Clearances and Insurance
All internships in this field require completion of the Pennsylvania Criminal Background and Child Abuse History Clearance Form.
You also will need professional liability insurance. You may purchase this insurance at Proliability.com.
Some students should check the American Psychological Association Insurance Trust for their insurance coverage.
Host Organizations from the Last Three Years
- Altoona Center For Nursing Care
- Austin Pets Alive!
- Bair Foundation
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Blair County
- Blair County Children & Youth Services
- Blair Family Solutions
- Casa De Esperanza
- Centre County Youth Service Bureau
- Chapin Hall
- Child Advocacy Center
- CONTACT Altoona
- Dynamic Staffing
- ELECT
- Evolution
- Evolution Counseling
- Evolution Counseling Services, LLC
- Family Intervention Crisis Services
- Family Services Inc.
- Fivestar Development
- Hollidaysburg Area YMCA
- Homewood Retirement Centers
- Kinder Care
- LaRocco Counseling Inc
- Moshannon Valley YMCA
- Outagamie County Jail
- Penn State Altoona
- Select Specialty Hospital
- Sequanota Lutheran Camp & Conference Center
- Skills of Central Pennsylvania, Inc.
- Sunrise Senior Living of Lower Makefield
- The Village at Penn State
- UPMC Altoona/ Behavioral Health Services
- YMCA Early Learning Center at Frankstown
- YMCA Hollidaysburg
Suggested Host Sites to Explore
Note: These organizations may or may not be actively seeking interns at this time. You should feel free to contact them to inquire about the possibility of an internship.
Local
- Family Services, Inc.
- Upward Bound Saint Francis University
Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- Study Away Pittsburgh
National
- Children's Defense Fund
- Doctors Without Borders
- Goldman-Sachs--New Analyst
- Human Rights Watch
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Social Sciences Summer Research Internship with ICPSR
- Washington, D.C. Internship Program
- Women's Rights Project: American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) undergraduate internships
