Internship

Predoctoral Internship

In order to be licensed as a psychologist, students are required to complete a full-year predoctoral internship prior to graduation. Students at the University of Utah Counseling Psychology Program must complete an internship accredited by the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Commission on Accreditation. Our students typically complete this requirement in their 5^th year of the program and are matched with outstanding internship training sites all over the U.S. Internship applications and matching are managed by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). Please see the APPIC website at www.appic.org and the Online Directory for additional information. The Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP), of which our program is a member, has published the following expectations for internship eligibility:

Expectations for Internship Eligibility 

1. Trainee meets or exceeds foundational and functional competencies as articulated by the program objectives and national guidelines. These include multicultural competencies in working with diverse populations.
2. Trainee successfully completed a pre-dissertation research experience.
3. Trainee passed program’s comprehensive or qualifying exams (or equivalent).
4. Trainee’s dissertation proposal has been accepted at the time of application to internship.
5. Trainee successfully completed all required coursework for the doctoral degree prior to starting the internship (except hours for dissertation and internship).
6. Trainee completed at least 450 face-to-face, program-sanctioned, doctoral practicum hours of assessment/intervention that includes evidence-based practice and at least 150 hours of  supervision by a licensed psychologist or other mental health professional (as appropriate for the jurisdiction).  Supervision was delivered according to accepted individual or group models and included observation of the trainee’s work.
7. Trainee has contributed to the scientific knowledge within psychology, as evidenced by:
       
        a. Submitting a manuscript (e.g., journal article, book chapter) as an author or co-author, 
            or
        b. Presenting at least two papers/posters/workshops at local, regional, national, or international
            professional conferences or meetings.
8. Trainee was enrolled in a program that conducts formal annual evaluations of each student for purposes of monitoring trainees’ developing competencies and assuring that only students making satisfactory progress are retained and recommended for doctoral candidacy and entry into the profession. This annual program review of each student utilized evaluations obtained from different faculty and supervisors and covered the full range of competencies including academic, research, clinical skills, and ethical professional behavior. Trainee has been rated as meeting expectations and possessing the required competencies at the time of applying for internship.

Adopted by CCPTP February 9, 2013

Counseling Psychology Information Sessions

These video conference information sessions will provide important information about our Ph.D. Program. Please review our program introduction video on this page before the information session. The video includes an introduction to our program, what professionals in these careers do, the job outlook, program requirements, admissions requirements, and the admissions process. The information session will primarily be a question-and-answer session about the program. Video Conference Times are in Mountain Time, so adjust if you are in a different time zone.

Please contact ed-cpasst@utah.edu and specify which date to participate.

Upcoming Info Session Dates/Times:

September 9th: 6pm-7pm MST
October 16th: 7:15pm-8:15pm MST
November 4th: 7pm-8pm MST