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Site Name: University of Maryland

Department: Counseling Center

Department : Counseling Center

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1350
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: University of Maryland
Department: Counseling Center
Address: Shoemaker Building
4281 Chapel Lane
College Park, Maryland 20742-8111
Country: United States
Metro Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Distance from Major City: 7 miles N of Washington, D.C; 30 miles S of Baltimore
Phone: 301-405-6060x
Fax: 301-314-9206
Email: mberbery@umd.edu
Web Address: http://www.counseling.umd.edu/cs/doctoralinternship/
Brochure Website's Address: http://www.counseling.umd.edu/cs/doctoralinternship/
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Additional Agency Types:
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Maria Berbery
Chief Psychologist: Maria Berbery
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 11
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 07/01/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 4
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 45921
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Travel insurance; convention partial support; administrative leave for job interviews.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Weekly duties and experiences include: seeing individual clients in brief (8-10 cases) and long-term (2 cases) therapy, co-leading a psychotherapy group, conducting initial intake sessions, drop-in crisis support (2 hrs/week), attending staff meetings, intern seminar, case conferences (one for interns and one for all staff), committee meetings, and engaging in consultation with staff from the Department of Resident Life, working on a project as part of their Training Rotation with a campus entity, engaging in research utilizing Counseling Center data, and doing outreach presentations in classrooms or for campus groups. During the summer months (July and August) interns work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. During the Fall and Spring semesters the schedule is also typically from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of one 10-hour day (9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) each week and one 6-hour day where they telework from home to do teletherapy, research and other professional development projects.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? Yes
Details of the above affiliations While not a formal affiliation, the UMD Counseling Center provides all practica training for students enrolled in the UMD doctoral Counseling Psychology program. Some Counseling Center staff affiliate with the counseling psychology program through participation on theses and dissertation committees and supervision of practicum students. Counseling Center interns acquire supervision training by supervising doctoral Counseling Psychology students enrolled in a beginning practicum.
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/01/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/08/2023
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Applicants selected for an interview and those who are no longer under consideration will be notified no later than Dec. 8. This site offers 60-minute video-conferencing interviews. Interviews are scheduled from mid-December to mid-January.  Generally, applicants are interviewed by 2 to 3 members of the Training Committee. Requests to visit the site are welcomed.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Please see our website for program affiliations of previous interns.
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: Yes
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: No
Masters Degree Required: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 500
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 0
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Accepted
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements: Applicants with university or college counseling center experience are strongly preferred.
Program Description

Our internship program provides training experiences for individuals interested in pursuing employment and careers in a college or university counseling center, or as a member of a university faculty in the field of psychology or counseling. The scientist-practitioner training model serves as the over-arching educational philosophy of our internship program, and we use an apprenticeship method to accomplish our training goals. The internship involves the provision of individual and group counseling, outreach and consultation, supervision of practicum students, assessment, and research. Participation in staff meetings, committees, case conferences, seminars, and involvement in administrative functions is expected and encouraged.

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
Adults: Yes
Family:
Older Adults:
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students: Yes
International Students: Yes
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

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Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy:
Group Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Community Intervention:
Consultation/Liaison: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Crisis Intervention: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Brief Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Evidence Based Research: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision of Practicum students : Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Other:

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Experience (21% to 30%)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Supervision: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Research: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Administration: Experience (21% to 30%)
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: http://www.counseling.umd.edu/cs/doctoralinternship/  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 88 117 105 83 117 93 93
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 32 41 32 37 34 39 34
Total number of interns: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 4 4 4 4 3 4 4
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 33 8 2 23 6 1 7
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching: 1
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 1
Hospital/Medical Center: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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