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Cognitive Psychology Internships

Internship Opportunities:

AmIOK

  • Site Website: https://ciw.tcnj.edu/amiok/
  • Location: Ewing, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: Julia Meola
  • Contact Information: amiok@tcnj.edu or meolaj2@tcnj.edu
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Winter 2025, Spring 2025
  • Essential Job Functions:
    • Work to educate campus on trauma informed care, resources, and training
    • Assist with understanding all support and reporting options available
    • Support individual and group counseling sessions
    • If needed, assist with transportation and accompaniment to the local emergency room
    • Facilitate Peer2Peer support groups and racial trauma workshops
    • Available to respond and help with traumatic crisis events on campus
  • Application notes:
    • Applicants can chose to either be a: Campus Connector, Ambassador, Companion, or an Intern*
      • *Interns are encouraged to have at least one semester of volunteering with the program
    • Each position has different commitment times, times range from 1-2 hours a week to 2-4 hours a week
    • Applications typically start near the end of the semester
    • This internship does not meet the requirements for PSY398/PSY399/PSY487

Anchor House

  • Site Website: https://www.anchorhousenj.org/
  • Location: Trenton, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: 
  • Contact Information: ncody@anchorhousenj.org
    • Phone: 609-396-8329
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Winter 2025, Spring 2025
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Interact with clients through personal engagement or entertainment.
    • Sit in on group, individual, and family counseling sessions.
    • Sit in on intakes and evaluations.
    • Participate in staff meetings and trainings.
    • Build rapport with clients who were in the shelter.
    • Shadow/interact with case workers, the clinical director, and the executive director.
    • Help with clerical work such as answering/making phones calls and setting up files.

Career and Community Studies Program at TCNJ

  • Site Website: https:/admissions.tcnj.edu
  • Location: Ewing, NJ
    • On-campus
  • Site Supervisors: Amy K. Schuler, Olivia Sullivan
  • Contact Information: schuler4@tcnj.edu, ccs@tcnj.edu
    • Phone: 609-771-2399
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2024
  • Application Process:
    • CCS generally have 3-4 internship positions for Fall/Spring.
    • Must receive the student’s application to become an intern prior to our internal peer support scheduling, which is the end of June/December.
    • Once you submit your application, they will review, meet with the student, and then access scheduling/intern outcomes in August/January.
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Interns must display interest in working with peers who have intellectual disabilities in the academics, vocational, and/or campus life/residential pursuits.
    • CSS looks for students who are respectful to differences, can adapt a peer/peer modeling relationship and are open to training/direction.
    • Requires a high level of patience, flexibility, responsibility, and commitment.
    • All interns must attend the CCS mentor orientation to learn about the program philosophies and student needs.

Children’s Home Society of New Jersey

Eden Autism

  • Site Website: https://edenautism.org
  • Location: Princeton, NJ
  • Site Supervisor:
  • Contact Information: 
    • Phone: 609-987-0099
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025, Summer 2025
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Discrete Trial Teaching
    • Data collection
    • Implementing teaching techniques with students

Family Resource Network

  • Site Website: https://www.familyresourcenetwork.org/
  • Location: East Windsor, NJ
    • Hybrid. One day/week in-office, remote work with some travel during event months eligible for mileage reimbursement)
  • Site Supervisor: Terri Walsh
  • Contact Information: twalsh@familyresourcenetwork.org
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025/Summer 2025
  • Essential Job Functions:
    • Focus on event coordination and logistics
    • Work to organize and develop events to further the organization
    • Conduct outreach for sponsorships and fundraising
    • Interest in nonprofit work
  • Application Notes:
    • Means of travel are necessary (automotive preferred)

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Mercer County

  • Site Website: https://namimercer.org/get-involved/intern/
  • Location: Hamilton, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: Janet Haag
  • Contact Information: jhaag@namimercer.org
    • Phone: 215-595-8087
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Winter 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Responding to Helpline inquiries
    • Facilitating a support group
    • Making a presentation
    • Helping with special events: Night out with NAMI, NAMIWalks, and Harvest of Hope
    • Managing a social media campaign
    • Writing grants
    • Marketing programs and events
    • Tabling outreach events to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and introduce people to NAMI Mercer
    • Advocating through policy research, communication with legislators, and participation in public hearings
    • Assisting with administrative tasks
    • Maintaining resource library
  • Application notes:
    • Recommended application deadline: at least 4 weeks prior to the anticipated start date.
    • Email the Supervisor, Janet Haag with a resume to begin discussing a possible internship.

Princeton Medical Institute

  • Site Website: https://princetonmedicalinstitute.com/careers-with-princeton-medical-institute/
  • Location: Princeton, NJ
  • Contact Information: contact@gminstitutes.com
    • Phone: 609-921-6050
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Screen participants for study eligibility​
    • Observe TMS sessions and infusions
    • Coordinating and conducting community outreach events
    • Learn how to conduct various cognitive tests used for studies (MMSE, MOCA)
    • Ensure data completeness, maintaining research files, providing information to participants regarding research protocols and procedure
    • Conduct standardized research assessments with the participants
    • Unpaid Internship

Serv Behavioral

  • Site Website: https://servbhs.net
  • Location: NJ sites
  • Site Supervisor: Theresa Lawton
  • Contact Information: tlawton@servbhs.org
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Fall 2024, Spring 2025
  • Essential Job Functions: 
    • Interact with consumers by providing support during groups
    • Act as a co-group facilitator and develop groups if so desired, with staff assistance
  • Application notes:
    • Recommended application deadline: ~6 weeks prior to the anticipated start date.
    • Required: Online training

Trulery

  • Site Website: https://trulery.com/
  • Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: Sarah Seung-McFarland
  • Contact Information: sarah@trulery.com
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