- Applicants for internship must currently be enrolled in an APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology.
- Applicants must have completed all required course work, supervised practicum, and comprehensive examinations. It is strongly recommended that applicants have completed their dissertation proposal by the time of internship interview.
- Applicants must have completed a minimum of 350 total doctoral intervention hours by the time the application is submitted.
- Applications reviewed will include the completed AAPI Online (Application for Psychology Internship) with the following elements attached:
- A curriculum vitae
- All graduate transcripts
- A cover letter describing how you would be a good fit with the internship program at UVA CAPS.
- Three letters of recommendation that utilize the APPIC Form for Letters of Recommendation available on the AAPI website.
- A copy of an intake or testing report that includes a case formulation.
The CAPS doctoral internship supports training of psychologists who are competent to serve all members of the public, and fully endorses Preparing Professional Psychologists to Serve a Diverse Public as an essential component of our profession. Please review the document in considering application to the CAPS internship program.
All application materials must be available for our review by 11:59p (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, November 3, 2023.
Applicants invited to virtually interview will be contacted by telephone by December 1, 2023, and applicants not invited will receive e-mail notification by that same date. All interviews will be through live video (Zoom) with no in-person interviews. The required virtual interviews will be with supervising staff, current interns and the training director, and are scheduled for January 3, 5, or 8 of 2024. Applicants may request their date preference for interviews. The interview schedule includes interviews with pairs of supervising staff, a Q&A with current interns, and Q&A group meetings with the training director. Interviews with staff will include general questions about your interests and clinical and supervisory experiences. One interview will include discussion of a vignette provided at the time and serves as a basis for a collaborative discussion.
Informational videos are posted on the CAPS training website and you are encouraged to view them prior your interviews as you gather your questions for us. Posted videos will give information about core aspects of CAPS training, agency culture, integrated care at Student Health, our new building, experiences of former interns, and other useful and fun information. We hope to give you a feel of the people, the place and the work. It is expected that your live interviews will occur on the same day, between the range of 9a and 4p depending on schedules.
Applicants can obtain instructions and apply for registration for the APPIC Match at www.natmatch.com/psychint. In our selection and notification of candidates, CAPS adheres to APPIC Match Policies as described at APPIC Match Policies, and abides by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
We will be glad to make available to intern applicants and other appropriate publics any materials that pertain to the program’s accreditation status. Furthermore, verification of program status can be obtained from the Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation at the following address:
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
Employment Equity and Affirmative Action Statements
(2018 By the Rector and Visitors of The University of Virginia)
As a federal contractor, the University abides by the requirements of 41 CFR Sections 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, as well as prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that federal contractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
In the employment context, the term "Affirmative Action" represents the institution's program of monitoring its personnel practices and its good faith efforts aimed at encouraging the participation and advancement of historically underutilized groups in the University's workforce. The formal affirmative action plan, prepared in accordance with federal regulations, is just one of the analytic tools used by University leadership in evaluating its employment programs and processes. An "affirmative action plan" seeks to analyze data, both from within and outside the University, in an effort to identify potential areas of underutilization for women and racial minorities in the University's workforce. Areas of underutilization, in turn, become the focus of the University's "good faith efforts." "Good faith efforts" span all aspects of the University's employment process including those aimed at building recruitment pipelines, community engagement, and institutional capacity in the area of inclusive excellence.
At the request of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, all University catalogs and major publications must now carry the name and contact information of the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Section 504 Coordinator, and the Title IX Coordinator, as shown below.
The ADA Coordinator and the Section 504 Coordinator is Melvin Mallory, Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, 2015 Ivy Road, Room 321, Dynamics Building, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (434) 924-3295. The Title IX Coordinator is Emily Babb, O'Neil Hall - Room 037, P.O. Box 400211, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, (434) 297-7643.
The University's Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment (PADH) policy prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of age, color, race, disability, marital status, national and ethnic origin, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, family medical or genetic information, as well as other forms of sex discrimination not covered by the Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence.
HRM-009: Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment
The Preventing and Addressing Retaliation (PAR) policy prohibits retaliation against individuals who complain of discrimination and harassment under the PADH policy or who participate in an investigation under the policy.
HRM-010: Preventing and Addressing Retaliation
Designated High-Risk/Safety-Sensitive Positions Subject to Fingerprinting and Drug Screening (Testing)
The University of Virginia has a vital interest in providing a safe environment for its students, patients, visitors, and employees. Pursuant to Federal and State law, the University conducts pre-placement drug screening of applicants selected to fill designated high-risk/safety-sensitive positions, including doctoral interns at UVa’s Student Health, CAPS Department. Internship positions further require a fingerprint-based criminal history check. Prior to start the internship, interns will be guided as to how to fill these requirements at UVa at no cost.
For questions or clarifications regarding the UVA CAPS internship program or application procedures, contact: