StudentInternships_On-Campus Internship Opportunities

Ellie Kazemi, PhD

Applied Behavioral Research Laboratory

The Importance of Internship Experience

"As in all fields, it is important for students majoring in psychology to gain volunteer, internship, and work experience. These experiences help students to become aware of the options and areas that exist within the field of psychology and help students discover their passion. Furthermore, internship experience is a contributing factor in admittance to graduate and doctoral programs in psychology."

- Michelle Bayol Street, CSUN Academic Advisor

The Advantages of the Internship experience:

· Increase communication skills

· Develop Public Speaking Skills

· Gain valuable Leadership Experience

· Personal and Professional Growth

· Expand your knowledge on various topics

· Be able to offer support, help, and provide resources

· Meet new people and develop relationships

· Help raise awareness and educate the campus community on important issues

Additional Benefits:

· Earn credits towards your major

· Priority Registration

· Enhance your Resume/Graduate School Application

Become a Peer Educator:

Project D.A.T.E. (Discovering Alternatives for Today’s Encounters)

A Date/Acquaintance Rape prevention program sponsored by University Counseling Services and Valley Trauma Center. Their primary goal is to raise awareness and educate the campus community about the many important issues related to rape/sexual assault and to help make CSUN a rape free environment. Please contact (818) 677-7723 or date@csun.edu for more information.

JADE (Joint Advocates on Disordered Eating)

Dedicated to raising awareness and preventing eating disorders and problems that arise around food and weight, while enhancing positive body image and self-esteem among CSUN students. Peer educators receive extensive training in recognizing and articulating the causes, symptoms, treatment, and referral sources surrounding these issues. Please contact (818) 677-7500 or jade@csun.edu for more information.

The Blues Project (Overcoming Depression and Preventing Suicide)

A program dedicated to the overcoming of depression and prevention of suicide. Educate students on the high incidence of suicide and depression among college students. Help remove the stigma and mystery of the belief that suicide is a topic not to be discussed. Empower students to appropriately and effectively respond to depressed/suicidal individuals. Please contact (818) 677-2610 or blues.project@csun.edu for more information.

ACT (Advocates for Cultural Talk)

A diversity awareness program organized to provide workshop type presentations to CSUN classes and other organizations/schools throughout the community. Diversity awareness includes being aware of differences among individuals with respect to race and ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, age, and other differences. While people tend to overlook differences in an effort to organize themselves or because it feels risky, ACT believes that this can lead to feelings of insecurity, isolation and invisibility. Peer educators of ACT help to increase awareness of these differences which can lead to people connecting on a deeper level and truly finding the commonalities that bind us. Please contact (818) 677-3990 for more information.

Becoming a Peer educator also entails:

· Creating and preparing you own presentations. Presentations may include interactive exercises or videos that encourage audience participation.

· Group and partner dynamics: learning to work with different individuals and their styles, participating in group discussions, and learning to respect others opinions.

· Access to many resourceful handouts and informational class discussions related to the topics presented.

· Participating in various fairs or booths and community outreach events, such as the U-Matador Fair.

Volunteer for a Crisis Hotline:

CSUN Helpline