too. Send them a well written e-mail asking if they have an internship opportunity available, and if not, perhaps they would be willing to meet with you to do an informational interview about their career field.<\/p>\n<p>Check out VolunteerMatch.org to find places near you that you could volunteer at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Some places that psychology majors have volunteered at to gain relevant experience before are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/aspirehealthpartners.com\/join-our-team\/volunteer-donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASPIRE<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/bbbscfl.org\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Brother Big Sister<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chsfl.org\/Volunteer?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children&#8217;s Home Society of Florida<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecenterorlando.org\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Center<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mhacf.org\/guardian-advocate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mental Health Association of Central Florida<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harborhousefl.com\/give-help\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harbor House<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/newhopeforkids.org\/ways\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Hope for Kids<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gktw.org\/volunteer\/?gclid=Cj0KEQjw_qW9BRCcv-Xc5Jn-26gBEiQAM-iJhc7sID97ca5e6OvXW19YakSIhlcw_5LXQalfJsQvQOgaAkHG8P8HAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give Kids the World<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musiciansoncall.org\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Musician&#8217;s On Call<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisistextline.org\/become-a-volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crisis Text Line<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scps.k12.fl.us\/district\/departments\/community-involvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Volunteer Seminole County Public Schools<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/ocps.samaritan.com\/custom\/503\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orange County Public Schools<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">and<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&amp;ion=1&amp;espv=2&amp;ie=UTF-8#q=volunteer+central+florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more<\/a>&#8230;.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Some other things you may consider are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 992px\" border=\"0\" width=\"580\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"638\"><strong>PSY4942 Instructional Experiences in Undergraduate Psychology<\/strong>:<b> <\/b>This internship is designed for advanced psychology majors who want to explore Teaching as part of their professional development, by becoming a <strong>Teaching Assistant<\/strong>.\u00a0 Additionally, this experience gives students a chance to work more closely with professors in the Psychology Department. \u00a0It is required that you have already earned an \u201cA\u201d in the course you are to TA for, have a minimum of 3.0 GPA, and that you register for PSY 4942 during your first semester as a Teaching Assistant.\u00a0 PSY 4942 is an <b>online (S\/U)<\/b> graded<strong> 1<\/strong><b>\u00a0credit course<\/b> that coincides with the work you complete with a faculty member that you can take up to 3 times.<b> \u00a0To become a TA-<\/b> ask your professor for whose class you received an A in if you can be their TA next semester. \u00a0If you are approved, bring a note from your professor to the Psychology Advising Center in PSY 250, and you will be issued a permission number so that you can enroll. \u00a0TA duties will vary depending on the professor you work with.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office of Experiential Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OEL has internship opportunities available for students of all majors. Start with creating an account on <strong>Handshake<\/strong> found on <a href=\"http:\/\/csel.ucf.edu\/\"><strong>csel.ucf.edu<\/strong><\/a>. Then when jobs, internships, and Co-Op opportunities come up, you can apply!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p><strong>PSY3022C Academic Counseling\u00a0 Psychology<\/strong> <strong>Peer Advisors<\/strong> (PA\u2019s) are advanced undergraduate psychology majors who assist other psychology majors\/minors to understand and complete their psychology degree requirements. <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/undergraduate-advising\/meet-your-peer-advisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PA\u2019s<\/a> help students understand university policies and procedures, assist in schedule planning, and provide advisement on other academic matters such as applying for extracurricular activities and graduate school. PA&#8217;s are not paid, but do earn upper level psychology credit for participating in the internship. This is <b>a three semester of Fall, Spring, and Summer-10 hour per week- commitment<\/b>.\u00a0 PA\u2019s are selected based on GPA, related experience, and extracurricular activities.\u00a0 It is highly recommend you speak to a current Peer Advisor before applying. \u00a0Applications are usually due in June, with interviews conducted soon after.\u00a0 Training will start for selected PA\u2019s before the Fall semester begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other relevant experiences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Tutoring or coaching like with UCF SARC, Peer Mentor with UCF CAPS, Resident Assistant in housing, Career Peer Advisor with UCF Career Services, volunteer with Campus Activities, &amp; more, even part-time or full-time work may be relevant!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>If your goal is to go towards a doctorate (PsyD\/PhD) to become a <strong>psychologist<\/strong> or other scientist\/practitioner, not only would you need experiences such as listed above, but you will need at least 1 year of <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/psychology\/undergraduate-advising\/opportunities-in-psychology\/undergraduate-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">research experience<\/a> with a faculty member as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH THIS\u00a0presentation on Relevant Experiences: Transcript for video:Internships_ Relevant Experiences Video Transcript How do you find an internship? 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