The internship program at the Student Counseling Center prepares interns as strong generalists for entry level, psychologist positions. The framework of the training program is a developmental apprenticeship model that has as its overarching goal the professional growth of the psychology intern. As we apply this model, interns are provided with the necessary training, teaching, supervision, modeling and mentoring to meet their professional and personal goals.
Interns gain experience in individual and group counseling/psychotherapy, crisis intervention, brief assessment/traige, formal assessment, supervision and training, as well as outreach and consultation. Training includes a weekly case conference, two hours of supervision for the provision of supervision, a monthly professional topics seminar, and at least two additional hours per week of didactic seminars, including but limited to clinical, psychopharmacology, and diversity topics.
Interns are encouraged to take an active role in selecting their supervisors and designing their training to include their professional interests and needs. Interns may choose to have a more specialized focus on clinical or professional development areas such as training and supervision, clinical procedures, groups, outreach, or multicultural competence. The internship program is highly valued by staff members and every effort is made to provide a warm and supportive environment that models and attends to professional and personal growth.
Note: Our program will not consider applicants from programs that require additional contracts or evaluation forms filled out.