Cognitive Psychology Internships

Internship Opportunities:

Acacia Hospice and Home Care

Site Website: http://acaciahospice.org/
Location: Burlington, NJ
Site Supervisor: Lisa Fox
Contact Information: lfox@njmasonic.org
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Essential Job Functions:
- Interns serve as members of the interdisciplinary team and act as companions and befrienders to our patients. They are patient advocates and are to act as a creative task force to help ensure comfort and care for our patients and their loved ones. This may include services such as music therapy, horticultural therapy, letter writing, verbal wellness checks, assistance with technology, and Veteran support and recognition.
- Interns take on many roles and can spotlight their interests by working as assistants and shadowing various team members, including administration, office support, marketing, nursing, spiritual care, volunteers, and social work.
Application notes:
- Recommended application deadline: ~3 months prior to anticipated start of internship
- Requirements prior to starting the internship: background and reference checks, 2-step PPD, physician clearance

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: TBA
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.

Center for Integrative Wellness at TCNJ

Site Website: https://ciw.tcnj.edu/
Location: Ewing, NJ
- On-campus internship
Site Supervisor: Jen Sparks
Contact Information: sparks@tcnj.edu
- Phone: 609-771-2700
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Essential Job Functions:
- Front desk/reception: check clients in, scheduling, answering phones/forwarding and messages, answer inquiries, etc.
- Administrative projects
- Working on social media projects
- CIW and VOCA AmIOK education, tabling events, and program development
- Trainings: Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, trauma informed care, compassion training, etc.
- Initial client phone intakes, once trained, will also do in-person initial intakes when appropriate
- Group work at Christina Seix Academy (in conjunction with graduate clinicians)
- Group supervision
Application notes:
- Recommended application deadlines: Fall internship – apply by the end of the prior spring semester; Spring internship – apply by November 15th.
- Requirements prior to starting the internship: Background check, fingerprinting, sex offender registry and 10-panel drug screen

Children’s Home Society of New Jersey

Site Website: https://www.chsofnj.org/
Location: Trenton, NJ
Site Supervisor: Taylor Hamilton
Contact Information: thamilton@chsofnj.org
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA

Eden Autism

Site Website: https://edenautism.org
Location: Princeton, NJ
Site Supervisor:
Contact Information:
- Phone: 609-987-0099
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Essential Job Functions:
- Discrete Trial Teaching
- Data collection
- Implementing teaching techniques with students
Application notes:
- Recommended application deadline: prior to the semester when the anticipated internship will start.

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

Site Website: www.ets.org
Site Supervisor: Jhan Berry
Contact Information: Jberry@ets.org
- Phone: 609-734-1972
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Not accepting interns until further notice
Essential Job Functions:
- Research/statistical analyses

Future Scholars Early Learning Center

Site Website: www.futurescholarslearning.com
Location: Hainesport, NJ
Site Supervisor: Jennifer Tenner
Contact Information: jennifer@futurescholarslearning.com
- Phone: 609-518-1333
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Essential Job Functions:
- Work with children in small and large groups
Application notes:
- Recommended application deadline: at least two weeks prior to anticipated start.
- Required: training, background check, fingerprinting

LifeBack

Site Website: www.lifebacknj.com
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ
Site Supervisor: Melissa Straker & Victoria Germano
Contact Information: internship@lifebacknj.com
- Phone: 609-482-3701 x29
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Essential Job Functions:
- Observe, Co-facilitate and assist with documentation for group therapy
- Observe individual therapy sessions (when appropriate)
- Observe clinical Assessments
- Attend clinical team meetings
- Attend group supervision
- Support clinicians with administrative task (progress notes, formulation of treatment plans, etc.)
- Consultation with task supervisor weekly
- Develop an understanding of a clinical language.
- Support clinical director with chart audits and other quality assurance tasks.
- Develop a clear understanding of clinical compliance
- Develop a sense of the development of therapeutic alliance
- Develop an understanding of the “behind the scene” task that support a successful agency.
Application notes:
- Recommended application deadline: 4-6 weeks prior to the anticipated start date.
- Requirements: Physical, TB test, MMR records, Background check/fingerprinting/drug screen, on boarding and training

Mercer County Family Support Organization

Site Website: www.mercerfso.org
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Site Supervisor: Eileen Jensen
Contact Information: eileenjensen@mercerfso.org
- Phone: 609-586-1200 x 223 / x223
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: TBA
Application Process:
- 1 position available, Need 1 month to complete the application process
- Fill out an application
- Complete a background check and CARI check
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
- Business Casual Attire

Princeton Medical Institute

Site Website: https://www.princetonmedicalinstitute.com/job-openings/
Location: Princeton, NJ
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
- Phone: 609-662-3163
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024
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

TCNJ Title IX Office & Sexual Misconduct

Site Website: titleix.tcnj.edu
Location: On-Campus – Brower Student Center, Suite 202
Site Supervisor: Dr. Chelsea Jacoby or Caitlin Babcock
Contact Information: titleix@tcnj.edu
Accepting Interns for the Following Semesters: Typically Fall and Spring semesters throughout the academic year, but availability to support an internship is dependent on staff capacity and may not always be guaranteed.
Essential Job Functions:
- The Office of Title IX & Sexual Misconduct staff will work with the intern as best as possible to construct an internship experience that best aligns with the student’s individual interests/strengths, the course requirements, and the overall needs and mission of the Office. Internships conducted for course credit tend to vary due to these factors, but commonly include responsibilities surrounding:
  - Project-based work based on particular trends/needs
  - Content creation and maintenance – ie. social media platforms, informational resources/materials, departmental website
  - Educational programming initiatives