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

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Contract Instructor
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Timeline
  • April 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • July 1, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
1/1 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred Community Partners
Any Community Partner type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Public health Community engagement Social sciences Social justice
Skills
counseling research community psychology mentoring data analysis
Student goals and capabilities

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.

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
1 student
Project
90 hours per student
Students self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables:

Deliverables will depend on individual internship.

Project timeline
  • April 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • July 1, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

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 Community Partner criteria

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

  • Q1 - Text short
    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  *