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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2435
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: University of North Florida
Department: Counseling Center
Address: 1 UNF Drive
Building 2, Room 2300 (Dr. White)
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: Jacksonville, FL
Phone: 904-620-2602
Fax:
Training Director Email: kathryn.white@unf.edu
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/professionaltraining.html
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/doctoral-internship-psychology.html
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Additional Agency Types:
Member of APPIC since: 11/20/2018
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Katie White
Chief Psychologist: Mikhail Bogomaz
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/01/2025
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 36750
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Interns are able to use university facilities, libraries, and computer equipment. Each intern has a private office and computer with Internet access. UNF Counseling Center observes state and national holidays (approximately 9 days per year) and is closed for part of the winter holidays and Spring Break. Interns receive 10 annual leave and up to 5 sick days. If choosing housing: intern is provided with single-occupancy, one bedroom on-campus housing in one of the residential apartments. All apartments are kitchen-equipped and completely furnished (with the exception of linens and kitchenware). All utilities are included such as electrical power, water, sewer, as well as satellite TV, high-speed Ethernet access, power, water, sewer, and access to community laundry facility. The university housing has a no pets policy.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site In alignment with our generalist approach to training, interns engage in a variety of clinical, training, and administrative activities throughout the week. With that said, we support interns in adapting the basic structure for internship to address their unique needs, clinical interests, and professional aspirations. We also encourage interns to set up their schedules (e.g., when they conduct individual counseling sessions) considering their own working styles, needs, and preferences, so long as they meet their hours requirements and all client-facing work takes place during normal working hours (Monday – Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM). Consequently, an intern’s schedule may differ from day to day and from one rotation to another. Roughly 16 hours of the intern’s week is spent providing clinical services, which equates to 3 to 4 hours of service provision per day. In a given week, an intern provides 1.5 hours of intake assessments, meets with 9 to 11 individual counseling clients, co-facilitates a process group for 1.5 hours, and provides crisis intervention coverage for 2 hours. They also engage in outreach programming (to the extent that the intern is interested in doing so), psychological testing (1 case in the Fall and 1 case in the Spring), and supervision of a pre-masters trainee (1 hour biweekly during Spring and Summer). Outside of direct service activities, a typical day often also includes supervision (roughly 4 to 5 hours per week) and other training activities (roughly 3 to 5 hours per week). They are encouraged to spend 2 hours of their week either working on their dissertation/research project or, if already defended, engaging in other professional development activities (e.g., preparing postdoctoral applications, attending trainings, engaging in self-guided professional development activities such as reading). Interns are encouraged to schedule some paperwork and administrative time every day, as well (approximately 14 hours per week). For a chart that better captures a typical week, please view our website at https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/doctoral-internship-psychology.html.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? No
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: 11/01/2024 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/09/2024
Tentative interview date: 12/16/2024 - 1/24/2024
Interview process description:

The Training Director (TD) is responsible for the initial screening of applicants. Applicants who fail to meet minimum criteria or who raise serious concerns are identified and removed from the applicant pool to increase the efficiency of the selection process. The TD then assigns the remaining cases to two members of the Internship Selection Committee (typically a senior staff member and junior staff member or doctoral intern) for a thorough review. After all applications have been reviewed by its assigned readers, the committee meets to make further selection decisions and determine which applicants will be invited to interview. The TD contacts the remaining candidates by December 9th, 2024 to inform them of their status and invite selected applicants to interviews.

Interviews are held on Zoom, between December 16th, 2024 and January 24th, 2025. Candidates use the scheduling feature on the National Match Service platform to schedule themselves for a three-hour interview block consisting of three interviews. Applicants are also invited to attend two virtual Open House events, one with the current cohort of doctoral interns and another with UNFCC staff members. Attendance at the Open House sessions is voluntary. Following all interviews, the Internship Selection Committee meets to determine the ranking of applicants, with the TD having ultimate decision authority over final rankings. The TD then submits and certifies their rankings to the National Match Service.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
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: 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: Yes
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): 450
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): Yes
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable):
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited
PCSAS-Accredited
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: Applicants must submit an integrative psychological testing report with their application. https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/doctoral-internship-psychology.html
Program Description

The mission of the UNFCC Psychology Internship Program is to provide the training necessary to facilitate the transitional process from graduate student to professional psychologist. The internship has several additional aims:

  • To assist interns in developing skills in effectively conceptualizing and implementing psychotherapeutic treatment informed by empirical knowledge.
  • To develop skills in providing useful consultation and interfacing productively with treatment team and other professionals.
  • To help interns refine their professional identity as a psychologist.
  • To model for and assist interns in their development as scientifically informed practitioners.
  • To provide interns with a thorough foundation in the basic skills of psychological assessment.

The program also adheres to a competency-based approach and the practitioner-scholar model of training. Clinical and training activities are designed to build knowledge, techniques, and proficiency in regard to research, ethical/legal standards, diversity, professionalism, communication/interpersonal skills, assessment, intervention, supervision, and consultation and interdisciplinary skills. In alignment with the practitioner-scholar model of training, we integrate scientific principles, research, clinical judgment, and client values into all aspects of service delivery.

Our program is designed to be generalist in nature. Interns are expected to be able to take on the multiple roles of a generalist psychologist, which includes therapeutic services (individual and group, brief and long-term), psychological assessment, supervision, crisis intervention, outreach, advocacy, and consultation. With that said, we also recognize that each intern is unique. With the guidance of the TD and other training staff, we support interns in adapting this basic structure to address their unique needs, clinical interests, and professional aspirations. Such customization may inform the types of clinical opportunities that they pursue, and the program development projects that they undertake, for example. Such customization requires ongoing self-reflection, collaboration, and creativity, and the training staff are very committed to supporting interns in these processes.

Our training program operates upon the worldview that the work we do as psychologists is deeply important and that it is a privilege be able to do such meaningful work. As such, it is necessary that we do our jobs well, as psychologists, interns, and trainers alike. We believe that knowledge and awareness of oneself is essential to doing said jobs well. As such, we value self-reflection, authenticity, and curiosity in our practice as well as in our interns. Training staff are responsible for modeling such awareness and use of self and creating a safe environment in which reflection and disclosure on the interns’ part is accessible and supported. Interns are expected to approach supervision, training seminars, and their clinical work with a solid foundation of curiosity about themselves and a commitment to growing as people and clinicians.

We view internship as a rich, yet challenging period of professional growth, in which interns graduate from student to emerging professional. Interns are gradually given more autonomy and independence, with progressively more challenging opportunities in which they are called to “rise to the occasion” as a professional. At the same time, we recognize that interns are still trainees and not yet fully established as professionals and need support as they are being challenged. We also appreciate that interns are preparing to leave one chapter of their lives and enter another. We aim to surround the inherent challenges of the internship year with support and care, not only for the interns as clinicians in training, but also as people, each of whom is deserving of respect, dignity, and compassion. We intentionally provide opportunities for interns to explore, consolidate, and integrate the lessons learned throughout their graduate school programs.

For more information, please review the available information on our website about training at UNFCC (https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/professionaltraining.html) and the doctoral internship program (https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/doctoral-internship-psychology.html).

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy:
Group Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
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: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Anxiety Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

Group Counseling

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.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/professionaltraining.html  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
Number of Completed Applications: 5 16 27 36 36 36 32
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 5 13 27 27 26 34 24
Total number of interns: 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 1 0 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 3 3 2 1 1 2 2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 3 3 1 1 2 2 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1 1 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 5 6
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 31 20
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0 0
Consortium: 0 0
University Counseling Center: 1 2
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0
School district/system: 0 0
Independent practice setting: 0 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 1 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.unf.edu/brooks/counseling-center/files/2024-Table.pdf
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