Doctoral Psychology Internship Admissions, Benefits, and Outcomes
Program Disclosures
This program does not require trainees to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institutions affiliation or purpose (admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values.)
This internship position is a 12-month appointment, beginning August 1 and ending July 31, for a total of 2,000 hours in a 52-week period. The aim of our program is to train generalist psychologists as health service providers providing services in an interdisciplinary setting.
Admissions
| Hours | Amount |
|---|---|
| Direct contact intervention hours | 350 |
| Direct contact assessment hours | 0 |
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- Interest and experience in individual brief therapy
- Interest and experience in group therapy
- Interest and experience in supervision of trainees
- Interest and experience in Behavioral Health/Interdisciplinary work
- Interest and experience in Let’s Talk /Outreach
- Interest and experience in working with underrepresented or underserved populations
- Interest and experience in mental health crisis work
- Interest in learning the skills required to be a Health Service Provider as a psychologist
Financial and other benefits (2026-2027)
| Full/Part Time | Salary Amount |
|---|---|
| Full Time | $36,500 |
| Part Time | N/A (This is a full time position) |
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This program provides interns with medical insurance. Trainees are not required to contribute to the cost.
Coverage:
| Description | Available? |
|---|---|
| Coverage of family members | Yes |
| Coverage of legally married partner | Yes |
| Coverage of domestic partner | No |
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| Description | Amount |
|---|---|
| Hours of annual paid personal time off (PTO and/or vacation) | 80 hours |
| Hours of annual paid sick leave/PTO | 80 hours |
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In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, our program will allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave.
- Paid legal holiday
- Program development funds ($500)
- Technologically equipped office
- Research time (40 Hours)
- Professional development (40 hours)
- Flex time for required after-hours work
- Ability to work from home at some capacity
Outcomes
| Description | Total |
|---|---|
| Interns who were in the 3 preceding cohorts | 12 |
| Interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing a doctoral degree | 0 |
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100% of our trainees from 2022-2025 are in a post-doctoral residency position.
| Facility/Location | Post-Doctoral Residency Position | Employed Position |
|---|---|---|
| Academic teaching | 0 | 0 |
| Community mental health center | 0 | 0 |
| Consortium | 0 | 0 |
| University counseling center | 8 | 0 |
| Hospital/medical center | 0 | 0 |
| Veterans affair health care system | 0 | 0 |
| Psychiatric facility | 0 | 0 |
| Correctional facility | 0 | 0 |
| Health maintenance organization | 1 | 0 |
| School district/system | 0 | 0 |
| Independent practice setting | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
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