During your internship you will be working as a psychologist in one of the occupational or research fields in Health Psychology. The learning goals of the internship are the following:
- learning to apply knowledge and skills that you acquired in the field of Health Psychology
- further development of professional skills that are relevant to the field of HealthPsychology.
Professional and scientific reflection is an important aspect of these learning goals.
The general and individual learning goals of the internship need to be addressed in an individual internship report and during performance appraisals by the supervisor in the internship organisation. The grade for the internship is based on the individual internship report, the performance of the student, and reflection of the student on his/her internship activities. To this end, the internal supervisor (staff member of the SHOP department) will consult the external supervisor in the organisation.
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Students can choose between a practical internship, a research internship, or a combination of both. Most students opt for a practical internship in an organisation. In a practical internship, the main purpose is to familiarise oneself with the health-related practice in the field, varying from working with behavior-specialist and consultants, to researchers, trainers, coaches, and managers on health-related projects. The purpose of a research internship is to conduct research in the field of Health Psychology. A research internship can be performed at the university or in an organization or scientific research institute. Moreover, students can choose for a training internship at the university, in which they are trained to work as a work group teacher in a bachelor course on communication skills.
Internships are supervised in the organisation by a professional (in principle, a Health Psychologist) who is expert in the activities to be performed. Students also receive supervision from a staff member of the SHOP department. It is recommended to combine the internship with the thesis. We also advise students to start their search for an internship as early as possible and to look actively for internships on the internet, through networking, and on Blackboard. The regulations concerning the internship can be found on Blackboard. Further information about internships can be obtained via the coordinator of the master track Health Promotion, Catharine Evers, PhD.. She can be contacted via c.evers@uu.nl. |
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