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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1251
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Youth Consultation Service
Department: YCS Institute
Address: 60 Evergreen Place, 10th Floor
YCS Institute for Infant & Preschool Mental Health
Dr. Helen May Strauss Clinics
East Orange, New Jersey 07018
Country: United States
Metro Area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Distance from Major City: 6 miles from NYC Union City location and 12 miles to NYC from East Orange location; Public transportation (bus and train) is available to NYC and northern areas of NJ
Phone: 551-349-4025
Fax:
Training Director Email: samantha.spencer@ycs.org
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: http://www.ycs.org/index.php/internship-for-pre-doctoral-students/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.ycs.org/index.php/internship-for-pre-doctoral-students/
Primary Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Samantha Spencer
Chief Psychologist: Dayna Zatina Egan
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 07/06/2026
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: 28210
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): Attendance at professional conferences is encouraged and could be funded by YCS when opportunities are available. Interns attend a conference co-sponsored by YCS every year. Additionally, in past years, interns have completed a 3-day training on Brazelton Touchpoints and Zero to Three's DC:0-5 Diagnostic Classification Training.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Each day of the week is a bit different depending on when individual and group supervision, testing, and clients are scheduled. Generally, interns will see 2-4 clients each day and conduct 1-2 evaluations a month. Due to our population, interns will conduct most of their therapy sessions after 3pm so 2-3 evenings (until 7pm) are required.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
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: 11/17/2025 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/15/2025
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Half day virtual interviews are scheduled on four separate dates. They will occur in early to mid-January 2025. Interviews will  likely occur from 9am - 1pm. The invitations for an interview will be sent via email.  We will try to accomodate date preferences but it is not guaranteed.  There will be an information session in the morning followed by two individual interviews.  After the interviews, applicants will have a confidential time to meet with 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: Pace University Yeshiva University Kean University Rutgers University Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine City University of New York Fielding University University of Hartford Adler University University of Houston Divine Mercy University
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 application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: No
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 400
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 40
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable): We will consider applications with hours slightly below our requirements if you have intervention and assessment experience with children.
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): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited
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: N/A
Other Requirements: Medical check, fingerprinting, and background check is required prior to start date.
Program Description

The YCS Institute is currently offering 2 internship tracks: Institute (Early Childhood through age 13 and caregivers) and Bilingual Spanish (Early Childhood through age 21 and caregivers). Attachment, object relations, developmental and/or family systems orientations are utilized in assessment and treatment. In the Institute track, interns provide individual play therapy, parent consultation, family therapy, and dyadic (parent-child) psychotherapy in our outpatient clinic. The Bilingual Spanish track is designed for interns who are interested in working primarily with Latinx children and familes that speak Spanish. This track will provide experience from infancy through adolescence and adulthood.  In addition to providing outpatient services at their primary site, interns are also required to complete rotations. Therefore, treatment cases can span the ages from birth to adulthood. Similarly, assessment experiences may include work with individuals from birth to 21 years. Assessment batteries include measures of cognition, achievement, and personality functioning (Rorschach training is preferred). Individual and group supervisions are provided. Interns also participate in weekly didactic seminars and weekly case conferences.

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Individual Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Group Therapy:
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy:
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice:
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:
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
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: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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: http://www.ycs.org/index.php/internship-for-pre-doctoral-students/  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: 52 77 59 72 61 67 59 59 77
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 32 45 32 37 35 40 37 30 33
Total number of interns: 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 1 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 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 2 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 School/Clinical Combined 0 0 2 School/Clinical Combined 2 School/Clinical Combined 2 School/Clinical Combined 2 School/Clinical Combined 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 10 4 2 15 4 6
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 25 11 38 33 23 26
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 3 2 1
Consortium: 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 0 0
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 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 1
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.ycs.org/index.php/internship-for-pre-doctoral-students/
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