Internship Admissions, Support, And Initial Placement Data
Date Program Tables are updated: 8/29/2023
Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program's policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements: |
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Interns are selected on a competitive basis from a nationwide pool of applicants and are from both universities and professional schools of psychology. Applicants must have permission to work in the United States. Applicants must have permission to work for the entire length of the 12-month, full-time internship period. |
Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many: | ||
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Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours | Yes | Amount: 450 Hours |
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours | No |
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants: |
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ACADEMIC
INTEREST
EXPERIENCE
INTERPERSONAL
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Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values? | No |
Refer to the APPIC Directory for the date that application materials are due and the interview notification date. Interviews occur in mid January.
Dear Internship Applicant:
I offer you my congratulations for your academic and professional accomplishments as you now prepare for internship. I am very pleased that you are considering our internship and hope that you decide to apply to our APA accredited training program. I hope that our website provides you with useful information about our internship, university, and city.
We participate in the APPIC Internship Matching Program. Our program code number for matching is 112711. You must obtain an Applicant Agreement Package from National Matching Services and register for the Matching Program in order to be eligible for our internship. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC Policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
Interviews will be conducted via zoom. We plan to hold optional on-campus site visits after the interviews have been completed. If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact the training director, Beth Sullivan. We follow the APPIC Schedule and Match Policies. You will find a list of required application materials below.
Sincerely,
Beth Sullivan, Psy.D.
Interim Training Director
Program Code #112711
E-mail: Beth.Sullivan@csulb.edu
AAPI (APPIC) Online Application includes:
- Cover Letter
- Graduate Transcript
- Curriculum Vita
- 3 Letters of Reference (three references familiar with your graduate work, at least one of whom has been your clinical supervisor)
Note: All application materials are submitted online through APPIC. A CSULB application, graduate transcript, and other personnel forms will be required for interns matched with our site. Because of the nature of this position, the University requires that interns matched with this site successfully complete a felony conviction records check prior to assuming the position. We will make these arrangements for you on our campus.
Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns | $36,000 |
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns | |
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? | Yes |
If access to medical insurance is provided: | |
Trainee contribution to cost required? | Yes |
Coverage of family member(s) available? | Yes |
Coverage of legally married partner available? | Yes |
Coverage of domestic partner available? | Yes |
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation) | 192 |
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave | 88 |
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave? | Yes |
Other Benefits (please describe): Comprehensive benefits include a health plan (including vision and dental); access to the university library; and a limited travel allowance when funds are available. The interns have administrative assistants available to them for scheduling, mailings, flyer design, and assistance with personnel procedures. Opportunities for co-programming with staff from other student services offices are available. Consultation with an in-house psychiatrist and case manager is available. Each intern occupies a well-appointed individual office that includes a PC with the Windows environment. They have access to campus email and the internet. Digital recorders are provided to each intern. A small training library includes DVDs and current books on the subjects of psychotherapy and consultation. |
*Note. Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table
(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts)
2018-2021 |
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Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts |
11 |
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Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree |
0 |
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PD |
EP |
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Academic teaching |
0 |
0 |
Community mental health center |
2 |
0 |
Consortium |
0 |
0 |
University Counseling Center |
7 |
0 |
Hospital/Medical Center |
1 |
0 |
Veterans Affairs Health Care System |
0 |
0 |
Psychiatric facility |
0 |
0 |
Correctional facility |
0 |
0 |
Health maintenance organization |
0 |
0 |
School district/system |
0 |
0 |
Independent practice setting |
0 |
3 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.