What is PSY352 Field Experience in Child Psychology?
This is a course appropriate for students who want to get experience working specifically with children. It is a one credit course that is available to any student who has already completed PSY 351, Child Psychology, or is concurrently registered for PSY 351. Students taking this course volunteer 50 hours in the semester, working at different agencies dealing with children. Students must provide their own transportation to get to their work sites and usually work 4-5 hours per week. Past students have volunteered at some of the following types of agencies: Big Brother/Big Sister organizations, day care and child development centers, Head Start agencies, runaway shelters, children and adolescent treatment centers, schools for the handicapped, children’s hospitals, child abuse hotlines, and regular schools where tutoring may be required. Supervision is provided by the staff of the agency with some agencies requiring intensive training programs. The course is only offered on an Option 2,
