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Site Name: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Department: Counseling and Psychological Services

Department : Counseling and Psychological Services

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2287
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Department: Counseling and Psychological Services
Address: 550 N 19th Street
Counseling and Psychological Services
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 50 miles west of Omaha, NE
Phone: 402-472-7450x
Fax: 402-472-8010
Email: tbesett-alesch2@unl.edu
Web Address: http://caps.unl.edu
Brochure Website's Address: https://cehs.unl.edu/nicpp/steps-applying-consortium/
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • University Counseling Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Tricia Besett-Alesch Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist: Tricia Besett-Alesch Ph.D.
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 6
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/01/2021
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 3
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 32000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Provide individual, group, and couples counseling to university students. Initial evaluation, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach provided. CCAPS assessment opportunities. Interns have opportunity to provide supervision to a doctoral level psychology student. Meetings and Trainings include: Intern Case Conference, Intern Professional Development, Supervision of Supervision, Intern Seminars/Didactics, Professional Development Training Meetings, and Cultural Humility Meetings.
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: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

11/01/2020 11:59 PM
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

We conduct our interviews via Zoom. Interviews are blocked for one hour and usually involve meeting with two to three of CAPS professional staff members. After all interviews are completed, the CAPS Training Director will follow up with a 30-minute phone call to address any additional questions about the trainin program. The Training Director will also connect the applicants with the current interns via email. Requests to talk with any of the CAPS professional staff are welcome. 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: PsyD and PhD Programs
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: Yes, by application deadline
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 400
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 Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not 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: A provisional license in mental health practice (PLMHP) in the State of Nebraska is required for employment. The current cost is $125. UNL does not reimburse the cost for the license. A background check must also be cleared for employment.
Program Description

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) program overall goal is to train competent, ethical and reflective psychologists who have acquired  the awareness, knowledge and skills fundamental to the practice of professional psychology.

 

CAPS embraces the NICPP's scientist practitioner model. We use a practitioner-scholar model of training that emphasizes an experiential component (“learning by doing”) while consulting and then integrating empirical literature into the practice of psychology. We believe becoming a skilled professional in psychology is a lifelong process that requires self-awareness, desire for personal growth, openness to feedback and change, and a passion for learning. The following are the core goals for the CAPS program:

Goal 1:  Interns will acquire requisite clinical skills and competencies for entry level practice as professional psychologists.

Goal 2:  Interns will develop the knowledge, awareness, and attitude needed to demonstrate professional behavior appropriate to entering the practice of professional psychology.

Goal 3:  Interns will increase their knowledge and awareness of cultural and individual diversity for entry level practice as professional psychologists. 

To achieve these goals, training experiences are sequential, cumulative, and graded in complexity. Integrated throughout the training program is an affirming attitude toward and appreciation of all forms of diversity, which include but are not limited to: age, gender, gender identity, race, enthicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, disability, spirituality, and social class. We also strive for a continual examination of our own awareness of diversity issues among ourselves and within the university community.

CAPS interns are trained to provide individual and group counseling services, supervision to counselors in training, and outreach/consultative services to a university-wide adult population. Interns also work to develop skills in triage screening, and crisis intervention. To meet the individual needs and interests of our interns, we offer interns the choice to pursue a year-long concentrated training in one of the following areas: crisis intervention, outreach, body image and disordered eating, working with students of color, working with international students, or working with LGBTQA+ students. Ultimately, interns will leave prepared as generalists for careers in university/college counseling centers, private practice, or other collaborative mental health settings. 

Each doctoral intern is required to train at CAPS in the position of “Psychology Intern” full-time (40 hours per week) for 12 months. Interns are expected to complete 500 hours of direct service and 2000 hours of total service. The NICPP internship year for CAPS  begins on August 1 and ends July 31. Interns average 40-42 hours per week as some weeks may require longer hours due to regular fluctuations in university schedules. Interns receive sick leave accrued at the rate of eight hours per month and vacation time also accrued at the rate of eight hours per month. Interns are also given three days of release time annually for professional development activities (e.g., workshops, seminars), one day of release time for the defense of the intern’s dissertation, if not already defended prior to the internship year, and three days of release time for job searches. 

Please visit our website for more detailed information, and feel free to contact us with any questions.

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: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired: Yes
Students: Yes
International Students: Yes
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness: Yes
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

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

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Substance Use Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development: Experience (21% to 30%)
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Research:
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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: caps.unl.edu  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: 20 35 56 45
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 15 27 25 31
Total number of interns: 2 4 4 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 4 4 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 3 2 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 1 2 2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2 2 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 2 2 2 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 5 1 3
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 5 40 2 7
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
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