Psychology Internship in Rome, Italy
Gain Professional Experience in Rome, Italy!
21 May – 08 June 2018
Description:
Are you looking for your passion or know what you want, but are not sure how to pursue it in the professional world? Do you want to build skills and knowledge via hands-on experience and mentorship customized to meet your needs and goals? Do you want to explore the world and learn first-hand knowledge of developing and implementing programs, performing research, and building capacity?
Open the doors to your future by participating in this truly unique internship, offering professional, hands-on experiences that most internships cannot offer. Inizia Futuro was developed to both serve vulnerable populations and provide unique, experiential learning for interns. We focus on guiding and teaching valuable professional and technical skills to each intern while also assisting them through their daily work and field research. Additionally, Inizia Futuro leadership works with interns in development and implementation of interventions for our local partners and the community members they serve. We give you the room and skills needed to grow and flourish, while teaching and mentoring you along the way. Come assist and work side-by-side with prominent organisations striving to integrate refugees and address needs of vulnerable Italian populations.
Psychology interns will work on one or more of the following projects:
- Research current mental health stressors and barriers to overcoming
them that refugees face
- Mental health and social integration of adult,
children, or entire family of refugees/migrants
- Training the government operators in the migrant
welcome centers to improve relationships with refugees, implement
interventions, and provide stress management training
- Developing and presenting interventions via workshops
and various modalities to assist refugees manage and overcome stress and other
issues arising from the nature of their circumstances
- Working with refugees that are no longer eligible for
government assistance and face deep psychological strain from their challenges,
such as unemployment, isolation, poverty, lack of confidence
- Additional projects as they develop to meet local
needs and intern goals
Psychology interns will work closely with Inizia Futuro leadership and local partners to develop and execute work. While receiving mentorship and guidance, interns are encouraged to drive the projects in an autonomous fashion to integrate their own passions and skills.
Applicable fields of study/interest:
- Psychology
- Mental Health
- Human Behavior
- Human Development
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Anthropology
- Community Development
- Any other related field
The cost to participate in the program is $1900.00 USD and includes:
- Housing for the duration of the internship
- Transportation to and from the airport upon arrival to and departure from Rome, Italy
- Orientations, overall guidance, opportunities to meet and interact with Italians and other interns alike
- Ground transportation to the internship sites and return
- Access to and work experience with local organizations, government and community
- Direct guidance from the program director, who will provide overall and technical training and education
- Italian language learning opportunities
- Education on Italian history, economy, politics, refugees and their hardships, resources, and processes
- Opportunities to work with previously-collected data from past and current projects, to learn, and to educate
- Gaining experience in leadership, project development, and hands-on work
- Many more opportunities and growth!