CAPs Internship Program Admissions

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: 

UVA CAPS’ American Psychological Association accredited program provides culturally informed and evidence based doctoral internship training in Health Service Psychology (HSP) within a multidisciplinary university counseling center context.  The internship program offers three full-time, 12 month positions.  Our internship program provides a structured and progressive training experience within an integrated care setting, with the explicit goals of fostering the development of core clinical and counseling skills as well as professional attitudes and behavior. It is the intention of the training program to develop compassionate and authentic professionals prepared for general health service psychology practice in a wide range of clinical settings, with a focus on individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, supervision provision, and outreach and university consultation. CAPS also nurtures the development of individual interests and beginning specialties, and deeply values an affirming attitude towards all forms of diversity. The internship program builds on the knowledge and skills that interns acquire during doctoral training and prepares them for entry level positions as health service psychologists. Training activities are primarily experiential, supported by didactic material, to facilitate learning in the provision of clinical services to students, outreach and consultation with University community members, utilization of research and scholarly material to support evidenced-based practice, and provision of supervision.  Interns further develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to support professional functioning in the areas of ethics, cultural and individual difference, use and provision of supervision, inter-professional and interdisciplinary clinical consultation, communication/ interpersonal skills, and overall professional values and attitudes.  

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at the time of application? If yes, indicate how many:

Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours

No:

Yes: X

Amount: 350

Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours

No: X

Yes:

Amount: N/A

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

N/A