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Site Name: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Department: Disability Resources and Educational Services

Department : Disability Resources and Educational Services

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2568
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Provisional Membership
Site: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Department: Disability Resources and Educational Services
Address: 1207 S. Oak St
Champaign, Illinois 61822
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 135 miles south of Chicago
Phone: 217-244-8643x
Fax:
Email: hmcclint@illinois.edu
Web Address: https://dres.illinois.edu/home/about/mental-health-training-opportunities/
Brochure Website's Address: https://dres.illinois.edu/files/2023/05/Internship_brochure.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Other
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Other
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Hollie McClintick
Chief Psychologist: Hollie McClintick
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 2
Position Information
Start Date: 08/19/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 36000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave,
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Access to university library services and free public transportation.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site DRES predoctoral interns spend a balanced amount of time conducting assessments and providing therapy to University of Illinois students. Daily activities also include time for writing progress notes, reports, treatment planning, individual and group supervision, and opportunities to supervise/train graduate students. Interns' daily schedules are flexible and can be tailored to suit interns' goals.
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: 11/27/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/11/2023
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Individuals will be notified by email with dates of individual interviews to choose from (either in December or January). Interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Interviews will be approximately one hour in length. Requests to meet with specific staff are welcome. In addition, prospective interns can request to speak with former school psychology predoctoral interns. 
How to obtain application info: Email the Program
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: N/A
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: 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 start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable):
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): 4
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
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree
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:
Program Description

The Division of Disability Resources & Educational Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois serves over 4,500 students with disabilities. Their core responsibility is to work directly with students to coordinate necessary accommodations across Housing, Dining, Parking, Campus facilities, and academics for undergraduate and graduate students. Through their multifaceted efforts, DRES strives to create an inclusive environment that promotes equal opportunities for students with disabilities at all stages of their academic journey.

DRES has it's own mental health service team available to support students. DRES mental health staff are a multi-disciplinary team of clinical and school psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and licensed counselors. It is also a training site for social work interns, psychology practicum students, predoctoral school psychology interns, and postdocs.

The mission of DRES is to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the programs, services and activities of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign through the identification and enactment of reasonable modifications to institutional policies and procedures, the provision of effective auxiliary aids and services, the establishment of innovative educational services, and the pursuit of interdisciplinary disability research.

DRES seeks to create an environment wherein:
• The nature and degree of access to programs, services, and facilities, and the level of self-determination afforded to qualified persons with disabilities are indistinguishable from those which are available to their peers without disabilities;
• Persons with disabilities are afforded access as immediately and unobtrusively as possible at the point of institutional contact; and
• Persons with disabilities are recognized for their abilities, rather than their disabilities, or stereotypical attributes ascribed to their respective physical or mental impairments.

DRES provides both individual and group therapy for DRES-registered students who have a documented disability. The disabilities which students are registered under range from medical and physical disabilities to mental health disabilities. Given that the nature of these disabilities are chronic conditions, students can receive long-term individual therapy without session limits. The types of group therapy offered varies from structured and manualized groups to process-oriented groups. Both clinicians and interns are encouraged to start groups based on their interests. Past groups offered include a social skills group, disability processing group, ADHD symptom group, and anxiety treatment group.

DRES offers psychological/neuropsychological assessment for University of Illinois degree-seeking students who have had no prior diagnosis/testing and are experiencing significant academic distress. Evaluations include assessing for ADHD, specific learning disorders, autism spectrum disorder, and other DSM-5-TR diagnoses. Interns have the opportunity to conduct comprehensive psychological evaluations under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
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:
Low income:
Homelessness:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness:
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Abuse:
Substance Use Disorders:
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:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Experience (21% to 30%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation:
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:
Administration:
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://dres.illinois.edu/home/about/mental-health-training-opportunities/  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: 12
Number of applicants invited for interviews:
Total number of interns:
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs:
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 12
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs:
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program
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: 1
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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