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Site Name: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo

Department: Department of Psychology

Department : Department of Psychology

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1963
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo
Department: Department of Psychology
Address: Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo
1600 West 24th Street
Pueblo, Colorado 81003
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO
Distance from Major City: 116 miles south of Denver, Colorado
Phone: 719-546-4729
Fax:
Email: janna.holmes@state.co.us
Web Address: https://cdhs.colorado.gov/CMHHIP
Brochure Website's Address: https://cdhs.colorado.gov/doctoral-psychology-internship-at-cmhip
Primary Agency Type: State/County/Other Public Hospital
Additional Agency Types:
  • State/County/Other Public Hospital
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Janna Holmes
Chief Psychologist:
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 35
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: /
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 47665
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): 12 state holidays per year; 8 hours of Annual Leave per month; 6.6 hours of Sick Leave per month; health, dental, and vision insurance for family legally married and domestic partners; comp time; Colorado Work/Life Employee Discount Program; Maternity Leave; and Colorado State Employees Assistance Program (CSEAP) provides 6 free sessions of confidential counseling
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site The typical work day can vary greatly based on the intern’s assigned rotations. However, some of the fundamental aspects of the internship experience includes the following: - Morning Report (with unit staff) - Treatment Team Meetings - Individual Therapy - Psychological Assessment Administration - Report and Progress Note Writing (and various other paperwork) - Didactic and Seminar Training
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? No
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: No
Application Due Date: 11/30/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Not Offered
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Based on information gleaned from the review of packets, 35 to 40 applicants will be invited for virtual interviews. Those selected for interviews will be contacted by the Director of Internship Training or designee by email to arrange an interview date. Applicants will receive email confirmation of the interview date. All interviews will be conducted virtually. Although exact dates are yet to be determined, interviews will be scheduled Tuesdays and Wednesdays in January of ----. A panel of psychologists will interview each applicant. Each interview will last approximately 50 minutes with 10 minutes for questions. Interviews will be structured and each member of the interview team will rate applicants’ responses to questions, as well as, overall “goodness of fit” with our program. Applicants selected for interviews will receive a virtual tour of the hospital.

Application Requirements:  The CMHHIP Internship will not be taking interns for the 2024-2025 training year. 

Cover letter describing your interest in the CMHHIP internship. The letter should describe your goals for internship and the ways our program will help you meet those goals.

Completion of AAPI Online to include:

  • Three reference letters, at least two of which are from individuals that have supervised your clinical work
  • A curriculum vitae
  • All graduate transcripts
  • Two integrated clinical psychological reports, deidentified. Reports completed for class do not meet this requirement.

Our application deadline is November --. ----. All applications submitted on or before November --, ---- will be carefully reviewed by CMHHIP psychologists for coursework and academic performance, settings and hours of practicum experiences, training and supervision in psychological assessments, general and technical writing skills, experience providing evidence based treatment in secure inpatient settings, and evidence of interest in providing public mental health services to those diagnosed with a serious mental illness. We recognize that COVID-19 impacted some practicum settings' ability to provide contact hours; therefore, the required hours have been adjusted. All applicants will be notified of their interview status by email on or before December --, -----.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology- Chicago; Illinois School of Professional Psychology; Argosy- Schaumberg; Pacific Graduate School of Psychology; Palo Alto University; City University of New York- Queens College; Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology; The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute; Fielding Graduate University-Santa Barbara; Texas Tech University; Eastern Kentucky University; West Virginia University; Colorado State University- Fort Collins; University of Denver; Capella University; Argosy University- Dallas; George Fox University; Our Lady of the Lakes University; California School of Professional Psychology-Fresno; American School of Professional Psychology- Phoenix; Pacific University-Oregon; University of Indianapolis; Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology -Los Angeles; Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology- San Diego; Georgia Southern University; Argosy University of Hawaii; Florida Institute of Technology; Nova Southeastern University; Carlos Albizu University- Miami
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
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 ranking deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 300
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 100
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable): 400
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 2
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Not Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited Not Accepted
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: N/A
Other Requirements: CMHHIP is a state inpatient facility. Passing pre-employment background checks and drug screening is a condition of employment.
Program Description

CMHHIP is a 24/7, 516-bed forensic inpatient state hospital. CMHHIP’s Health Service Psychology internship provides supervised experiential training in the delivery of evidence-based treatment interventions, psycholegal evaluations, and applied clinical research to a culturally and clinically diverse patient population in a secure forensic inpatient state hospital. Interns’ days are filled with clinical activities such as milieu therapy, long and short-term individual psychotherapy sessions, scheduled psychoeducational and treatment groups, staff meetings, multidisciplinary team meetings, and psychological evaluations. Under the supervision of licensed psychologists, interns provide baseline psychological evaluations, competency evaluations, cognitive screening evaluations, and objective and projective personality assessments. The following rotations are offered as required rotations throughout the year: Restoration Treatment, Forensic Assessment, Psychological Assessment, Research, and Didactic Learning. The following rotations are offered as choices for a four-month rotation (interns choose one): Sexual Treatment and Evaluation Program (STEP), Risk Assessment, Community Reintegration Units (CRUs), and Social Learning Program (SLP) as available.


CMHHIP will not be taking interns for the 2024-2025 cohort.

 

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

Competency to Proceed Evaluations

Psychological Evaluations to inform Forensic Assessments

Trauma-Informed 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://cdhs.colorado.gov/CMHHIP  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: 84 83 75 65 117 96 67
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 38 36 43 42 38 44 0
Total number of interns: 3 3 3 3 3 3 0
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 1 3 3 3 3 3 0
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 3 2 2 1 0 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 0 1 1 2 3 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 3 2 2 3 2 3 0
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
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 14 18 19 23 21 3 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 28 77 59 49 35 28 0
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: 3
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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