Accredited Internship and Postdoctoral Programs for Training in Psychology: 2005.

Presents the official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. It reflects all committee decisions through July 17, 2005. The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies in this article. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program's accredited status became effective. Also listed for each program is the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit. Program review is governed by the "Guidelines and Principles for Accreditation of Programs in Professional Psychology" (G&P). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to Listing of Accredited Doctoral, Internship, and Postdoctoral Training Programs in Professional Psychology.

Announces changes in the listing of accredited doctoral (clinical, counseling, school, and combined professional-scientific), internship, and postdoctoral programs in professional psychology. Complete listings are available on request from the American Psychological Association Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2008.

This article provides an official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. It reflects all Commission on Accreditation decisions through July 20, 2008. The Commission on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. The accreditation status listed for each program reflects that program's current status. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2006.

Presents the official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. It reflects all committee decisions through July 16, 2006. The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited predoctoral internships for doctoral training in psychology: 1986.

The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed here. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program's accredited status became effective. The criteria for evaluating these programs can be obtained from the Office of Accreditation. The current criteria for accreditation of internship training programs no longer make the distinction between clinical and counseling internship programs; therefore, the separate listing of accredited programs by professional specialty has been dropped. Readers who desire information on training goals offered at specific programs are encouraged to write directly to the agencies that are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2007.

Provides the official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. This list reflects all committee decisions through July 22, 2007. The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the doctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. Also listed for each program is the date of the next regularly scheduled site visit. The accreditation status listed for each program reflects that program's current accredited status. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Internship placements: Similarities and differences between clinical and counseling psychology programs.

Internship matches among students within clinical (n = 2,130) and counseling (n = 450) psychology doctoral training programs were examined for a complete cohort of intern applicants. The overall rates of successful internship matching, as well as the rankings of those matches, were similar for the 2 specialties. The settings of those internship matches revealed significant differences, however. Clinical psychology students matched at higher rates to a range of medical facilities, for example, whereas counseling psychology students matched at higher rates to counseling center settings. These and other differences were examined in relation to the historical and enduring differences between the 2 specialties and their implications for education, training, and practice within the field of professional psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accredited internship and postdoctoral programs for training in psychology: 2010.

This is the official listing of accredited internship and postdoctoral residency programs. It reflects all Commission on Accreditation decisions through July 18, 2010. The Commission on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship and postdoctoral residency training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program’s accredited status became effective. The original date of accreditation, listed for each program, is the day on which the program’s accredited status became effective. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Predoctoral Internship: Is Current Training Anachronistic?

The historical context of the predoctoral internship system is contrasted with the current state of graduate training. The internship system emerged because psychology students often acquired insufficient clinical experience during graduate training in the mid-20th century. However, modern graduate training typically involves extensive supervised clinical contact prior to internship. Moreover, traditional internships exact significant financial, psychological, and personal costs from students. The authors conclude with a discussion of recent progress in the internship process, promising alternatives to traditional internship training (i.e., elective internship training, distributed clinical training, and the affiliated internship model), and implications for the profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Internship year in clinical psychology training as a professional adolescence.

The internship year in clinical psychology training has been described as a "professional adolescence." During this time the trainee is involved in consolidating a professional identity through the integration of previous experiences and the application of knowledge to clinical work in a novel situation. Through presentation of personal experiences and observations of a clinical psychology intern, elements of the internship year are compared with the identity process of adolescence. Particular emphasis is placed on issues of competency as they arise throughout the internship year. Aspects of the internship experience that facilitate development of a professional identity are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Internships in psychology: The APAGS workbook for writing successful applications and finding the right match.

Reviews the book, Internships in psychology: The APAGS workbook for writing successful applications and finding the right match edited by Carol Williams-Nickelson and Mitchell J. Prinstein (see record 2003-06355-000). The purpose of this book is to provide up-and-coming psychology interns with the resources needed to help guide them through the internship application process. Given the daunting and meticulous nature of the application process, this is by no means an easy task. As such, a navigation tool, such as this book, could be very useful for graduate students applying for internship. The book is well written and is presented in an encouraging manner to help ease the stressful nature of the application process. The book is well laid out and should prove useful for burgeoning psychologists applying for internship. Though primarily intended for senior graduate students, the book's contents are relevant to all graduate students who will be applying for internship. As a result, this book would be a valuable addition to the library of any such graduate student in clinical psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to listing of APA-Accredited Doctoral and Predoctoral Internship Training Programs in Psychology.

Presents an update to the listing published in the December 1987 American Psychologist of APA-accredited doctoral programs in professional (clinical, counseling, school) psychology and predoctoral internship programs in professional psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited predoctoral internships for doctoral training in psychology: 1989.

A list is provided of the predoctoral internship training programs in psychology which have been accredited by the Committee on Accreditation within the American Psychological Association (APA). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

From the ground up: Building a psychology of women internship track.

Where can a graduate student interested in a specialty track in the psychology of women apply for internship? Until recently, there was no American Psychological Association (APA)-approved internship site in the United States offering such an experience. In addition to the generalist training that typifies APA internships, the internship year also presents an opportunity for specialization. If internship sites are to produce psychologists well equipped to address women's unique mental health needs, then it is vital to create opportunities for trainees to specialize in the psychology of women while on internship. This article describes the development of a Psychology of Women Track as part of a predoctoral internship program, including the context of the track, the specific training experiences included in the track, and a conceptual model of psychology of women training that can be used at other internship sites. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Counseling psychology perspectives on the predoctoral internship supply-demand imbalance: Strategies for problem definition and resolution.

The authors discuss the internship supply demand situation from the perspectives of counseling psychology (CP) training programs by incorporating the viewpoints of CP training directors (TDs), garnered through an online survey. Survey results indicated relatively lower match rates for the preceding year (2007), increased stress among students, and TD concerns about decreased emphases on science training. The authors offer strategies regarding the resolution of this difficult situation, including increased mentoring and individualized practicum planning (program level), the development of captive internship sites and slots, particularly in underserved areas (subspecialty level), and data collection and sharing techniques (field level). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Supplement to Listing of Accredited Doctoral, Internship, and Postdoctoral Training Programs in Professional Psychology.

Presents a supplement to the listing of accredited doctoral, internship, and postdoctoral training programs in professional psychology. These changes update the listing in the December 2003 issue of the American Psychologist and reflects all committee decisions through April 4, 2004. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Process of Selecting Predoctoral Internship Training Sites.

The authors believe that their present approach to internship center placement is beneficial to both clinical psychology graduate students and internship centers. The students have become actively involved and are a very important part of the process. This approach minimizes the effort of the graduate students in selecting an excellent internship and reduces the amount of work, time, and energy devoted to the process in both the psychology department and the internship center. The authors hope this approach will be of value to other psychology departments in the selection and processing of their graduate students for internship centers. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

APA-accredited predoctoral internships for doctoral training in psychology: 1985.

The Committee on Accreditation has accredited the predoctoral internship training programs in psychology offered by the agencies listed in this article. There are three categories of accreditation. Full accreditation is granted to any program that, in the professional judgment of the Committee, meets the criteria in a satisfactory manner. Provisional accreditation is granted to programs making initial application that, in the professional judgment of the Committee, do not meet all the criteria but for which the Committee believes there is a reasonable expectation that they will be met within a foreseeable period of time from the date of the initial site visit. Probation is the category into which a fully accredited program is placed when the Committee has evidence that it is not currently in satisfactory compliance with the criteria. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)