E-mail this pageFieldwork and Internships
The psychology fieldwork/internship program is designed to offer students practical experience in psychology in field settings. The placements that are available for undergraduate psychology majors are quite diverse.
The fieldwork/internship procedures and placements brochure lists each placement and has a description of the student's duties and contact information for the site supervisors. Some placements involve working with children or adolescents, and some with adults.
Fieldwork/Internship duties include, but are not limited to:
- Facilitation of social skills training programs for young children,
- Mentoring children who have academic or social difficulties,
- Observing assessments administered by psychologists,
- Collecting observational data on children or developmentally delayed adults,
- Running programs with elderly clients to help them maintain their cognitive and social skills,
- Co-facilitating psychoeducational programs with inmates in a protected populations unit in a prison,
- Answering crisis hotline calls, etc.
Fieldwork/Internship students will actively relate their field experiences to the content of courses they have take in the psychology undergraduate curriculum. To encourage students to ground their field experiences in psychological theory and research, students will be required to fulfill academic requirements as well as their field hours for the fieldwork/internship course.
The fieldwork/internship program allows students to explore different career options within the field of psychology, which will facilitate more informed career decisions, and to obtain relevant experience for either graduate school or employment after graduation.
The Psychology Fieldwork/Internship program is coordinated by Dr. Katherine Dunham .
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about the psychology program at Plattsburgh State, please contact
Department co-chairs
Dr. Wendy Braje (wendy.braje@plattsburgh.edu)
Dr. William Gaeddert (william.gaeddert@plattsburgh.edu)
Department secretaries
Ms. Pam LeClair (leclaipl@plattsburgh.edu)
Ms. Karen Newell (newellka@plattsburgh.edu)
Phone: (518) 564-3076
Toll-free Phone: (800) 441-7215
Fax: (518) 564-3397