2016-2017 Academic Bulletin 
    
    Apr 25, 2024  
2016-2017 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYCH 502 - Internship at the State Correctional Institution, Cambridge Springs


Credits: 2
Liaison: Professor Heuchert
An internship at the State Correctional Institution at Cambridge Springs (SCICS), a minimum-security women’s prison. The intern works with the prison’s treatment staff, observes group therapy and other group counseling techniques, typically in specialized group settings such as those for substance abusers or sexual offenders, and learns about the multidisciplinary approach to inmate rehabilitation. The student is jointly evaluated by the SCICS staff and the faculty liaison. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisite: PSYCH 170  and approval of the internship liaison. Corequisite: PSYCH 540 .

Distribution Requirements: none.