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Developmental Psychology Internships

Internship Opportunities:

Anchor House

  • Site Website: https://www.anchorhousenj.org/
  • Location: Trenton, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: Claire Walton
  • Contact Information: cwalton@anchorhousenj.org
    • Phone: 609-439-4215 x102
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: 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.

Brooklyn College Psychology and Neuroscience REU Program

  • Site Website: https://www.bcreu.com/program-information
  • Location: Brooklyn, NY
  • Contact Information: infobc.reu@gmail.com
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2025
  • Essential Job Functions:
    • Overview of basic principles of neuroscience and special topics in cognitive, behavioral and clinical neuroscience in-depth
    • Presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects and methods utilized in the laboratories of core REU faculty
    • Present and analyze journal articles
    • Participated in guided, mentored research to be presented at the end of the program

Bucks County Intermediate Unit

  • Site Website: https://www.bucksiu.org/careers/join-our-team
  • Location: Bucks County, PA
  • Contact Information:
    • Phone: 215-348-2940
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: All Year – Fall 2025 – Spring 2026
    • This program lasts from September – June
  • Essential Job Functions:
    • Completing comprehensive psycho-educational assessments for students ranging in age from 5 to 21 years old
    • Consultation with teachers, parents, and IEP team members related to academic and behavioral interventions and educational programming.
    • Opportunities through the Mental Health Wellness Initiative for counseling, mindfulness practice, and skills groups.
    • Co-facilitating professional development trainings.
    • Provide support to students and educational teams in the event of a crisis.
    • Participate in collaborative monthly meetings with practicing school psychologists working in a variety of settings.
    • Support students and families as they transition from early intervention to school-aged services and from school-aged services to adult life.
    • Opportunities to work within the intensive support program.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Injury Science REU

Career and Community Studies Program at TCNJ

  • Site Website: https://ccs.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 2025
  • 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.

Friends Village

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)

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics

  • Site Website: https://ldi.upenn.edu/education/penn-ldi-training-programs/sumr/
  • Location: Philadelphia, PA
  • Site Supervisor: Joanne Levy & Joanna Kim
  • Contact Information: levyj@wharton.upenn.edu & GEARUP@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
    • Phone: 215-898-5611
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Summer 2025
  • Essential Job Functions:
    • Work with Penn faculty mentor(s) full time on health services research project(s) of the student’s choice.
    • Gain practical advice about graduate school opportunities and assistance with the graduate school application process, including a GRE prep program.
    • Take an 8-week writing course taught by Penn’s Critical Writing Program faculty.
    • Attend weekly lunch meetings with program staff and Penn faculty to discuss their projects and learn more about the broad range of health services research at Penn.
    • Present a final presentation on mentored health services research project(s) at the End of SUMR/GEAR UP Research Symposium.
    • Attend health services research conference as a group, all expenses paid.
    • Take part in various extracurricular activities/social functions sponsored by the SUMR/GEAR UP program
  • Application Notes:
    • GEAR UP scholars will have an additional 12 months of formal and informal activities, incorporating online components that increase program flexibility and increase access to the academic-year program for students outside of Philadelphia.

Mercer County Family Support Organization

  • Site Website: www.mercerfso.org
  • Location: Ewing, NJ
  • Site Supervisor: Eileen Jensen
  • Contact Information: eileenjensen@mercerfso.org
    • Phone: 609-586-1200 x 223 / x223
  • Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Summer 2025
  • Essential Job Functions/Professional Characteristics: 
    • Enter information into the database
    • Availability to attend family meetings with the Family Support Partner
    • Basic computer knowledge, on time to the office, professional with the staff, & friendly
    • Interest in Mercer FSO
  • Application Process:
      • 1 position available, Need 1 month to complete the application process
      • Fill out an application
      • Complete a background check and CARI check

Pennington Montessori School

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

Swimming River School District, Tinton Falls School District (School Counseling)

West Dover Elementary, Toms River Regional School District (School Psychology)

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