Unique psychology internships abroad in Uganda
The work of the psycholgists that you will join in Uganda
This outlines what your psychology placement can involve
Roles
Community
Counselling
Hospital
Assessments
The assessment of people who come to their notice.
Referrals are made to
psychiatrists where appropriate
Counselling, Community Therapies
Services
Psychologists provide
Counselling
Community support
Therapies
Home & Family support
Outreaches
Psychologists provide support in schools to pupils, and to university students
Hospital
Psychologists provide a valuable link between the hospital, family, and community.
Policy Advisory
Our work can involve us being asked by government to advise on policy issues on mental health
Clinical, Community, and Counselling Psychology Internships abroad in Uganda.
For student and professional practitioners
Embark on an incredible psychology internship in Uganda, a unique opportunity in partnership with the government, health ministry, and a leading local university and teaching hospital!
Experience the psychology in the three fields of:
Community.
Counselling
Clinical (hospitals.)
Tailor your placement to work with one or all types of psychologists, offering an unparalleled insight into the dynamic field of psychology and its real-world impact in Uganda.
Psychology internships
Country: Uganda
Location: Mbarara
Weeks: 2 - 12
Placement Description:
Join local mental health teams in the community
The psychology elective programme is based with a group of 8 organisations, with local hospitals, and universities, whose work and success in addressing suicide, and wider community mental health matters since 2006 has become internationally recognized.
Our partner organisation leads the program. establishing well-being clubs in schools, carrying out home visits, follow and supporting mental health patients discharged from hospital. They provide mentoring, counselling, run self-help groups, and raise awareness in the community that support is available and accessible.
The collaboration simplifies mental health information, carries out home visits to those living with a mental illness, provides training and partnerships, providing psycho-social support to psychiatric patients through peer support groups, carrying out community outreaches, and making places and spaces for suicide survivors, people with mental health issues, and their families who are often their primary support, to discuss their experiences. They also deliver online and physical counselling sessions for individuals and groups.
Uganda recognises three types of psychologist: Clinical, and Counselling, which are based within hospitals, as well as Community, based in communities. You will be able to join with practicing psychologists in each field, in their work settings, and gain valuable experience of both the issues they work with, and solutions they are working to.
You will be able to join them across all aspects of their work, and with the different psychology practitioners, in hospitals, and the community.