Empower Your Business Through Experiential Learning with The University of Winnipeg's Applied Psychology Program

Psyc3790
Closed
AH
Contract Instructor
2
General
  • Undergraduate; 3rd year
  • 1 learner; individual projects
  • 90 hours per learner
  • Dates set by experience
  • Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
  • 1/1 project matches
  • Academic experience
  • Any company type
  • Any industries
Categories
Social impact Community engagement Public health Social sciences Social justice
Skills
counseling research community psychology mentoring data analysis
Project timeline
  • April 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • July 1, 2024
    Experience end
Overview
Details

Overall Info:

Welcome to The University of Winnipeg's Applied Psychology Program, where experiential learning meets real-world challenges. Our program aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by providing students with hands-on opportunities to apply their psychological knowledge and skills to real-world projects. As the professor facilitating this experience, I invite you to collaborate with us and empower your business through meaningful partnerships.


Steps for Matching:

Step 1: Match Request Submission: Submit your project for consideration, and we'll discuss its suitability via a video call.

Step 2: Pre-Approval: If both parties agree, we'll confirm the match on the Riipen platform, though note that this is only pre-approval at this stage.

Step 3: Students Choosing: Your project will be available for students to select, allowing them to choose the projects they're most passionate about.

Step 4: Collaboration Starts: All communication will be conducted on the Riipen platform, ensuring seamless interaction among educators, employers, and learners.


Ideal Partner:

We seek partners who offer volunteer placement activities from community, government, or private organizations. Whether it's research projects or clinical/counseling settings, we welcome partners committed to providing supervised learning opportunities that align with our program's objectives.

Learner skills
Counseling, Research, Community psychology, Mentoring, Data analysis
Deliverables

Deliverables:

Deliverables will depend on individual internship.

Project Examples

Project Examples:

  • Advising on staff well-being, improved collaboration and participation, mediation
  • Conducting psychology-focused research and analysis of studies
  • Providing community training, including bystander intervention in harassment and potential violence situations
  • Working in community health, social services, and/or clinics while assisting in projects promoting health and well-being
  • Working on social issues on a community, group or individual level, such as family violence prevention, alcohol and other drug addictions, suicide / self-harm prevention, LGBTIQ, violence against women prevention, employment, housing, refugee support, support of those with mental health diagnosis.


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call or virtual meeting with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope in an appropriate fit for the internship