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Site Name: University of California, Berkeley
Department: Counseling and Psychological Services
We plan to conduct interviews via Zoom only between December 10-December 18. The inteviews last 45-50 minutes, typically includes responding to at least 1 vignette and then other questions that help us assess the match between the applicant's goals for the year and what we have to offer. There are usually 8-10 questions and then time at the end for applicants to ask us questions. The interview team typically consists of the training director, a current intern, a postdoctoral fellow, and a senior staff clinician.
We will host an Intern Q & A session in mid-January (after interviews) to allow applicants time to ask questions of current interns that is not connected to the interview process and does not impact ranking. Applicants are encouraged to attend the Intern Q & A, but it is not required. We do not privilege applicants who attend over those that do not. There is no advantage - rankings wise - to attending the Q & A session or talking directly with the training director. If attending those meetings or talking with the training director will help you in your decision making - you are more than welcome and we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
Our internship training program is committed to providing comprehensive training experiences which will foster interns' professional development and personal growth. One of our major goals is to help interns consolidate their clinical and consultation skills into their professional identities as psychologists. In order to facilitate these goals, intensive supervision, seminars, case conferences, and opportunities for consultation with senior staff are provided. The full-time, twelve-month internship provides interns with training in the specific areas of crisis assessment and intervention, brief counseling (One at a Time) for personal and career concerns, workshop facilitation, supervision, and consultation and outreach to the campus community. A major focus of the internship is to develop interns' multicultural awareness, sensitivity and competence. Interns have the opportunity to work with a rich diversity of students who have a broad range of presenting concerns and problems. Senior staff are a multicultural, multidisciplinary group of professionals (social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists) who work from a variety of theoretical orientations. Staff are actively involved in training and exceptionally committed to the growth and development of all of our trainees. As part of the University Health Services, Counseling staff and interns interact with medical professionals to provide coordinated care for Berkeley students.
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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: www.uhs.berkeley.edu/home/joinourteam/index.shtml 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.