User:

Site Name: University of Victoria

Department: Student Wellness Centre - Counselling

Department : Student Wellness Centre - Counselling

Click on a section title to expand or collapse individual sections.
Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1869
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: University of Victoria
Department: Student Wellness Centre - Counselling
Address: Student Wellness Centre - Counselling
University of Victoria
2300 McKenzie Ave
Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P2
Country: Canada
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 69 miles from Vancouver, BC
Phone: 250-721-8563x
Fax:
Email: wilsonlj@uvic.ca
Web Address: https://www.uvic.ca/services/counselling/index.php
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.uvic.ca/services/counselling/opportunities/internship/index.php
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Additional Agency Types:
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Leah Wilson
Chief Psychologist: Ai-Lan Chia
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 08/21/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 35000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 15000
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Regular professional development opportunities (no cost attached) made available onsite throughout the year, including interdisciplinary training opportunities with Health, International Office for Students, and the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement. We also have relationships with another local internship site and the Clinical Psychology and Counselling Psychology academic units on campus and have arranged for additional collaborative didactic opportunities, which facilitates interdisciplinary training and offers an additional developmental lens to clinical work.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site An intern will engage in a variety of tasks in a given day, including providing individual counselling, co-facilitating a group, engaging in supervision or case consultation, and completing administrative tasks. Depending on the day, the intern may also be providing supervision to a Masters level practicum student or engaging in an outreach activity on the broader campus community or engaging in research tasks (e.g., dissertation). The intern may also spend portions of their day involved in our campus Eating Disorder Collaborative or involved in consultation at SWC Health (primary care). Days of the week are diverse with regards to tasks. Consideration is given to balance in daily tasks. Work-life balance is emphasized at our site.
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? No
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/07/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Optional
Interview notification date: 12/01/2023
Tentative interview date: 01/02/2024;01/12/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews for the match are completed individually via Zoom and are approximately 1.5 hours in duration. We typically begin interviews in the first and second week of January. Applicants will be notified on December 1 of their interview status, and applicants who received an invitation to interview can contact our site on December 4 to book an interview in the New Year (following CCPPP recommendations regarding Universal Interview Notification and Response Dates).
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: York University University of British Columbia University of Calgary Adler University-Chicago Chicago School of Professional Psychology-Los Angeles Adler University, Vancouver University of Saskatchewan The Wright Institute University of P.E.I. University of Alberta
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: No
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: Yes
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by application deadline
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by ranking deadline
Dissertation Defended: Yes, by start of internship
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 350
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
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 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: Please see our brochure for more information on eligibility requirements (brochure available at: https://www.uvic.ca/student-wellness/wellness-resources/student-opportunities/index.php).
Program Description

Counselling is a part of the Student Wellness Centre (SWC) located in the Health and Wellness Building on campus and provides psychological services to UVic students, as well as consulting services to members of the University community. The SWC, housing both Health and Counselling, strives to provide holistic care and service delivery in a fully integrated, collaborative, inter-professional model in close partnership with Multifaith as a third unit within the SWC portfolio. 

Our Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship Program adopts a scientist-practitioner model and is designed to be generalist in nature. Our program provides training in eight core competency areas: individual counselling, assessment, group counselling, supervision, outreach/consultation/program development, applied research, diversity, and professional ethics.

At Counselling, interns are viewed as early emerging professionals who are engaged in much of the same activities as the rest of the clinical team. Interns have access to the same on site training/professional development opportunities as clinical staff, and are included in the weekly case consultations and other planning meetings. All staff members of Counselling are integral to the learning and training environment and interact regularly with the interns over the course of the internship year. We strive to create a learning and work environment that is supportive and collegial, committed to professional development in the service of the client population with whom we work, and respectful of individual differences.

Additionally, we have two training experiences built into our internship: the Counselling Consultant (CC) and the Eating Disorder Collective (EDC); these are part of, and are woven into, the overall competencies associated with our internship and we approach these from a developmental perspective and progression.

As a division of Student Affairs and a unit within Wellness, Recreation, and Athletics at UVic, Counselling is involved in a number of inter-unit collaborations on campus. This includes counselling specific efforts (e.g., Indigenous counsellors available in collaboration with the Office of Indigenous Academic and Community Engagement; group counselling offerings in partnership with Multifaith), multi-disciplinary care coordination (e.g., care coordination team with Centre for Accessible Learning, Health, case managers), and event-based partnerships. Such campus collaborations offer a rich and diverse learning experience for interns at Counselling.

We acknowledge and respect the l?k???ŋ?n peoples on whose territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W?SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

Interns have the opportunity to be involved with the UVic Eating Disorders Collaborataive which is a multidisciplinary and collaborative treatment program involving Physicians, Psychiatry, Psychologists and Counsellors, Dietitians, and Nurses. Regular case consultation occurs as a part of this programming. In addition, through our emerging integration with Health to create the Student Wellness Centre, interns have the opportunity to have exposure to and experience with supervised practice in psychology within primary care.

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: https://www.uvic.ca/services/counselling/index.php  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: 11 10 16 12 19
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 6 10 13 12 17
Total number of interns: 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 2 1 2 1
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 0 0 1 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 0 0 2 1 2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 0 1 2 2 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 2 1 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 2 0 24 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 4 51 1 23
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
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: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
Back to the Search Page