What kind of internship is best for psychology majors?

Vera
I was thinking that possibly you could help out or volunteer at a YWCA or a children after school program. There would be lots of Child Psychology to be used. But if you cannot do that until you are 18 then here are just a few more ideas:
1.Take any kind of Psychology Class you can if your High School offers them. Even it you have to take it in the summer time it will help with your knowledge of psychology. If there is a psychology class at your school check with your teacher and tell him that you are interested in learning more and does he/she know of anyone who might be looking for a helper or an aide. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND THE MORE YOU ASK AROUND THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES WILL COME YOUR WAY.
2. Babysitting children from 4-10 will give you knowledge and experience with that age group and then when 18 you can look for a better position and put that I your resume as experience.
3 Again you can visit your high Career Center and see what they can offer you. I worked at a high school Career Center for awhile and they do have information that might help you. Sometimes businesses want high school students for real jobs or voluntary ones and they list it with the career or job center. It may not be in psychology but it will probably be working with the public or customers and that is part of what psychology really is and it will look good on the resume.
4. Sometimes an English teacher will ask you to do an assignment about someone you know who you admire and this is your chance to interview a psychologist that you might know or is at school or a family member.
5. I hope this helps and my last advice is to learn all you can about how people work, think, learn and socialize because that is your foundation for what psychology represents. Start with you school, then family members, even doctors that you know and they might know someone for you to get in touch with and learn more about this particular area of choice. If you attend a church you may find that there is a place for you to run a teen program or help with it.

Good luck again!!

You have chosen a wonderful major and one very dear to my heart and a good question.
Here are a few ideas that you might want to think about:
1. I would start with checking with your main counselor in you major field, Psychology. It is possible that he has a part time or temporary position or internship available for his students that are majoring in this area. You might be able to work with this psychologist or possible he or she has a friend who is also a psychologist and has an opening in their office.
2. The job boards associated with the colleges often post jobs and some post internships, but the internships are mostly given to those who know someone. So keep your options open and let all your friends, counselors, and teachers what you are looking for in an internship and when you would be available to start working.
3. Check on your own through the internet with places like LinkedIn, Monster, or any other site that you are on that possibly offers internships in your field.
4. Another possibility is to volunteer in a places where your field of psychology is a possibility. Maybe a child or teen program in which child or teen psychology is very helpful, or you might know someone who is a psychologist and volunteer to work in the office. Without a degree they won't let you actually use your skill, but you can learn by being in the mist of certain situations.
5. Psychology is an intangible subject, one in which is worked through the brains of other. So whatever you can pick up in the situations that you incur will be helpful for the future.
6. I also would make sure you take a psychology class you first semester or year in college or in a summer program. so that it will give you more insight to speak about psychological aspects of the field and maybe even wow someone who might want you to work with them.
7. Subscribe to any psychological magazine or books that you can to gain any knowledge and possible in the magazines they will have job suggestions.
8. At whatever school you attend make use of the Career Center, sometimes there are some jobs available. Also, make sure you attend any job fairs that are on campus just for information and to network yourself with the proper people. Good Luck to you in furthering a wonderful career!!

I hope these ideas will help you find that internship or job that will help you launch your Career.