The full-time, APA accredited, 12 month Doctoral Internship at USF-CAPS provides training in Health Service Psychology (HSP) within a university counseling center context with an emphasis on brief, time-limited therapy and multicultural competency within an integrationist framework. We provide intensive supervision, multifaceted didactic training, professional mentorship, and a broad range of outreach and consultation opportunities. Through achievement of Profession-Wide and Program-Specific competencies, the overarching aims for the training year are to: (1) Develop and demonstrate skills and competencies for entry-level practice as a generalist in health service psychology and (2) Develop ethical integrity and a professional identity as a psychologist. In order to achieve these aims, the internship provides training in multiple areas including intake and triage assessment, brief individual psychotherapy, crisis intervention and management, group psychotherapy, consultation and collaboration with campus and off-campus communities, outreach program delivery, and program development/program evaluation.  

Interns have the opportunity to work with a multiculturally diverse student population with a wide range of clinical concerns and to further develop their understanding of and sensitivity to individual and cultural diversity, and integrate such understanding into all forms of service delivery.  In addition to individual and group supervision, interns participate in multiple training seminars including Didactic In-service; Intercultural; and Professional Development, Supervision and Program Evaluation, and Case Conference. All senior staff members actively participate in the training program and are committed to assisting interns in developing their own perspectives toward brief therapy and moving closer to the integration of evidence-based frameworks and methods.