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Psychology Internship Agency Descriptions
The following agencies and organizations are willing to consider students for fall, spring, and summer internships. Brief descriptions of types of experiences available are provided. Placements with agencies and organizations not listed below can also be arranged. Visit http://www.towson.edu/careercenter/student/internship.asp or The Volunteer Center of BVU Maryland, www.volunteercentral.net for information about hundreds of other internship (volunteer) opportunities.
Alliance Inc.
Interns help provide vocational and community rehabilitation for people with developmental and learning disabilities. For more information visit the website at www.allianceinc.org Administrative Office: Alliance Inc. 7701 Wise Ave. Baltimore, MD 21222 Locations throughout metropolitan Baltimore
Alternative Directions
Interns help provide rehabilitation, solutions to legal problems, and employment for men and women awaiting trial, in jail, or on probation. For more information visit the website at www.alternativedirections.org Alternative Directions 2505 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218
Anne Arundel County Police Department, Juvenile/Victim Assistance Section
Baltimore County Bureau of Mental Health / Core Service Agency The Core Service Agency is responsible for the planning, development, and monitoring of the public mental health services for Baltimore County residents. Interns will help coordinate mental health services involving a network of providers that offer outpatient clinics, day and residential rehabilitation services, case management, crisis services, and specialized programs for various age groups or special populations. For more information visit the website at www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/health/mental Baltimore County Bureau of Mental Health / Core Service Agency Drumcastle Center 6401 York Road, 3rd Floor Towson, MD 21212
Baltimore County Department of Social Services Interns help provide assistance to children, adults, and families. For more information visit the website at www.dhr.state.md.us/baltocounty.htm Administrative Office: Baltimore County Department of Social Services Drumcastle Center 6401 York Road Baltimore, MD 21212 Locations throughout Baltimore County Baltimore County Public Schools Interns help school psychologists in the assessment and development of intervention programs for children with learning disabilities, emotional problems, or limited intellectual capacity. Administrative Office: Office of Pupil Services Baltimore County Public Schools 9610 Pulaski Park Drive Baltimore, MD 21227 Locations throughout Baltimore County
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
For the advanced student. Interns work shifts on a telephone hotline, providing crisis intervention, counseling, and information. Interns will learn to assess each caller’s presenting problem, support systems, coping mechanisms, and level of emergency in order to determine appropriate level of intervention. Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. 1105 Light Street, 2nd Floor Baltimore, MD 21230
Camp Believe — Summer
Interns will work in a coeducational, therapeutic, summer day camp for children ages 6-13, most with behavioral and emotional disabilities. Interns will have the opportunity to provide group counseling under the supervision of a licensed clinician addressing issues such as behavioral management, conflict resolution, improving peer relations, improving coping skills and self-esteem, and grief and loss. For more information visit the website at campbelieve.org Camp Believe 2453 Maryland Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218
Camp Greentop — Summer in Catoctin Mountains
A residential summer camp located in Catoctin Mountain National Park, near Thurmont, MD, offers interns the opportunity to assist in providing therapeutic recreational activities for children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities.
For more information visit the website at www.campgreentop.org Administrative Office: The League for People with Disabilities 1111 East Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21239
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Center for Mental Health
The Center for Mental Health is an alcohol and drug treatment facility that conducts clinical evaluations, educational programming, and individual and group therapy. Interns will have the opportunity to assist in evaluations and therapy under the supervision of a licensed clinician.
For more information visit the website at www.cmh.welcomeyou.com
Center for Mental Health
Copper Ridge Institute
Cornerstone
Cornerstone at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a treatment center funded by Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems. The program provides non-pharmacological, evidence-based treatment for individuals with substance abuse disorders. Some of the services offered are vocational assistance and job acquisition services, program sponsored recreational activities, coordination of care with variety of community services (i.e. medical, psychiatric, educational, housing assistance), and transportation. The treatment overview is split into two outpatient groups- one is the intensive outpatient group which is a recourse intensive 30-45 day program of individual and group therapy; after completion of intensive outpatient clients are transferred to the less intensive outpatient level of care. Cornerstone is a strengths-based, resource rich six month program of individual and group therapy which is titrated over the course of treatment depending upon the client's progress. The intership will provide knowledge about the specific addictions, the types of people who are most at risk, the symptoms, screening, and training on how to have one on one therapy sessions with clients. The internship provides students with the opportunities to have face-to-face individual sessions as well as leading group therapy sessions. You will be working with a team of 4 therapists and receiving clinical supervision from a licensed clinical professional counselor. You will get hands on experience working with a diverse client population in a dual community and research therapeutic treatment settings. Directors: Michelle Tuten, LCSW-C Jennifer Facteau, LCPC
Phone Number for Cornerstone: 410-550-7680 If interested in taking a tour of our program and learning more about Cornerstone, please contact Jennifer Facteau at 410-550-5930 or jfactea1@jhmi.edu
Devereux Foundation
Francis X. Gallagher Services Interns assist individuals with developmental disabilities ages 18-65 years in vocational and therapeutic programs. For more information visit the website at www.catholiccharities-md.org/Disabilities/gallagher.html Administrative Office: Francis X. Gallagher Services Headquarters 2520 Pot Spring Road Timonium, MD 21093 Locations throughout Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, and Harford County Franciscan Youth Center
Interns will help in an after-school program providing academic support and enrichment programs for children ages 7-14. Interns may help in providing interventions for at-risk youth and their families. Interns may also work during a 6-week summer camp for children. For more information visit the website at www.franciscanyouthcenter.org Franciscan Youth Center 2209 Greenmount Avenue Baltimore, MD 21218
Grassroots Crisis Intervention
For the advanced student. Interns work shifts on a telephone hotline, providing crisis intervention, counseling, and information; provide walk-in crisis counseling; and help in emergency shelters and transitional housing. For more information visit the website at www.grassrootscrisis.org Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. 6700 Freetown Road Columbia, MD 21044 Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz
Interns work in the human resources department of a law firm. Interns must have completed Industrial Psychology or a related course and/or completed application for a graduate program in human resources or business. Interns must be articulate, professional, and poised. Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 400 Towson, MD 21204 House of Ruth For the advanced student. Interns help victims of domestic violence and their children. Interns will provide counseling and information about support services, staff a counseling hotline, assist in courthouse legal clinics, and help in emergency shelters and transitional housing. For more information visit the website at www.hruth.org
Administrative Office:
House of
Ruth Maryland Locations throughout Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Kennedy Krieger Family Center
The Kennedy Krieger Family Center provides mental health and support services for children, adolescents, and families who experience trauma through the effects of abuse, neglect, and environmental factors. Interns help in collecting outcome data. For more information visit the website at www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_cp.jsp?pid=2258&bl=1
Kennedy Krieger Family Center Kennedy Krieger Institute Interns assist in providing behavioral treatment of children with disruptive behavior disorders, brain injury, autism, and learning disorders. Interns collect data, score standardized behavioral assessment measures, and conduct functional analyses of behavior. For more information visit the website at www.kennedykrieger.org
Kennedy Krieger Institute 707 North Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 League for People with Disabilities
Interns may help in several areas, including providing services for adults with physical, neurological, and psychological disabilities; therapeutic recreational programs for activities for children and adults with physical and multiple disabilities; and vocational rehabilitation and training for people with developmental and learning disabilities. For more information visit the website at www.leagueforpeople.org
The League for People with Disabilities 1111 East Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21239
Lisner Louise Dickson Hurt Home
Interns will help provide social and health care services in a shelter for homeless, elderly persons in Washington, D.C. Lisner Louise Dickson Hurt Home 5425 Western Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20015 For more information visit the website at www.lldhhome.org Montgomery County Public Schools Interns help school psychologists in the assessment of and development of intervention programs for children with learning disabilities, emotional problems, or limited intellectual capacity. Administrative Office: Psychological Services Carver Educational Services Center 850 Hungerford Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Locations throughout Montgomery County National Institute on Aging
Interns assist researchers in investigating factors related to aging, including the biology of aging, neuropsychology of aging, behavioral and social changes, and geriatrics. For more information visit the website at www.nia.nih.gov Gerontology Research Center
5600 Nathan Shock Drive National Institute on Drug Abuse Interns assist researchers in investigating the neurobiological mechanisms and behavioral and cognitive effects of drugs of abuse and of drugs that may be used in the treatment of addiction. Studies are conducted on animals and humans using a variety of techniques, including behavioral evaluations, neuroanatomical analyses, pharmacological and electrophysiological activation of brain circuits, and brain imaging. For more information visit the website at www.nia.nih.gov National Institute on Drug Abuse 5500 Nathan Shock Drive Baltimore, MD 21224 Penn - Mar
Interns will assist a multidisciplinary team in providing support services to individuals with developmental disabilities in residential homes. For more information visit the website at www.penn-mar.org Administrative Office: Penn-Marr Organization, Inc. 310 Old Freeland Road Freeland, MD 21053
Locations throughout northern Baltimore County and southern York County, Pennsylvania Recovery in Community, Inc. Outpatient Treatment Program
Sheppard - Pratt
Interns will assist staff in providing children, adolescents, adults, or the elderly treatment for behavioral, mental health, and addiction problems in hospital inpatient units, day hospitals, group homes, the Forbush School (pre-K to Grade 12), and outpatient community mental health centers. The main facility is adjacent to Towson University. For more information visit the website at www.sheppardpratt.org Sheppard Pratt Health System 6501 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21285-6815 Springfield Hospital Center
Interns assist staff in a state psychiatric hospital provide a wide range of clinical services for the treatment of persons with mental illness. For more information visit the website at dhmh.state.md.us/springfield
Springfield Hospital Center Villa Maria Interns will assist a multidisciplinary treatment team provide mental health and special education services to children ages 3-14with emotional and behavioral disorders, most of whom live in Villa Maria’s residential treatment center. For more information visit the website at www.catholiccharities-md.org/volunteer/villamariacontinuumvolunteer.html Villa Maria 2300 Dulaney Valley Road Timonium, MD 21093-2739
Wachovia Corporation The internship is for students interested in industrial / organization psychology and human resources. Students will primarily assist with interviewing and testing applicants for bank teller positions in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Wachovia Corporation 7 St. Paul Street, 3rd Floor Baltimore, MD 21202 Wediko Children’s Services — Summer in New Hampshire An 8-week summer residential treatment program in Windsor, NH, for children ages 6-18 with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. Interns work as residential counselors; special education assistants for language arts, math, and science classes; therapeutic activity assistants in aquatics, athletics, and visual and performing arts. For more information visit the website at www.wediko.org Wediko Children’s Services Summer Program
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