internships

• The first step is to place your name on the application list for the class by visiting: Online Submission Form.
  
• Because class size is limited, please submit the online submission form as soon as you are sure that you would like to intern.
  
• You must then find a place to do your internship. A list of possible sites is available at: View Internship Opportunities .  You must personally call the sites you are interested in and set up the internship. Once you have secured an internship, contact the internship coordinator Llan Barkley and inform her of the site you have chosen.
  
• Within a week of submitting the Online Submission Form, you should receive an email in your UTD email account. This email qualifies as written permission that allows you to be registered for the class. If you do not receive this email within a week of submitting the form, please contact the Internship Coordinator by emailing lab062000@utdallas.edu.
  
  
• You may not register for this class on your own. The Internship Coordinator will register you for the class at the end of the semester, prior to the semester that you have indicated that you would like to take the course.
  
• Students that drop the class less than 3 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester will not be guaranteed a spot in the class the following semester. They will automatically be placed on a wait list for the following semester and allowed in the class only as space permits.

• The experience you gain is useful in helping you make decisions about your future career.
  
• You will develop professional skills needed to succeed in your future profession.
  
• You may gain valuable networking opportunities and future career resources.
  
• Your experience looks great on your resume or application to graduate school.
  
• Based on your performance, your agency supervisor may offer letters of recommendation for scholarships, jobs, or graduate schools.
  
• You will be able to use your classroom experiences in a practical manner.

• Only Juniors and Seniors may register for an internship.
  
• Students are required to have at least a 2.5 GPA to enroll in the course.
  
• Internship enrollment of students who work at a full-time job is strongly not advised. There are not enough hours in the day to accommodate class schedules, work, and internship agency hours and the meetings at UTD.
  
• All registered interns should be working at their agencies beginning the first week of classes at the onset of each semester. Hours begin to accumulate at this time.
  
• Any agency training that is required of students counts toward the weekly 8 hours required by the internship program.
  
• The course grade is Credit or No Credit.
  
• Work 8 hours per week at the agency of your choice. You can work all 8 hours in one day or break up the hours in any way that you and the agency agree upon (e.g., 2 days X 4 hours or 4 days X 2 hours).
  
• Keep a daily diary of your on-the-job internship experiences.
  Attend one (1) class meeting per month at UTD to discuss your experiences concerning oral assignments given to you in advance.
  
• At the end of the semester, turn in 3 summaries of 3 journal articles that pertain to your work at the agency (e.g., domestic violence, and psychotherapy or substance use).

• Youth and adult social and educational development agencies like schools and the YMCA
  
• Child abuse, domestic violence and rape crisis shelters, intervention, counseling and prevention programs.
  
• Child, teen and young adult crisis counseling, intervention and residence programs.
  
• AIDS/HIV counseling and support services.
  
• Alcohol and drug abuse counseling and prevention programs.
  
• Poor, homeless and indigent services, counseling and support programs.
  
• Multi-purpose human provider programs that provide counseling, public relations, and research assistance.
  
• Child and adolescent psychiatric programs.
  
• Neuropsychological and neurocognitive assessment agencies
  
• Programs for re-training developmentally challenged, delayed and brain injury clients.
  
• Suicide intervention.
  
• Senior citizen services.
  
• Many more agencies, including those you contact directly.

• A list of approved opportunities can be found at Internship Opportunities.
  
• More opportunities can be found at www.volunteernorthtexas.org
  These opportunities must receive approval prior to beginning your internship.

• Internship Information Form
  To be completed by student and brought to first internship class.
  
• Indemnification Form
  To be completed by student and brought to first internship class.
  
• Other information
  Helpful hints on choosing an internship and intern etiquette