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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1817
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: The Ottawa Hospital
Department: Psychology Department
Address: 501 Smyth Rd.,
Suite 7300, Psychology Dept.
Ottawa, Ontario K1H8L6
Country: Canada
Metro Area: Ottawa-Gatineau
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City:
Phone: 613-696-7000x16899
Fax: 613-696-7106
Training Director Email: ralex@ottawaheart.ca
Co-Training Director Email: stciszewski@toh.ca
Web Address: https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/our-model-of-care/our-health-care-professional-team/psychology/training-program/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/our-model-of-care/our-health-care-professional-team/psychology/training-program/
Primary Agency Type: Psychology Department
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Psychology Department
  • State/County/Other Public Hospital
Member of APPIC since: 1990
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Rozen Alex
Chief Psychologist: Amanda Pontefract PhD
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 27
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 5
Position Information
Start Date: 09/01/2026
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: 46000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Health coverage is available through the province OHIP program, Access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program is provided to interns. There are 5 days professional development leave. Interns will be provided sick days and bereavement leave at the discretion of the Director of Training.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site A typical work day consists of supervision, direct patient contact, reading time, and report writing. Other work activities include patient rounds, team meetings, and professional practice meetings. The work hours comply with CPA accreditation standards.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum Students
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: 11/02/2025 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/05/2025
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

All interview notifications are made by email on Friday December 5, 2025, by 5:00 pm PST. Arrangements for interviews will commence immediately via email.  Our neuropsychology interviews can be booked through the appic system, but the clinical interviews cannot be due to our efforts to match applicants with potential supervisors. In line with the CCPPP recommendation, all interviews will be virtual to support equity and access. We will not offer any in-person interviews.  We will be providing virtual Open House sessions the week of Dec 8-12 (dates TBD) for a chance to meet the Training Director, Staff, and current Residents.  Our interviews will be conducted between December 15-19, 2025 and January 5-9, 2026.  Interviews will be roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.    
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:
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: Yes
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: Yes
Masters Degree Required: No
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):
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Does your program require applicants to submit supplemental materials (i.e., an assessment report and/or a case/treatment summary): No
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable):
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 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: Yes
How to obtain text of statement: Living by our values Upholding the Code and living by our values helps us achieve our Vision and Mission. Our Vision To provide each patient with the world-class care, exceptional service and compassion that we would want for our loved ones. Our Mission Patient care To provide compassionate, patient-centred care with an emphasis on tertiary level and specialty care, primarily for residents of the National Capital Region, Eastern Ontario and Nunavut. Education To educate future health-care professionals in partnership with the University of Ottawa and other affiliated universities, community colleges and training organizations. Research To develop, share and apply new knowledge and technology in delivering patient care through world-leading research programs in its Research Institute and in partnership with Ottawa’s universities and colleges. Our Values Respect for the individual We treat everyone at The Ottawa Hospital with fairness, equity and respect. Our linguistic and cultural diversity are strengths in the delivery of our programs and our response to community needs. Compassion We care for patients and their loved ones with dignity and respect in a safe, healing environment. We value the physical, emotional and spiritual health of our patients and colleagues. Commitment to quality We value our ability to listen, to learn from each other and to continuously improve. We aim to meet and exceed nationally and internationally recognized standards for quality and excellence in the delivery of patient care, and in our education and research programs. Working together We believe that collaboration and working together are essential to restoring and improving health. We communicate honestly and openly and value the contributions of all team members.
Other Requirements: Employment is contingent on a police check (vulnerable sectors) COVID 19 vaccination unless medical exemption (With the exemptions leading to continuous testing to be cleared to work)
Program Description

The Ottawa Hospital provides generalist predoctoral training in psychology. We offer 3 positions: two Clinical and one in Clinical Neuropsychology. The Clinical Psychology track has two 6-month rotations and interns complete taining in two of the three clinical competency areas;  Health Psychology, Rehabilitation Psychology, and Specialty Mental Health. The Clinical Neuropsychology track  provides a 3 month clinical rotation and two 4.5 month neuropsychology experiences. Core experiences include: psychodiagnostics, individual and group therapy, clinical research or program evaluation project, professional practice meetings, seminar series, and a supervision of supervision experience. A minimum of 4 hours of individual supervision is provided by doctoral level psychologists. The predoctoral Clinical training program is CPA accredited for 7 years (2021-2028). 

 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children:
Adolescents:
Adults: Yes
Family:
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking: Yes
Deaf/Hearing-impaired: Yes
Students:
International Students:
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other: Individuals with physical disabilities/serious health issues

(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: 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:
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Experience (21% to 30%)
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: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Physical Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
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: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - specialty: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
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://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/our-model-of-care/our-health-care-professional-team/psychology/training-program/  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 2024-2025 2025-2026
Number of Completed Applications: 68 61 77 72 66 62 54 52 43
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 29 29 35 32 33 33 35 28 24
Total number of interns: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 0 0 0 P 0 0 0 0 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 25 9 18 6 8
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 68 63 45 28 34
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0 0 0
Consortium: 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 3 2 2
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 1 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.ottawahospital.on.ca/en/documents/2023/09/doctoral-internship-training-program-in-clinical-psychology.pdf/
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