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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1292
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Park Center, Inc.
Department: Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Address: 909 East State Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-3404
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 120 miles NE of Indianapolis, IN and 200 miles E of Chicago
Phone: 260-615-4873
Fax:
Training Director Email: Rachel.Lilly@parkview.com
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: https://www.parkview.com/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.parkview.com/-/media/parkview-media/file/2026_09-september/09112026-2027-2028-apa-accredited-doctoral-psychology-internship-manual-(1).ashx
Primary Agency Type: Private General Hospital
Additional Agency Types:
  • Community Mental Health Center
  • Private Outpatient Clinic
Member of APPIC since: 07/01/2006
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Rachel Lilly
Chief Psychologist:
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 08/02/2027
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: 28163.98
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Use of on-site exercise and wellness center. Free monthly trainings. Quarterly lifestyle benefit reimbursement.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site For three days a week, interns provide behavioral health services in an Integrated Primary Care clinic, where daily tasks may include intake evaluations, individual, family, and group therapy, consultation and collaboration with medical staff, and administrative tasks. One morning a week is reserved for didactics, group supervision, and other training opportunities, and one afternoon a week is reserved for clinical service delivery in a CMHC (e.g., longer-term individual therapy, IOP group therapies, etc.). One full day a week is dedicated to testing and assessment in the CMHC setting.
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: 12/11/2026 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/15/2026
Tentative interview date: 01/21/2027, 01/22/2027
Interview process description:

Interviews are usually done on a Thursday and Friday in mid January.  There are 4 groups of interviews each day (2 morning sessions and 2 afternoon sessions).  Interviews are virtual, each individual intern applicant will only go through one session (i.e., either morning or afternoon). Morning sessions run from 9am-12pm and afternoon sessions run from 1pm-4pm.  The interviews are individual and group in nature.  Email invitations for interviews are sent directly to the applicants after all materials are reviewed by the Selection Committee.  In that e-mail, the applicant will be given options of preference of date and time of their interview session. Our entire Committee is involved in the interview process, as are our current Interns. 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: All over the United States. This year's class comes from William Paterson University and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
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: Yes, by start of internship
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): 600
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 Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not 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: All additional requirements regarding drug screen, background checks, and vaccination requirements are listed in the internship manual.
Program Description

Interns joining Parkview Health and Park Center, Inc., have the opportunity to experience the wide range of mental healthcare service delivery options within a healthcare system. Parkview Health is a mid-sized healthcare system in Northeast Indiana, and Park Center, Inc. which falls under the umbrella of Parkview Behavioral Health Institute is a Community Mental Health Center within that system. Our client population is diverse in terms of presenting complaints, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Our psychology training program adheres to a generalist, Practitioner-Scholar model. Interns will carry a caseload of children, adolescents, and adults that are served throughout several of our programs within the healthcare system, including the CMHC, Integrated Primary Care, Cancer Institute, and Inpatient Rehabilitation. Throughout the course of the year, interns will provide initial intake assessments, individual and family therapy, and psychological testing. Additionally, interns will be actively involved in consultation and collaboration through providing diagnostic clarity and short-term interventions within medical primary care clinics. Supervision is provided through both individual and group formats. Each intern will receive at least 2 individual hours of supervision and 2 hours of group supervision each week. In addition, one hour of professional development group is provided that covers topics of supervision of supervision and consultation. Finally, interns also have the opportunity to engage in a process group related to professional development. Psychology staff theoretical orientations include cognitive/behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems primarily. There are also weekly training days provided for the psychology interns on a variety of topics including issues related to diversity, ethics, testing, and specific therapeutic modalities.

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants: Yes
Toddlers: Yes
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: 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
People without housing: Yes
Other:

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Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Family Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Consultation/Liaison: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Crisis Intervention: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Primary Care: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Exposure (1% to 20%)
Other: Supervision of Master's Level clinicians

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Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health: Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Experience (21% to 30%)
Substance Use Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Forensics/Corrections: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Offenders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Experience (21% to 30%)
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Religion/Spirituality: Experience (21% to 30%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Experience (21% to 30%)
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.parkview.com/  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 2026-2027
Number of Completed Applications: 50 50 70 47 34 45 30 67 43 55
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 30 24 47 41 31 36 24 51 29 32
Total number of interns: 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 3 2
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 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 1 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
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 12 12 7 12 6 1 6 0 7 5
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 14 20 25 25 78 6 21 114 24 29
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0 0 1 0
Consortium: 0 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 2 0 1
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 1 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 3 0 3 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.parkview.com/careers/professional-education/residency-programs/psychology-internship
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