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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2468
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: JPS Health Network
Department: Psychiatry & Behavioral Health
Address: JPS Center for Behavioral Health Recovery
601 West Terrell Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA
Distance from Major City: 0
Phone: 817-702-5647x
Fax: 817-702-8438
Training Director Email: CClaasse@jpshealth.org
Co-Training Director Email:
Web Address: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology
Brochure Website's Address: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology
Primary Agency Type: State/County/Other Public Hospital
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Community Mental Health Center
  • Psychology Department
  • State/County/Other Public Hospital
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Cindy Claassen
Chief Psychologist: Cindy Claassen
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 10
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
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: 45136
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, 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 For the 2027-2028 training year, the JPS program will offer TWO internship tracks, including a Generalist Clinical Psychology Internship Track [Match ID 246811] and an Integrated Primary Care Psychology Internship Track [246812]. The typical day for both tracks is from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, with an expectation of some additional hours completed outside this time to meet our 2,000 hour internship requirement. JPS is a fast-paced, diverse, full-spectrum healthcare setting, and intern training activities vary day to day, across and within tracks, and by rotation. However, generally interns will be involved in clinical work -- intake interviews, the use of brief and/or longer-term psychotherapy training modalities, neuropsychological / psychological assessment, case consultation, team rounding, and/or documentation activities 3 - 4 days / week. A half-day of psychology-specific didactics plus peer and group supervision sessions are built into weekly schedules. Interns also participate in regularly scheduled multidisciplinary psychiatry-psychology Grand Rounds, Case Conference, and Journal Club activities. Time to complete didactics assignments and other internship-related coursework is built into the clinical schedule.
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? Yes
Details of the above affiliations JPS serves as a practicum training site for the Division of Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX), typically accepting one or two UT Southwestern practicum students per year. JPS also serves as a practicum training site for the University of North Texas (Denton, TX) Clinical and Counseling Psychology Departments, typically accepting one or two additional practicum students from UNT per year.
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 12/01/2027 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/15/2027
Tentative interview date: 01/12/2027, 01/14/2027, 01/15/2027,01/19/2027,01/21/2027, 01/22/2027
Interview process description:

Qualified applicants may apply for either the Generalist Clinical Psychology Track [Match ID 246811] or the Integrated Primary Care Track [Match ID 246812] or both.

All interviews for 2027-2028 internship slots will be conducted virtually using a protected Zoom platform over an approximate 2 1/2 hour continuous time frame.  Dates and times of each interview will be arranged via the Liaisons scheduler.

During the interview process, an overview of the track to which the applicant is applying will be provided, and the applicant will be encouraged to ask questions about the program structure and goals. Applicants will also be allowed ample time to provide information about themselves and to explore the fit between their interests and program offerings.

Separate interviews with training program administrators, major and minor rotation mentors, and current doctoral-level trainees will be part of the process. Opportunities to meet with faculty members who are only available outside of the group interview timeslots MAY be arranged separately. A "second look" interview process may also be conducted under some circumstances.  Applicants to the Generalist Clinical Track will be asked to review and discuss a brief, anonymized case presentation during one interview slot.  Finally, an overview of the JPS Health Network will be provided, and that presentation includes many of the reasons why we are proud to work at JPS.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: John F. Kennedy University Illinois School of Professional Psychology Saybrook University Stephen F. Austin State University Carlos Albizu University, Mayagüez Center, Puerto Rico Divine Mercy University Illinois School of Professional Psychology Florida School of Professional Psychology / National Louis University Midwestern University, Glendale University of North Texas Oklahoma City University Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Los Angeles Campus California Lutheran University Chicago School, College of Professional Psychology, Dallas Californa Northstate University Liberty University Dallas School of Professional Psychology Southern Methodist University University of Texas at Tyler Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Chicago Campus
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
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: No
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): 0
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 0
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable): 0
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 Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited Accepted
Non-Accredited Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not 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: Behavioral standards are found in the programs' Training Manual, which is available from the program website (see web addess below). In addition, JPS psychology has a standard we call "Rules of the Road" that asks all who work in our institution to: 1) "OWN" responsibility for the care they provide in order to contribute to our journey to excellence; 2) "SEEK JOY" and emphasize the positive while at work; and 3) treat colleagues with "COURTESY AND RESPECT."
Other Requirements: Other requirements for both the Generalist Clinical Track [Match ID 246811] and the Integrated Primary Care Track [Match ID 246812] are found in the JPS internship Training Manual, available at: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology and are also listed below. Internship applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, parenting status, disability, or any other legally protected status. JPS and the Division of Psychology are committed to providing a safe and welcoming training atmosphere to all. As stated by APPIC, internship training is at the post-clerkship, post-practicum, and post-externship level and precedes the granting of the doctoral degree. Interns must have completed adequate and appropriate prerequisite training prior to the internship as stipulated by their home university graduate program. The doctoral training program in which the intern is enrolled must be eligible for the match and/or post-match vacancy service of APPIC. Applicants must be U.S. citizens pursuing a doctoral degree in psychology. Internship applicants must supply evidence of completion of formal academic coursework at a degree-granting program in professional applied psychology (clinical, counseling, clinical health/behavioral medicine). They must also supply evidence of previously completed, closely supervised experiential training in professional psychology activities conducted in non-classroom settings. Specific applicant requirements are as follow: * The applicant is enrolled in an American or Canadian Clinical, Clinical Health, or Counseling Psychology doctoral program which is eligible for the Match and/or Post-Match Vacancy Services of APPIC. * The applicant has completed at least three years of graduate academic coursework, including graduate- level coursework in personality theory, psychopathology/diagnosis, psychotherapy, psychological assessment, multicultural psychology, and professional ethics. * The applicant has also completed closely supervised practica (experiential training) in both psychotherapy and psychological or neuropsychological assessment. * The applicant's dissertation committee has approved a dissertation proposal prior to the start of internship. Please note that because internship is a busy year, there is no protected time during the internship for dissertation completion. Our recommendation is that our interns plan to have completed their proposal and, if at all possible, data collection and analyses prior to arrival for internship. * The applicant must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking the English language. Applicants who are earning their doctoral degree from a U.S. or foreign home university are assumed to have sufficient English language proficiency for training at JPS, if applicant's written and oral English language skills are fluent as observed in the application review/interview process. Applicants whose coursework were conducted in a primary language other than English or whose English fluency is questioned during the application review/interview process may be required to demonstrate English language proficiency on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Successful applicants will have achieved an overall score of 87 or higher, with a minimum score of 25 on writing, 24 on speaking, 21 on reading, and 17 on listening. * The 2026-2027 training year application deadline for consideration as a JPS intern is Wednesday, Dec 3rd, 2025. * JPS abides by the APPIC policy that no person at JPS will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant prior to Match. * Post-Match Considerations for Interns Accepted to both tracks: In accordance with JPS policies and procedures, all applicants who match with the internship program will be required to undergo a background check (conducted by JPS Human Resources) as well as a 10-panel drug screen (administered by JPS Occupational Health). Any criminal activity, charges, or convictions discovered during the background check may affect the candidate’s eligibility for internship. If the drug screen returns positive results for any of its components, candidates will not be allowed to start the internship. An offer of internship placement may be rescinded based on the results of either the background check or the drug screen. Please note that marijuana is still illegal in Texas, so drug screening includes testing for marijuana and related substances. (Note also that CBD oils with trace amounts of marijuana have potential for returning positive results.) At this time, prescriptions for medical marijuana are not considered a “pass” on the drug screen. To help inform decisions about applying to the internship, applicants should consider the potential for their background check or drug screen results to cause JPS to rescind an internship offer.
Program Description

The 2025-2026 JPS Doctoral Internship in Health Services Psychology will include two tracks, including the Generalist Clinical Track [Match ID 246811] and the Integrated Primary Care Track [Match ID 246812]. Interested applicants may apply for one or both tracks.

Program website: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology.

Both 12-month internship tracks are designed to train competent, technically skilled, theoretically equipped clinicians who know how to adapt approach, communication style and method to the needs of a highly diverse, underserved population with complex clinical needs. From week two of the training year, our interns will be introduced to fast-paced, high-acuity, multidisciplinary clinical settings that require psychologists to deliver actionable, impactful results. A practitioner-scholar framework is used as interns learn to integrate empirical data with clinical acumen to serve the unique needs of each patient in their care. Our intern’s professional growth is supported through intensive supervision and relevant educational experiences embedded within a carefully structured developmental framework that culminates in the ability to function independently as a professional psychologist. 

TRACK DESCRIPTIONS

Generalist Clinical Track [Match ID 246811]:  Interns in this track train train within three major rotations – each 4 months long -- as described below.  Additional minor rotation information is found on the program’s website.

Neuropsychological / Psycho-diagnostic Assessment Rotation(s):  Psycho-diagnositc and neuropsychological assessment results support the clinical decision-making of multidisciplinary care teams operating within JPS's large, full-spectrum Psychiatric and Behavioral Health service. Results are used to establish level and quality of cognitive functioning, clarify diagnoses, assess risk of near-term suicidal or other-directed violent acts, and/or to provide treatment recommendations.

Psychotherapy Rotation: Both group and individual therapy formats are used to address issues such as mood dysregulation, anger management, psychological trauma, disease management, and relationship problems. Further, we include experience with both psychodynamically-informed and CBT-informed therapy modalities, ensuring that these rotation experiences expose interns to the depth case conceptualizations available when using these contrasting approaches.

Inpatient Consult Psychology Rotation: Intensive health psychological evaluations, interventiona and consultative services support the multi-disciplinary specialty care teams treating JPS’s medically ill inpatients. On this rotation, psychology interns learn to provide interventions addressing substance and acute stress-related issues, conduct capacity evaluations, and address a wide range of patient management concerns.

Integrated Primary Care Track [Match ID 246812]:  Interns in this track will train in Primary Care settings with additional opportunities available based on intern interest and availability. They complete a longitudinal major rotation for the duration of their 12-month internship (3 days per week), working as part of an interdisciplinary team in a primary care teaching clinic. Additional rotation information is found on the program’s website.

Integrated Primary Care Rotations (Major Rotations): Interns work within three high-volume clinical sites that serve mostly urban, underserved patients.  The patient population across IPC sites is diverse, and includes a clinical center for resettled refugee patients from a number of international sites, as well as cancer and HIV treatment centers. While the populations and settings vary across these sites, the clinical training, service provision, supervision, and clinical schedules remain consistent. Common referrals across these settings are made to address anxiety, depression, addiction, somatization, sleep issues, trauma, coping with medical conditions, lifestyle counseling/health behavior change, grief/adjustment, relationship/family issues, chronic pain, and smoking cessation. Work within these sites heavily emphasizes coordination of care with professionals from Family Medicine, Pulmonology, Oncology, nursing, clinical pharmacy, social work/case management, and medical interpreters (language services).

OTHER TRAINING EXPERIENCES -- BOTH TRACKS:

Didactics:  A minimum of three didactics sessions per week are presented throughout the training year offering advanced training in all nine Profession Wide Competencies. In addition, one hour of Journal Club, Case Conference, or Psychiatry-Psychology / Family Medicine-Psychology Grand Rounds occurs weekly.

Additional clinical and professional experiences:  Peer and group supervision, observational experience with JPS’s Street Medicine team, hospital Ethics Committee and Mental Illness Court.   

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
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: Yes
Deaf/Hearing-impaired: Yes
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other: Refugees and new immigrants

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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:
Consultation/Liaison: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidenced Based Practice: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Evidence Based Research: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision of Practicum students : Exposure (1% to 20%)
Other: Hospital Ethical Decision-Making; Mental Illness Court; Homeless Outreach/Street Medicine

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Experience
Health Psychology: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Women's Health: Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Abuse: Experience (21% to 30%)
Substance Use Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Forensics/Corrections: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Exposure (1% to 20%)
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Integrated health care - specialty: Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

Please note that the exact amount of training experience in each area listed here varies by training track.

The 2027-2028 JPS Doctoral Internship in Health Services Psychology will include two tracks, including the Generalist Clinical Track [Match ID 246811] and the Integrated Primary Care Track [Match ID 246812]. Interested applicants may apply for one or both tracks.

Program website: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology.

This county hospital exists to meet the needs of the medically underserved residents of Tarrant County (Fort Worth, TX). JPS is a "safety net" hospital offering care for a wide variety of medical, psychiatric and neurologic disorders.  Co-morbidity is the rule rather than the exception, with large numbers of patients presenting anywhere in the system carrying psychologicall challenges such as trauma/PTSD, anxiety, depression, a neurodevelopmental or learning disorder, a physical disability, medical illness, and /or alcohol/substance abuse issues.  Learning to use approaches appropriate for treating psychiatric issues within a highly comorbid or medically-ill patient population is an integral training experience offered within the JPS internship training program.

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://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology  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: 7 5 11 10 14 11 29 22 121
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 5 4 7 9 6 6 9 17 55
Total number of interns: 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 0 2 2 2 1 2 3 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 1 1 2
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 3 2 2 1 1 3 3 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 3 1 2 2 1 3 3 3
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 1 10 12 3 1 10
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 35 25 22 32 35 50
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: 1 0 0 0
Consortium: 0 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0 1 1 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0 0 1
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 0 0
Correctional facility: 0 0 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 1 1 1 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://jpshealthnet.org/medical-professionals/residency-programs/psychology
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