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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2260
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Drexel University
Department: Drexel University Counseling Center
Address: Office of Counseling and Health

3210 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
Country: United States
Metro Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Distance from Major City:
Phone: 215-895-1415x
Fax: 215-571-3518
Email: msl335@drexel.edu
Web Address: https://drexel.edu/counselingandhealth/counseling-center/training-programs/internship/
Brochure Website's Address: http://drexel.edu/counselingandhealth/counseling-center/training-programs/internship/
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: Matthew LeRoy
Chief Psychologist: Tania Czarnecki
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 8
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: 38094
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Off for all major holidays, Flex time for on-call participation and late night coverage, use of library and gym
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site A typical day is from 8 AM - 5PM with a lunch hour. Interns should expect that their day typically includes a mix of initial consultations, individual therapy sessions, co-facilitating workshops and/or interpersonal process group, didactic seminars, and outreach presentations. Interns are encouraged to set aside some administrative time during the week for case management tasks. ,The Center continues to offer hybrid services, including two days where interns work from home. The Center has begun to encourage return of in-person sessions, but will continue to preserve virtual sessions as students have appreciated the increase in accessibility.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
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: 11/01/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: 12/12/2023
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Applications can be submitted until 11:59 pm EST on November 1, 2023. Interviews are typically scheduled between mid December through mid January.  Applicants will be notified via email if they have been invited to interview. 

The Center will conduct virtual interviews.  During the interview process each applicant will meet briefly with the Director of Training, will attend an interview with at least two different staff therapists, discuss a case vignette with two staff therapists, and will have an opportunity to speak with the current intern cohort  in a group format.  

 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Boston University, Bryn Mawr College, Carlos Albizu University, Chatham University, Chestnut Hill College, Fordham University, George Fox University, George Washington University, Ph.D and Psy.D programs, Immaculata University, LaSalle University, Lehigh University, Long Island University, Marywood University, Rutgers University GSAPP, SUNY Binghamton, University of Florida, University of Hartford, University of Louisville, The Wright Institute
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: No
Masters Degree Required: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 450
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 Not Accepted
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: Background Check is required for all new hires. For more information please see: http://drexel.edu/hr/resources/policies/dupolicies/hr52/ Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the University currently has a policy that interns would need to follow. That can be found here: https://drexel.edu/hr/resources/policies/dupolicies/hr75/
Program Description

The Drexel University Counseling Center's APA accredited internship program offers four full-time positions for the 2024-2025 training year.  The Counseling Center's mission is to create inclusive spaces to support the academic and personal goals of our diverse students. We support students by affirming, valuing and celebrating diversity, centering issues of equity, access and justice. We meet students’ needs by attending to their unique presentations. This includes utilizing a flex-care model of treatment delivery. The Counseling Center seeks to be fully integrated into the University community through our robust outreach and group program.

Through our work we utilize a lens of cultural humility, acknowledging that learning about privilege and marginalization requires a life-long reflective process. That reflection requires us to attend to difference, sameness, and how power and marginalization is present within our institutions and ourselves. We are dedicated to extend this spirit to the students we serve, and treat all students with dignity and respect. We are a community actively working on inclusivity and decolonizing our practices.

One way we adjust our services is to utilizes a flex-care model. Flex-care begins with acknowledgement that traditional psychotherapy (e.g. weekly, 50 minute sessions) is descended from western cultural values. Flex-care is an approach to treatment that centers student goals and helps students connect to workshops, groups, individual therapy, and appointments that can be requested and delivered on the same day. This involves “flexing” to the student needs, and ascertaining students that need a workshop, a group, or 30-minute sessions. We continue to serve students in the traditional framework and continue to fine tune our clinical decision making to decide how to best meet student needs including those who are hesitant to engage with traditional services. We do not have session limits, but tend to be goal focused in our approach to ensure we can support all members of the Drexel community.

Drexel’s internship program is aware that the boundaries between personal and professional identities is thin. We are committed to providing an environment that fosters interns' individual goals and growth of previously acquired competencies that includes centering trainees’ humanity.  We use a developmental model to allow for growth of personal interests and needs of each intern.  The activities are divided into core competencies including: individual, co-facilitating interpersonal process group psychotherapy/ workshops, outreach / consultation, didactic seminars, crisis response, and provision of supervision to doctoral externs.  Interns may have opportunities to create a more individualized experience, such as working with populations of interest and working closely with Counseling Center staff (e.g. liaison role with various university departments, learning more about the role of the Training Director, etc). 

 Our training program exists in the context of Drexel’s unique collegiate experience. This experience includes students participating in a co-ops, where they engage in paid internships during their programs to provide life experience. Drexel’s terms are 10-week quarters, and it is a rigorous academic experience. The center’s goal is for our students to succeed across a variety of domains, including identity development, academic, personal, and interpersonal. For some students this will involve utilizing our services when they are in distress, and other students engage in our services in a preventative manner.

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:
Students: Yes
International Students: Yes
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment:
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy:
Group Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Community Intervention:
Consultation/Liaison: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research:
Supervision of Practicum students : Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment:
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Religion/Spirituality: Experience (21% to 30%)
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:
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: https://drexel.edu/counselingandhealth/counseling-center/training-programs/internship/  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: 46 111 101 105 121 95 114
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 27 31 31 32 32 36 36
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: 0 1 0 1 2 2
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 3 4 3 2 2 4
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 4 2 4 3 3 3 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 2 0 1 1 1 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
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written
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: 3
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: 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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