PSY-8905 - Pre-Doctoral Internship

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 12

Prerequisites: Approval by Director of Clinical Training

Students who wish to acquire state licensure are likely to need to complete a pre-doctoral internship (please see current catalog for more information regarding internships). This is typically a 2000 hour internship placement that consists of intensive training in interdisciplinary settings in areas of clinical work such as child and family assessment, individual child and adolescent therapy, play therapy, parent counseling, parent groups, family therapy, child and adolescent group therapy, crisis intervention, and consultation. Supervision is an important component of any internship. Interns generally should receive from four to six hours of individual supervision weekly from three to five different supervisors. Supervision can be interdisciplinary with at least one clinical psychologist as a supervisor in each placement. This course carries 1 credit hour. Students can enroll as many times as needed to meet their state’s requirements. This course is graded using Satisfactory (S) and Unsatisfactory (U) grading criteria. Prospective interns must have completed both of the Psychology practicum courses (or their equivalent) prior to applying for internship. The Practicum courses are PSY -8900 and PSY -8901.