Assistantship Sites

Research Assistantship
All first-year doctoral students will receive 20-hour per week research assistantships with their mentors.

Teaching Assistantships
All second-year doctoral students will receive a teaching assistantship. 3+ year doctoral students have the ability to apply to a teaching assistantship depending on availability of positions. The following courses may be taught (all under faculty supervision):

ECPY 204: Principles of Career and Life Planning
Responsibilities: Full responsibility for 1 or 2 sections per semester

ECPY 360: Cultural Diversity and Social Justice
Responsibilities: Full responsibility for 1 or 2 sections per semester

ECPY 421: Introduction to Counseling Psychology
Responsibilities: Full responsibility for 1 or 2 sections per semester

ECPY 602/612: Pre-practicum/Master’s practicum
Responsibilities: Responsible for 2 lab sections per semester

ECPY 740: Intelligence Testing
Responsibilities: Responsible for assisting faculty with test reports in the Spring semester

Other Graduate Assistantships (in the department)

CAREER SERVICES, UALBANY
Responsibilities: Involves career counseling and assistance in the operations and services of the Center. Must have had previous counseling experience.

MIDDLE EARTH PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Responsibilities: Serve as Hotline Coordinator (training and supervising undergrad workers on peer hotline). (Middle Earth is part of the University Counseling Center and is housed one mile off campus at 400 Patroon Creek Blvd. There is a shuttle bus from campus during daytime hours.)

ST. PETER’S ADDICTION RECOVERY CENTER (SPARC)
Responsibilities: Involves primarily group work and/or intake assessments with clients who abuse substances (most are court mandated), late adolescents and adults. Case management seminars with a multi-disciplinary team. Because SPARC has various sites throughout the Capital District, a car is necessary. Supervision is provided by non-psychologists. Prior group experience is preferable.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES CENTER
Responsibilities: Includes regular graduate assistant position and a career services coordinator. All assistants carry a caseload (including testing) and have some administrative responsibilities. A required seminar series on testing and psychotherapy process is held every Wednesday morning as part of group supervision. There is also one senior assistant, whose responsibilities include a caseload and various administrative assignments.

COLLEGE OF ST. ROSE COUNSELING CENTER
Responsibilities: Graduate assistantship for an advanced student who will serve as the Assistant Director. (Those who will be 4th year students are preferred, but St. Rose may consider 3rd year students who have had substantial counseling experience at the master’s level). Individual and group psychotherapy with college students; outreach workshops; consultation.