Site Approval

Getting a Site Approved

You are welcome to pursue internship opportunities at sites that are not listed on our wiki, but we want to make sure that you have a professional experience, are effectively mentored, and that your experiential education prepares you for roles in which you are likely to find yourself in your life after Monmouth.  If you secure a non-wiki internship position, your site will have to be approved by the Field Placement Developer and Coordinator (FPDC) Dr, Goodwin in order to begin earning hours. We will review both the appropriateness of the setting and the qualifications of your supervisor.

To pursue approval for a site, the student should email Dr. Goodwin with the following supporting documentation for review:

1.       Answers to the approval confirmations/questions included below, completed by potential supervisor **

2.       Resume or curriculum vitae of potential supervisor.  Your potential supervisor should have at minimum a Bachelor’s Degree; if they do not, please explain their qualifications for serving as an effective mentor of psychology-related skills.

Once this documentation is provided, an approval decision will typically be made within 48 hours.

** before providing the questions to your potential supervisor, please fill in the correct information for all underlined content.  Required hour amount is 60 hours for PY310, and 50 hours per credit for Experiential Education Independent Studies. Semester start and end dates may be found on the academic calendar.

Internship Approval Questions for your potential supervisor

Thank you for considering providing an internship experience to our student!  Please respond to the following in order to ensure the best experience possible for your site and the student.  Your responses will be reviewed and we will let you know as soon as possible if the experience has been approved.  The student is unable to earn internship hours until the site is approved and permission has been granted from their instructor.

Please confirm that:

1) You are willing to take *student’s name* as an intern and will be providing supervision.

2) The student will be able to complete *required hour amount* at your site between *semester start date* and *semester end date*.  The student may complete more hours if agreed upon by both parties.

3) The student is beginning a new experience at the site and has not previously worked, volunteered, or interned there.

4) The student has no previously-existing personal relationship with anybody at the site.  If they do, what is the nature of the relationship?

And can you:

5) describe your site/program (name, what type of business or organization, what is its mission, clientele, etc.)

6) describe any requirements that the student will need to complete prior to starting an internship (e.g. coursework, background check, etc.) – Who is responsible for paying for any requirements (if applicable)?

7) describe what the student's duties and responsibilities will be:

8) list your name, credentials, and contact information:

9) specify what the student's title will be:

10) specify whether or not it's a paid experience:

11) If approved, may we include your site on our wiki list of approved internships for Psychology students?  If so, what contact information should we include?

Please attach your resume or curriculum vitae to your responses.