Mental Health Center. A student may serve as a mental health intern at the Wayne-Holmes Mental health Center. The project is particularly valuable for students who are considering a career in clinical psychology or related areas. However, the number of positions is limited: Usually one student is assigned each term, and the assignments are made sometimes a year in advance. The intern is reserved for advanced students who have background in exceptional behavior and clinical methods; psychological testing is also recommended.

Nursery School Teaching Assistant. Students have obtained placements as teaching interns at Ida Sue School, a local nonresidential school for the mentally retarded. Experience working with mentally retarded individuals is available at all levels, ranging from infants to adults.

Every Woman's House. A student may serve as an intern at Every Woman's House, a crisis intervention center for women in the Wooster area. Some students are trained as hotline counselors.

Research Internship. Advanced psychology students may serve as interns at Zenger-Miller in Cupertino, California, under the supervision of Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft. Zenger-Miller is a nonprofit firm which markets management training programs. Students may earn 1-4 course credits (Psychology 391-393).

Massilon State Hospital (Massilon Psychiatric Center). A limited number of internships are available at the Massilon State Psychiatric Hospital in Massilon, Ohio. This is a long-term, inpatient facility for severely disturbed adults. Students are requested to identify some special area of interest, such as geriatrics, neurological deficits, research, dual diagnosis (mental retardation and mental illness), etc. Background in personality, exceptional behavior, clinical methods, and psychological testing is recommended. Students will have an opportunity to work closely with an assigned licensed psychologist, but they will also be expected to provide their own transportation to the Center, which is about 30 miles from Wooster.

Individually Designed Programs. Qualified students are permitted to design an individualized internship program. However, the student is responsible for obtaining the necessary background information and submitting a written proposal to the psychology faculty for approval. It is necessary that the preparatory work begin three or four weeks before registration.

Arranging Your Own Field Placement. During the past several years, students have designed many different types of internships: (1) art therapy internship at Highland Hospital (Cleveland); (2) mental retardation internship at Nisonger Center (Columbus) and Vineland Training Center (New Jersey); (3) a nursing-medical internship at Wooster community Hospital; (4) a personnel administration internship at Bell & Howell and Crown Steel (Wooster); (5) teaching internship at Beall Avenue Elementary School; (6) a counseling internship at Edgewood Junior High and Wooster High School; and (7) special programs in drug abuse, services for the aged, and Boys Village (8) testing of anxiety patients at University Hospitals of Cleveland.

Grades. Each of the above internship programs has an experiential as well as an academic component. The former includes the work experience provided by the placement agency; the latter includes the academic requirements set by the psychology faculty advisor (e.g.; journal, paper, book report, examination, etc.). Students should plan to spend about nine hours a week in applied activities at the placement setting. The remaining three hours will be spent pursuing academic material related to the applied experience. Sixty percent of the final grade is usually based on the academic assignments; forty percent is determined based on the quality of the student's applied work. Grades are usually the standard letter grades (i.e., A, A-, B+, etc.)

An evaluation form that is sometimes used by the supervisor of field placements is included below and copies are available in the psychology office or from any faculty member.

EVALUATION FORM: PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM*
Date of Report:
Time Period Covered:
Student's Name:
Supervisor:
Title:
Note that some sections must be filled in by the student before the supervisor provides ratings and comments. The supervisor should use the following rating scale when this information is requested.
A. OutstandingÑdistinguished performance in all phases of the practicum.
B. Above AverageÑgood performance in which there has been high achievement in most phases.
C. AverageÑadequate performance in most phases.
D. Below AverageÑminimum performance.
The supervisor should read the student's written statement and rate each activity listed when space is provided in the right-hand column. Additional comments, additions, and qualifications of the student's statements are periodically requested.
A. Performance on Assigned Tasks:
To The Student. List numerically all the activities which were assigned by your supervisor. Following each activity listed, write a brief evaluation of your efforts.




Student's Activities:

Supervisor's Rating:
Supervisor's Evaluation




B. Performance on Self-Initiated Tasks: To the Student. Consider volunteered ideas, unsolicited proposals, papers, professional development activities, volunteered over-time work, committees and other activities. List and describe these contributions.
Student's Activities:

Supervisor's Rating:
Supervisor's Evaluation:


C. Administrative and Interpersonal Relations: To the Student. Comment about relations with staff, supervisors, subordinates, co-workers and interaction with others.
Student's Comments:

Supervisor's Rating:
Supervisor's Evaluation:
D. Matters that affect your job satisfaction and performance: To The Student. What comments do you have on matters that affected your satisfaction or performance during the practicum.
Student's Comments:

Supervisor's Comments:

E. Points for Development: To the Student. Please suggest any changes that might improve this practicum for future students.
Students Suggestions:
Supervisor's Comments
F. Supervisor's Overall Evaluation.
Overall Quality of Performance
Student's Signature
Supervisor's Signature