Application Qualifications
Applicants for the UT Dallas Student Counseling Center (SCC) internship must be doctoral students currently enrolled in APA-accredited counseling or clinical psychology programs. Prior to the application submission, applicants must have obtained 400 intervention hours, 200 of which are hours of direct service with adult populations, which includes intakes, individual, couples and group therapy. Interns must have successfully passed their comprehensive examinations and received approval for their dissertation proposal no later than the ranking deadline for the APPIC Match. Interns must also have completed all appropriate coursework prior to beginning internship.
In addition to the aforementioned requirements, preference will be given to applicants who:
- Demonstrate interest and experience working in university counseling centers through practicum and employment experiences.
- Are interested in personal and professional integration.
- Demonstrate clinical knowledge and experience related to working with diverse populations through an intersectional lens.
- Are interested in an internship that utilizes a relational, “use of self” model, focusing on self-reflection and awareness.
- Have experience with group therapy.
- Have experience with brief therapy.
- Have received approval for their dissertation proposals by the application deadline.
Final hiring for matched applicants is dependent upon satisfactory results from a criminal background check and a background check concerning sexual exploitation of clients. We will contact employers from the past five years to determine whether any sexual exploitation of clients has occurred. These background checks are completed following the match.
Application
We only accept applications that are submitted electronically via the APPIC AAPI online system.
Applications should include:
- A curriculum vitae
- Official transcripts of all graduate work
- Three letters of recommendation, at least two from clinical supervisors
- A cover letter which clearly indicates the ways in which the UT Dallas SCC doctoral internship offers supervision and/or training opportunities that are in alignment with your interests/goals for internship
Application Deadline
Applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on November 1, 2023.
APPIC Guidelines
Our selection process follows all APPIC guidelines and APPIC Match Policies www.appic.org. Specifically, our internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training site will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from an intern applicant.
If you have any questions regarding our program or the application process, please contact the training director at 972-883-2575 or erin.schrader@utdallas.edu.
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