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Mentored Clinical Internship (MCI)

The MENTORED CLINICAL INTERNSHIP (MCI) course (two semesters -fall and spring consecutively) offers psychological science students opportunities to apply their academic learning experiences to a wide variety of mental health related placements. Placement agencies range on a continuum from advocacy to programs serving people of all ages experiencing mental health challenges. The course connects you to agencies that fit your interests and/or future goals. Second, the weekly seminar is an opportunity for all interns to share experiences, appreciate the importance of ethics and confidentiality in clinical psychological work, and offer advice about how to handle thought-provoking, sometimes perplexing placement situations. The seminar is a kind of “think tank,” a way to discuss situations, cases, and specific concerns in a safe and confidential environment. The Capstone Research Project (both semesters) provides an opportunity to apply what you learned academically to benefit your host agency. See the list of organizations in which students are currently enrolled in the right sidebar on this page. For more information.

 

Recent MCI Collaborations

  • Baird School (Howard Center Department of Children Youth and Families)
  • Bellcate School
  • Champlain Valley Head Start
  • Chittenden County Public Defender’s Office
  • Chittenden Regional Correctional Center (serving women)
  • Converse Home Memory Care Program
  • Howard Center Adult Developmental Services:  Person Centered Thinking Program
  • Howard Center Comprehensive Care Programs (Jarrett House serving children and Transition House serving adolescents)
  • Howard Center Community Intervention Program
  • King Street Youth Center
  • Lund Family Center
  • Mansfield Hall (Residential: Young adult students with social interactional and learning challenges)
  • Migrant Justice
  • Outright Vermont
  • Phoenix House Drug & Acohol Treatment:  RISE Supported Living Program
  • Sara Holbook Community Center
  • Spectrum Youth and Family Services
  • Turning Point Substance Abuse Recovery Center
  • UVM Athletic Dept. of Sports Psychology & Counseling Program
  • UVM Department of Psychiatry, Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA)
  • UVM Dept. of Psychiatry, Vermont Center on Behavior and Health
  • UVM Dept. of Psychological Science, Vermont Psychological Services (out-patient clinic)
  • UVM Living Well - Step-Up Program
  • UVM Living Well - Catamount Recovery
  • Vermont State Department for Children and Families (DCF)
  • Winooski Family Center 

 

  • Emma Kilroy

    Learning to Say "Yes"

    Emma Kilroy, a sophomore psychology major from West Chester, Penn., has found plenty of opportunities to gain hands-on experience early in her UVM career. “I decided I would accept any opportunity that came my way and try to make it work—a lot of great things have come from it,” she said. After taking a research methods class in her first semester, Professor Antonio Cepeda-Benito invited her to help lead a peer mentoring group. She accepted the offer and that led to a teaching assistant position the following semester. Cepeda later asked if she’d like to join a meeting to discuss ongoing research in his Cross Cultural Psychology Lab. She said “yes,” and soon found herself working as a lab assistant. The research she began in the spring semester of her first year continued through the summer and into the following fall. “I’m helping with an ‘honest placebo’ study related to how people experience hunger,” she explains of her work. “Some research indicates that even people who are aware they’re taking a placebo can experience reduced symptoms. The body has the expectation that ‘Oh, I’m taking a pill, so I should have fewer hunger pangs.'”

    Read more of Emma's story

College of Arts and Sciences Internship Program

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Participate in a research study

Researchers are always looking for individuals to participate in studies they are conducting under the guidance of faculty members of the Department of Psychological Science, and most studies will compensate you for your time and equate to course credit.Learn more about participating in a research study.

Get involved

UVM has an active psychology club which sponsors activities including colloquia, movie nights, volunteer opportunities in local mental health organizations, and “What's Happening in Research” nights, which feature exciting news in the psychological sciences presented by faculty and grad students in the department. UVM also belongs to Psi Chi, a national psychological sciences honor society; students with a GPA of 3.3 are inducted into the chapter during the second semester of their senior year.