Doctoral Internship

Requirements

The internship year is roughly broken into an orientation period and three semesters (fall, spring, and summer).

Fall: The emphasis of the initial semester is on the development of general skills required of health service psychologist in a university counseling center.

Spring: During the second semester, training focuses on strengthening competencies, broadening the intern's base of knowledge and skills, and enhancing the intern's sense of professional identity.

Summer: The third semester offers interns the opportunity to consolidate growth and an opportunity to focus on a particular area of counseling center work such as outreach, group, training, or work with particular clinical concerns or populations. 

Minimum requirements of the internship include:

  • 2000 total hours
  • 500 face-to-face hours of psychological services to students/clients/patients/consultees
  • Individual/Couples Counseling (15 hours weekly) 
  • Group Counseling (1-2 hours weekly) )
  • Initial Appointments  (3 hours weekly)
  • Single Session Coverage (2 hours weekly)
  • Individual Supervision (2 hours weekly)
  • Group Supervision (2 hours weekly)
  • Seminars: (2 hours weekly)
  • Outreach (4 activities/presentations)