Service-Learning and Practica

Service-learning courses and practicum courses utilize knowledge and skills acquired in your class to meet community needs.

You must apply to enroll for these courses. To receive permission to enroll, you may need to email the instructor for approval, submit an application or be interviewed. Instructions for enrolling in a service-learning course will appear in the description of that course. Be sure to read the course listing!

Service-learning courses:

PSY-P 457 Therapeutic Interventions for Early Childhood Behavior Problems

You'll get first-hand, supervised experience designing and evaluating an intervention to help a young child at Head Start Links to an external site. improve social skills, manage negative emotions, and get ready to succeed in school.

PSY-P 474 Psychology of Adolescent Girls

Get first-hand accounts of adolescent development during visits to local middle schools to host a discussion with middle school girls about issues important to them.

You can also explore more courses in the Service-Learning Program Links to an external site. outside of PBS.

Practicum courses in Psychology:

The Practicum in Psychology (PSY X-476) is offered as part of the Clinical Psychology Certificate Program Links to an external site.. Students enrolled in the certificate program are placed 1^st. Students not in the program are accepted but may be limited based on space at each site. To apply to participate in a practicum you must submit an application and complete an interview. See below about how to start the application process for the Practicum courses.

To apply for a practicum:

Join the Canvas site "Applications for PSY-X476 Practicum in Psychology". You will gain access to all of the information you'll need to plan your semester around taking a practicum and the application for the course.

Current opportunities include:

	In the Centerstone Research Institute (CRI) Links to an external site. Practicum, you'll work with a team that evaluates services provided at Centerstone and conducts research to answer important questions about mental health and interventions. CRI is affiliated with Centerstone, one of the nation’s largest non-profit community mental health providers. You'll contribute to one or more research projects, gaining skills relevant to clinical science along the way.
	Students enrolled in the Aldrich Project Links to an external site. Practicum will be trained in and deliver three interventions designed to motivate children, adolescents, and young adults to engage in healthy behaviors and reduce risky behaviors. You will primarily be working in schools and after-school programs alongside an interdisciplinary team of students.
	In the Catholic Charities Links to an external site. Practicum you will work as an assessment assistant during intake interviews. Community members come to these interviews seeking mental health services and/or resources. During the interview, you will see how a licensed professional diagnoses mental disorders, plans treatment, and provides referrals to services. Under close guidance, you'll develop your clinical case conceptualization skills, which are relevant in all mental health care settings.
	At the College Internship Program (CIP) Links to an external site., you'll work as a social thinking mentor at a comprehensive program that supports young adults on the Autism Spectrum or with Learning Differences. Social thinking mentors help CIP clients develop social skills using techniques they learn from assigned readings, observing CIP staff members, and discussion in weekly social mentor meetings.
	Milestones Clinical & Health Resources Links to an external site. offers accessible, comprehensive, integrated community mental health and behavioral support services for south central Indiana children and adolescents and for individuals with disabilities of all ages. You will serve as a therapist's assistant for group interventions for children, adolescents, and at-risk adults. You will learn about the type(s) of group therapy you will be assisting with and then help to design and implement activities to meet specific therapeutic goals.