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PSYC 490 Senior Project Internship Contract

PSYC 490 (Senior Project in Psychology) provides senior psychology students the option of completing an original research project or completing an internship. The purpose of the internship is to provide students the opportunity to explore career options in psychology within a direct area of interest to increase their exposure to the practical applications of psychology. Psychology students electing to complete the internship option are required to independently secure an internship and complete a minimum of 80 hours of work. Once the form is fully completed and signed by all parties, the student will be eligible to complete the internship option for the course.

Approximate Dates of Employment: September 25, 2025 - December 16, 2025

Work Schedule (Days/Hours): Tuesday and Thursday (flexible) with an average of 8 hours weekly

Expectations for the Student:

Internship Duties: (enter daily duties in bullet form below)

Led by the Chief of Staff, Special Assistant, and Director of Communications, MOCFS will conduct a five-year review of the Baltimore Children's Cabinet 2021 Action Plan over a 12-month period. The purpose of this review is to analyze the outcomes and status of the plan's seven priority areas, document progress, identify ongoing gaps, and recommend data-informed strategies for the Cabinet's next phase of work to advance equity and opportunity for Baltimore Cities youth.

The participating UB Intern will be assigned to this project and specific duties include:

• Conducting research using City agency and external partner reports to identify activities, policies, and programs relevant to the Children's Cabinet carried out since 2021

• Participating in interviews with Children's Cabinet Members

• Synthesizing findings for the draft report

• Drafting assigned sections for the report

• Conduct other related tasks as assigned

Code of Conduct for the Student: (what does the site expect of the student?)

Students are expected to:

• Participate in a weekly check-in with the Chief of Staff and/or the Special Assistant

• Attend each meeting prepared to report on progress and share findings

• Use digital project management and team collaboration tools (Planner, SharePoint, Teams, etc)

• Ask for help, feedback, and support

• Provide 24-hour advance notice of planned changes in schedule and ample notice of any unexpected changes.

Expectations for the Site: (what does the student expect of the site?)

The site (and site supervisor) are expected to:

• Provide a supportive and professional learning environment where I can apply my academic knowledge to real-world projects.

• Offer clear guidance, feedback, and supervision

• Expose me to meaningful tasks and responsibilities that contribute to the goals of the five-year review project.

• Encourage professional growth through opportunities to develop research, writing, and communication skills.

• Model professional standards, ethics, and collaboration that reflect the mission of MOCFS.

• Maintain open communication regarding expectations, deadlines, and performance.

• Provide mentorship and opportunities to gain insight into public-sector work that supports children, youth, and families in Baltimore City.

Proposed deliverable, if any: (Students in this class are expected to read and summarize empirical journal articles that relate to their internship - is there a project or area of psychological research that would be beneficial for the students to explore?)

• Tangible deliverables include:

• Co-created project plan

• Notes from interviews and research summaries

• Written sections for a draft report

Hi,

Honestly, and I know this feels a little strange coming from me, but there is a lot of flexibility in how these papers look! It might make sense to start your paper with a general description of your internship, the name and mission of the organization, and your tasks there, but then you could either integrate your articles with course concepts or clump them together. It will depend on whether there are themes that emerge and I will probably be more helpful after I look at your journals.

But we can chat more on Tuesday!

Requirements for the Research Paper

• Research papers should be complete APA-style papers including: title page, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, and references. Internship papers will use different headings. I will provide guidance on how to structure Internship papers because it may vary from student to student.

• Reference requirements for all papers: First, you must use all of the references in your reference section for them to count. • Please include at least 15 peer-reviewed sources from either journals or chapters from edited volumes. You should provide some method and results details on some of these articles, but generally, you will be using your articles to make an argument. For research papers, keep in mind that some of your sources should be used in the discussion section to explain how your results fit in with the results of other articles. Again, internship papers may make substantial departures from the traditional structure of APA-style research papers, but these papers are still required to include at least 15 journal articles/chapters. Please make sure your article hyperlinks work so I can look at your sources.