Placements

Home Field Study Program Placements

Please visit the field study program in the Psychology Department Office to read a full listing of all placements offered to students. You can also view all positions online at the Career Center Jobs and Internships site. A limited view is available to prospective students. Below are a few examples of placements you can read about more specifically in the field study office.

Working with Children

• Special Education Intern
  Work with a special education classroom as an assistant. Learn about the field of school psychology.
• Therapeutic Childcare Provider
  Assist in a therapeutic childcare program for children who's mothers are in a residential drug abuse treatment program.
• Behavior Aide
  Be trained as a behavior modification specialist for an in home program for a child with Autism. Assist a young child learn how to speak, interact and learn new skills.
• Teacher's Aide
  Assist teachers in an early childhood development program for children under five.
• Teacher’s Aide
  Assist teachers at a non-private school for children with Autism.
• Counselor’s assistant
  Work with children in groups and one-to-one to learn positive communication and coping skills. Work with a school psychologist on a school site.
• Fifth grade classroom
  Work with a dynamic fifth grade teacher in a classroom environment. Focus attention on kids who are struggling socially and academically.
• Mentor
  Work one on one with children removed from their homes by child protective services or in danger of being removed. Act as a mentor/friend to children needing extra attention. Communicate with primary therapist regarding treatment goals and activities.
• Domestic Violence Prevention Program Assistant
  After comprehensive training interns run support and skill building groups for children who live or have lived with domestic violence.

Working with Adolescents

• Social Work Intern
  Work with adolescents in foster care who are in a special transition program to help them become financially independent by gaining employment and/or enrolling in school.
• After school program
  Implement recreational, academic and support programs for middle school aged children in an after school enrichment program.
• Group Home Assistant
  Work in a group home setting for adolescent girls in foster care.
• Alternative high school
  Work with the clinical and academic components of a clean and sober high school in Santa Cruz. Assist with sports, group support and classroom participation.
• Mentor
  Provide one to one mentoring to teens trying to remain clean and sober. Work with clinical psychologists working with the kids.

Working with Adults

• Center for the Blind Assistant
  Work at a local center for adults with blindness. Assist with a new spinning program teaching adults to spin yarn from wool.
• Psychiatric Lock Down Facility
  Work with adult residents at a psychiatric lock down facility for people with severe mental illness. Assist residents in becoming informed about their disease and learn skills to live independently.
• Public Defender’s Office
  Work with the investigation unit to help translate for attorneys, conduct interviews with witnesses and victims and help take cases to court.
• Probation Department
  Work with a probation officer on their adult probation caseloads. Make follow up calls to clients, go on community visits, assist with caseload planning.
• Transistional Housing for People with Mental Illness
  Help staff to run groups, organize outings and talk with residents one to one who are learning skills to live independently.