Psychology Internship Course (PSY 410) Information
This page provides information on potential internship sites that you may consider when identifying a site that will work for you and your interests (remember, you are responsible for finding your internship site!). For more details on signing up for the course and information on what to expect in the course, visit the Internship Course (PSY 410) webpage.
OSU Internship Portal
Handshake: career.oregonstate.edu/handshake
The official OSU’s career development center portal to search for internships and jobs.
Volunteer and Internship Listings
| Resource | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Idealist | Idealist.org | Lists social service-oriented internships and jobs around the country. |
| Indeed | www.indeed.com | Job listings include internships. |
| Internships.com | www.internships.com/student | Jobs and internships around the country. |
| Hands On Portland | https://www.handsonportland.org/ | Lists Portland-based volunteer opportunities. |
| Psychology Jobs & Internships | https://psychologyjobsinternships.wordpress.com/ | Blog of job and internship opportunities maintained by an assistant professor at Miami University. |
| Simply Hired | www.simplyhired.com | Narrow your search to a location, scroll down, and select internship under the top categories header. |
| Volunteer Match | VolunteerMatch.org | Lists volunteer opportunities by category and location. |
| Way Up | www.wayup.com/s/internships/ | Search internship by timeframe, career focus, or location. |
Potential Internship Sites
These lists are intended to stimulate ideas about potential internship sites. Students are not limited to seeking internships at these sites. Although these organizations have all offered internships at some point, that does not mean that they will always have an internship available. Some sites list internships explicitly on their careers or volunteers page. If there are no internships listed, you can contact the career or volunteer contact to ask if they have an opening available the term you want to work.
Corvallis Area
Portland Metro Area
Bend Area (coming soon!)
Students located in Bend should connect with the Career Development Center at OSU-Cascades. The CDC staff can help you find opportunities in your area!
Corvallis Area
Portland Metro Area
Clinical, Social Service, & Public Health Sites*
HR, Marketing, Financial Services, Administration Sites
| Clinical, Social Service, & Public Health Sites* | |
|---|---|
| *Some of these organizations also offer opportunities related to health administration, HR, etc. The larger the organization, the more likely this is to be the case. | |
| Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org/orswwa | |
| Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon: www.apano.org | |
| Basic Rights Oregon: www.basicrights.org | |
| Black Lives Matter PDX | |
| Boys and Girls Club: bgcportland.org | |
| Cascade AIDS Project: https://www.capnw.org/ | |
| Catholic Charities: https://www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org/services/pope-francis-center/volunteer/ | |
| CAUSA: causaoregon.org | |
| Center for Autism and Related Disorders: www.centerforautism.com | |
| Children’s Cancer Association: joyrx.org/get-involved/ | |
| Coalition of Community Health Clinics: coalitionclinics.org/about-cchc/employment-volunteering/ | |
| Doernbecher Children’s Hospital: https://www.ohsu.edu/doernbecher/volunteering-safety-center | |
| Footprints Behavioral Interventions: www.autismfootprints.com | |
| Impact NW: impactnw.org | |
| Janus Youth Programs: www.janusyouth.org | |
| Kairos PDX: kairospdx.org | |
| Legacy Hospitals: www.legacyhealth.org/for-patients-and-visitors/general-information/volunteering.aspx | |
| Morrison Child and Family Services: www.morrisonkids.org/get-involved/volunteer | |
| Multnomah County Department of County Human Services: multco.us/dchs/dchs-volunteering-and-internships | |
| Multnomah County Department of Community Justice: multco.us/dcj/dcj-volunteers/become-intern-dcj | |
| NAACP: pdxnaacp.org | |
| North by Northeast Community Health Clinic: nxneclinic.org | |
| OHSU: www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/how-you-can-help/volunteer | |
| Operation Nightwatch: www.operationnightwatch.org/volunteer | |
| Outside In: outsidein.org | |
| Providence Hospitals and Clinics: | oregon.providence.org/our-services/s/school-outreach-internship-program/ |
| Q Center: https://www.pdxqcenter.org/ | |
| Trillium Family Services: https://www.trilliumfamily.org/ | |
| Tuality Healthcare: www.tuality.org/tuality/index.php/careers/volunteer_opportunities | |