APPIC

Member Site Information

APPIC Member Number:	2294
Program Type:	Internship
Membership Type:	Full Membership
Site:	University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Department:	Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Address:	UTHealth Doctoral Psychology Internship Program Louis A Faillace MD Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1941 East Rd. Houston, Texas 77054
Country:	United States
Metro Area:	Not Applicable Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
Distance from Major City:	in central Houston
Phone:	832-867-0148x
Fax:	713-486-2553
Training Director Email:	katherine.a.loveland@uth.tmc.edu
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address:	https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/education/internship/
Brochure Website's Address:	https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2023/11/Handbook-UTHDPIP-2024-2025-1.docx
Primary Agency Type:	Academic Health Center
Additional Agency Types:	Academic Health Center Medical School State/County/Other Public Hospital
Member of APPIC since:

Accreditation

APA Accreditation	Accredited
CPA Accreditation	Not Accredited

Internship Staff/Faculty Information

Training Director:	Katherine Loveland
Chief Psychologist:	Katherine Loveland
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty	28
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty	0

Position Information

Start Date:	07/01/2025

	Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class:	15
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:	0

	Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:	35000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:

Fringe Benefits:	Comp Time , Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):

Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site	Specific intern experiences vary with the rotation, e.g., some rotations are inpatient some outpatient.. Interns provide individual and group therapies, perform, interpret and report child, adolescent and adult assessments, do consultations with other professionals, interview patients and families. Please see the internship handbook for descriptions of intern activities in individual rotations. https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/education/internship/

Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site

Specific intern experiences vary with the rotation, e.g., some rotations are inpatient some outpatient.. Interns provide individual and group therapies, perform, interpret and report child, adolescent and adult assessments, do consultations with other professionals, interview patients and families. Please see the internship handbook for descriptions of intern activities in individual rotations. https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/education/internship/

Does this site have practicum psychology students on site?	Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum Students	Yes
Masters Psychology Practicum Students	Yes
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:	11/01/2024 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are:	Required
Interview notification date:	11/18/2024
Tentative interview date:	12/04/23, 12/08/2023, 12/11/2023; 12/15/2023; 12/18/2024;
Interview process description:	Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by email as rapidly as possible after the deadline of Nov 1. We expect to notify applicants by Nov 18. INTERVIEWS WILL BE BY REMOTE VIDEO ONLY. Dates for interviews are usually on Mondays and Fridays. Specific dates for interviews in 2024 will be December 2, 6, 9, 13, 16. Applicants will meet with multiple faculty and will also meet current interns. Applicants will meet with several of the current faculty during the day they interview but may request additional time with specific faculty. Applicants needing accommodations should let us know in advance of the interview date. Contact Morgan.L.Willis@uth.tmc.edu. UTHDPIP encourages people of all backgrounds and identities to apply. Please also be aware that UTHealth requires background checks for all employees including drug testing. More information may be found at the following url: https://www.uth.edu/hoop/employment-eligibility-guidelines.htm
How to obtain application info:	Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program:	Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs:	University of Houston, Mississippi State University, Florida International University, Fielding Graduate University, Carlos Albizu University Miami, U Colorado Denver, Marshall University, Yeshiva University -Ferkauf, Chicago School of Professional Psych-Los Angeles, University of Central Arkansas, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Purdue University, SUNY Albany University, Texas A&M University, Florida State University, Baylor University, Palo Alto University, Our Lady of the Lake University, University of Alabama, University of S Carolina, University of S Alabama, Bowling Green University, SUNY Buffalo, Syracuse University, U Missouri Saint Louis, Loyola U Chicago, University of Houston Clear Lake, University of Kansas, St Louis University, Texas Tech, Louisiana State U. Baton Rouge, UNC Chapel Hill, U South Florida, Duke University, Emory University, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium, George Fox University, Northwestern University, Carlos Albizu University - San Juan, University of Houston Clear Lake, University of Texas Austin, Chicago School of Professional Psychology - DC, William James University, U of Hawaii, U of British Columbia, U Texas Rio Grande Valley, Louisiana State U, Midwestern Univ,

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:	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):	500
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):	200
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):	600
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):	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	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:	UTHealth requires a background check for all new employees. For more information please see the following url: https://www.uth.edu/hoop/employment-eligibility-guidelines.htm Applicants MUST HAVE PRIOR VISA AUTHORIZATION to be enrolled in the program. Those not currently training at a US university should be aware that they are likely to be unsuccessful in obtaining a visa that will allow them to enter the US for internship training. This is because US law does not define an appropriate visa category to include psychology internship training. This problem is universal among US internships.

Program Description

The University of Texas Mc Govern Medical School’s Louis A Faillace, MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers a 1 year full time internship to doctoral students in psychology. The purpose of the internship is to provide broad, evidence-based clinical training with children, adolescents, and adults. The internship follows a scientist-practitioner training model, and is designed to prepare interns for careers in a variety of clinical and academic settings. The internship is accredited by APA since 2016 and has applied for re-accreditation.

UTHealth Doctoral Psychology Internship Program provides a generalist internship program. This year our program is offering tracks for the first time. The five tracks available are Addiction (match number 229411), Trauma (match number 229413), Child and Adolescent (match number 229415), Adult Inpatient (match number 229411) and Developmental/Assessment (match number 229414 ). Interns may apply to any of the tracks or more than one. However, applicants are encouraged to apply to no more than 2. Applicants should choose the track(s) for which they are most qualified by past training and experience.

When matched to a track, the intern will be assigned 2 rotation blocks from that track and one from another track, in accordance with our Generalist training model. Interns should expect to be challenged to grow during the internship year, within the context of a supportive program in which supervisors work directly with interns in an apprenticeship training model.Application deadline is November 1, 2024.

Other features of the program include a strong didactic component, a large and highly qualified psychology faculty of various cultural backgrounds, opportunities for interdisciplinary work and consultation, inpatient experiences, mutidisciplinary settings, and research mentorship with protected research time.

Interns have generous benefits and receive 3 days of professional leave as part of their program. Stipends are competitive.

The program is in Houston, Texas, a large, friendly city including many different cultural and socioeconomic groups, a high quality of life and relatively low cost of living. The McGovern Medical School is located in the Texas Medical Center, a very large campus containing multiple institutions of higher education as well a numerous hospitals and research facilities. The Louis A Faillace MD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has two primary locations, including its own psychiatric hospital campus (the Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center). Interns have the opportunity to work with underserved populations of clients with a very wide range of mental health problems. The Houston area also contains numerous opportunities for postdoctoral positions.

UTHDPIP encourages applicants of all backgrounds and communities to apply.

The currrent program description can be found at the following url: https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/education/internship/

You can email the program coordinator at Morgan.L.Willis@uth.tmc.edu

Please be aware that UTHealth requires background checks for all new employees. More information can be found at the following url:

https://www.uth.edu/hoop/employment-eligibility-guidelines.htm

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:
Students:
International Students:
Rural:	Yes
Urban:	Yes
Low income:	Yes
People without housing:	Yes
Other:	all socioeconomic levels and many racial/ethinic groups

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Assessment:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Serious Mental Illness:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders:	Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD:	Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders:	Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Forensics/Corrections:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:	Experience (21% to 30%)
School:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
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:
Program Development/Evaluation:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:	Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - specialty:	Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:	Autism, lifespan Trauma Child Assessment Substance use disorders Inpatient programs Variety of socioeconomic/cultural client groups Severe mental illness Community research

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://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/education/internship/ 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:	46	140	94	97	106	204	169	134
Number of applicants invited for interviews:	28	41	33	39	52	70	101	86
Total number of interns:	6	6	7	7	7	13	15	15
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs:	6	6	7	7	7	13	15	15
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs:	4	4	5	7	6	13	10	13
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs:	2	1	2	0	1	0	5	2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program	3	4	6	6	6	10	12	12
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	3
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written	10	8	10	4	7	4	1	5
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written	137	126	124	67	50	152	129	141

Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)

	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025
Academic teaching:	0	0
Community mental health center:	0	0	0
Consortium:	0	0	0
University Counseling Center:	0	1	0
Hospital/Medical Center:	10	10	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	3	0
Other (Academic Psychology Department):	3	1	0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data:		https://med.uth.edu/psychiatry/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2023/08/2023-c-27i-template.docx

Department : Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Populations

Treatment Modalities

Experience