Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data
Program Tables Updated: August 2019
Admissions
The University Counseling Center is the only provider of mental health services for the university community of approximately 25,000 students. The Center provides a broad range of services including individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, career counseling, psychoeducational outreach programming, and consultation. We seek applicants who are motivated to provide this range of services with a staff who are active and committed to diversity initiatives within the university community. As such, in addition to minimum criteria listed below, we also value applicants who have clinical experience with university/college students, interest/experience in career development, and interest in continued personal and professional development with respect to cultural and individual differences.
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Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following a time of application? If yes, indicate how many: |
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Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours |
Yes |
400 |
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Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours |
No |
0 |
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Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants: |
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Enrollment in APA accredited graduate program in counseling or clinical psychology |
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All doctoral coursework completed |
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Comprehensive exams passed by start of internship |
Note: Due to the Center’s after-hours crisis coverage, interns are required to live within 30 minutes of campus and are strongly encouraged to have a vehicle.
Support
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Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year |
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Annual Stipend/ Salary for Full-time Interns |
$30,055 |
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Program provides access to medical insurance
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Yes
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Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off |
10 days vacation 7 days professional development |
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Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave |
5 days, if needed, for personal illness, family crises, deaths |
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In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns in excess of personal time off & sick leave? |
Yes |
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Other benefits: |
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Initial Post-Internship Positions |
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Total # of interns in past 3 cohorts (2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019): |
12 |
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Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral programs/are completing doctoral degree |
1 |
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Employment Settings |
Post-Doc |
Employed |
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Community mental health center |
0 |
0 |
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Federally qualified health center |
0 |
0 |
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Independent primary care facility/clinic |
0 |
0 |
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University counseling center |
4 |
3 |
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Veterans Affairs medical center |
0 |
0 |
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Military health center |
0 |
0 |
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Academic health center |
1 |
0 |
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Other medical center or hospital |
2 |
1 |
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Psychiatric hospital |
0 |
0 |
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Academic university/department |
0 |
1 |
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Community college or other teaching setting |
0 |
0 |
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Independent research institution |
0 |
0 |
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Correctional facility |
0 |
0 |
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School district/system |
0 |
0 |
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Independent practice setting |
0 |
1 |
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Not currently employed |
0 |
0 |
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Changed to another field |
0 |
0 |
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Other (University Career Center) |
0 |
10 |
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Unknown |
0 |
0 |