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Cal Poly Pomona Counseling and Psychological Services Summary: This site provides clinical psychology students with the opportunity to pursue university counseling center experience with a culturally diverse population. Available openings: 3 Hours: 24-40 hours per week. (May vary depending upon graduate school). This site will begin training in September 2010 and ends on or about June 30, 2011 depending on completion of 850-1800+ hours for part or full-time pre-doctoral internship requirement. Diagnostic Categories: Clients present with a broad spectrum of Axis I and II diagnostic symptoms including anxiety, depression, eating and adjustment disorders, and relationship concerns (V codes). Activities: Students will provide intake evaluations, brief therapy and some extended longer term therapy, psychological assessment, consultation, crisis intervention, interpersonal process and psycho-educational group therapy, for college age individuals, couples, and periodically, their families. Student will have the opportunity to be involved in outreach and presentations to residence halls, and student life organizations. This site utilizes a combination of integrative approaches including Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Object Relations, Existential and Family Systems. Supervision: Students will be provided with 1-2 hours of individual supervision (primary supervisor is licensed psychologist) and 2.0 hours of group supervision weekly with a licensed psychologist and/or LMFT). Special Requirements: Students are required to attend training, staff meeting, case consultation and group supervision on Wednesdays and are expected to be on site at CAPS from 8:00 AM to 5 PM. Application Procedure: Obtain prior approval from the Director of Clinical Training (DCT) at your graduate school with which Cal Poly Pomona has a training agreement/liaison). Send a completed application (you may obtain an application on line at http://www.dsa.csupomona.edu/caps) (Click on Training Opportunities and then How to Apply once connected to this link), a cover letter, resume and 2 writing samples (e.g. a sample intake evaluation, and a psychological assessment). A graduate transcript and 3 letters of recommendation are also required. For additional information, please contact Stephen L. Okiyama, Ph.D. at (909) 869-3220. Community Institute for Psychotherapy CIP (Community Institute for Psychotherapy) in Marin county is now accepting applicants for their practicum and internship programs. Interviews will begin in February 2010. If you are interested in applying, please call (415) 459-5999 or visit their website at http://www.cipmarin.org/pages/dev/internships/prospective_internships.htm.
California Family Counseling Center (CalFam) California Family Counseling Center in Encino, CA will be offering two doctoral practicum training programs for the 2010-11 training year. The programs they will be offering are the Adult/Adolescent Psychotherapy Practicum and the Psychological Testing Practicum (Clerkship). The programs use individual and group clinical supervision, didactic seminars, and case-based seminars as a basis from which practicum students gain increased knowledge and develop critical thinking skills. The adult therapy program teaches psychotherapy from primarily a psychodynamic prospective. The psychological testing practicum (clerkship) is the perfect opportunity for students to obtain a diagnostic practicum placement. The deadline for receiving applications is February 19, 2010. Applicants will be contacted after the deadline to set up interviews. If you have any questions about the program, application or selection process, please contact Ann Elkin, Ph.D. at (818) 386-5641 or (310) 826-0801. You can access the application on their website at www.pgi.edu. Click on the "Counseling Center" tab, then choose "Training Opportunities" and "Doctoral Training." Outreach Concern, Inc. Practicum Opportunities in Los Angeles and Orange County:
Outreach Concern, Inc. is now accepting applications for qualified candidates for it's 2009 - 2010 internship program in Los Angeles and Orange County. Outreach Concern offers 200 internship positions per year for senior level Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral level students in Psychology, Counseling, P.P.S., and Human Service programs. On-site internships are available in Los Angeles and Orange County working with elementary and secondary level students and their families in an educational setting. Outreach Concern intern-counselors receive strong clinical supervision, paid malpractice insurance, extensive training, including year round inservice training programs from a wide variety of specialists. Most importantly, our intern-counselors' diverse caseloads provide a highly rewarding academic and professional opportunity for the experienced or inexperienced student. Students who are interested in working with children, adolescents and their families, and are willing to commit to two days per week (approximately 15 hours) for the academic school year, should contact the Outreach Concern main office at: 800/492-2731 or e-mail us at: outreachconcern@mindspring.com. Also, visit our website: www.outreachconcern.org. Application under "For Interns" section The Agency: Outreach Concern, Inc. was founded in 1993 in response to an overwhelming need to assist children, adolescents, and their families. Outreach Concern carries forth a legacy of experience, providing pupil personnel services to schools in Southern California. We are a non-profit, 501(c)(3) agency governed by a board of directors and abide by the ethical standards set forth by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Mission Statement:
To Our Schools: To provide a comprehensive program of pupil personnel services in an educational environment that links students and families, positively impacting emotional and academic success. To Our Interns: To train, develop, and supervise human services professionals toward successfully achieving their academic and vocational goals.
What We Offer Our Interns: Internship Opportunities Near You: Over 200 internships are available at our contracted sites throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. Positions For Post-Graduate, Graduate, and Undergraduate Students: At Outreach Concern, our intern-counselors are encouraged to work within their limitations under the direction of highly experienced clinical supervisors. Positions are suitable for first time or experienced intern-counselors.
Diverse Caseloads: Our intern-counselors are exposed to a rich and culturally diverse variety of cases and client issues, working with children and adolescents (grades K-12) and their families, providing a highly rewarding professional experience for both client and intern-counselor. Training and Supervision Extensive Training: Our intensive, five-day training program orients the intern-counselors to all facets of the agency, as well as hands-on clinical training and counseling techniques. Selected speakers in the areas of child abuse, suicide prevention, and cross-cultural issues round out the yearly 40-hour program. Monthly Inservice Presentations: In addition to the annual training, monthly inservice presentations are held throughout Los Angeles and Orange County for our intern-counselors' continuing education. Recent topics have included substance abuse assessment, loss and grief counseling, divorce and blended families, and working with adolescents. Clinical Support Team: In addition to weekly clinical supervision, our intern-counselors receive support from our Regional Field Supervisors (professionals who are specialized in agency administration and counseling theory, and who themselves are counselors), and on-going clinical direction from our Clinical Director (a licensed professional with over 25 years of private practice and supervisory experience). Regional Field Supervisors: Each intern-counselor is assigned a Regional Field Supervisor who is responsible for their on-site individual training and supervision throughout the year. All Regional Field Supervisors are former interns who are dedicated professionals, experienced in various fields of education, counseling, and child development, and are dedicated to our mission of reaching out to children and supporting the needs of our interns.
APPIC Match-News E-mail List The APPIC "Match-News" e-mail list provides up-to-date news and information about the APPIC Match. This list is open to all individuals who are interested in the APPIC Match. In particular, internship applicants and internship training directors are strongly encouraged to subscribe. Subscribing to this list means that you will receive occasional e-mail messages containing the latest news about the APPIC Match. This is a low-volume list, which means that (under most circumstances) subscribers will receive a maximum of five messages per month. This is an announce-only list. You will not be able to send messages to other list subscribers. Only the APPIC Match Coordinator, the APPIC Chair, and other authorized APPIC personnel are authorized to post messages to this list.
MANAGING YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONThere are two ways for you to communicate with APPIC's e-mail list server (called "Lyris") in order to manage your list subscription: - Send commands to the server via e-mail (see the information below for the specific commands to use).
- Use the Lyris web interface. This method allows you to use your browser to subscribe or unsubscribe, manage your subscription, review message archives, etc. When using the web interface to manage an existing list subscription, you MUST login using the EXACT e-mail address at which you are subscribed (this e-mail address appears at the end of every message posted to the list) and a blank password. Due to the idiosyncrasies of e-mail, sometimes you are subscribed to a list under a slightly different address than you might think. If you are having difficulty, be sure that you are entering the e-mail address that is listed at the end of each message that you receive from the list.
SUBSCRIBINGTo subscribe to this e-mail list, simply send a blank e-mail to: subscribe-match-news@lyris.appic.org You will subsequently receive an e-mail message (with the subject line, "Your confirmation is needed") that contains instructions for you to follow in order to confirm your subscription. Simply follow these instructions and you will soon receive a "Welcome" e-mail in response. This "Welcome" e-mail confirms that you are successfully subscribed to the list (please note that you are NOT subscribed to the list until you have received the "Welcome" e-mail). PLEASE NOTE: If your e-mail program uses "Spam" or "Junk Mail" filtering, it is possible that the confirmation message from the APPIC server will be automatically redirected to your "Junk Mail" folder without your knowledge. This has been a particular problem for AOL and Hotmail users, but it can affect others as well. If you do not receive a confirmation message in your "in" box, you should check your "Spam" or "Junk Mail" folder to see if the message is there. If your e-mail program does use filtering, you should instruct it to accept all e-mail from APPIC's e-mail list server. AAPI ONLINE
APPIC Application for Psychology Internships The AAPI Online has launched! The applicant portal is now available: https://portal.appicas.org/
As you enter different sections of the AAPI Online, you should click the "Instructions for this section" link in the upper right portion of each page. As you work on your application, be sure to click the "SAVE" button at the bottom of each page in order to save your work.
The launch of the AAPI Online is the culmination of a multi-year effort by APPIC to make the internship application process more cost-effective and efficient for applicants, doctoral programs, and internship sites. The AAPI Online has been a collaborative process with APPIC’s partner, Liaison International, a company that specializes in Centralized Application Services. The content of the AAPI was created with input from APPIC-Member internship programs, APPIC-Subscriber doctoral programs, and doctoral psychology graduate students.
The AAPI Online will be used for the upcoming 2009-2010 selection cycle (for internships taking place in 2010-2011). Here is an overview of the process:
Beginning on July 9, 2009, applicants will be able to access the AAPI Online via the "Applicant Portal," which means that they will use their internet browser to create an account, enter information into the various fields of the AAPI, and ultimately submit their completed application to internship sites. Applicants may create multiple versions of cover letters and essays (e.g., in order to tailor these items to different sites and/or settings) if they wish to do so.
Once an applicant completes the portions of the AAPI that need to be verified by her/his Director of Clinical Training (e.g., total hours, dissertation progress, etc.), the student will generate an electronic request to her/his DCT. The DCT will then either approve the information (via an electronic signature) or ask the student to make changes, and provides additional information as appropriate. (This process replaces the previous "AAPI Part II" which is now obsolete).
The applicant will also request letters of recommendation by generating electronic requests (via e-mail) to individuals of her/his choosing. These individuals will upload their letters directly into the AAPI Online. While the applicant will not be permitted to view the content of the letter, she/he may attach it to as many or as few applications as desired. In other words, the applicant can decide which letters of reference are submitted to each internship site.
The applicant also submits one official copy of all graduate transcript(s) directly to the application service via regular mail. These transcripts are verified as official, scanned into the system, and attached to each application that is submitted by the applicant. If you apply to one of the relatively few sites that request undergraduate transcripts, that transcript should NOT be sent to AAPI Online and must instead be uploaded as part of any "supplemental materials" for that program (see next paragraph).
If a program requires applicants to submit materials that are not a part of the regular AAPI Online application (e.g., testing reports, undergraduate transcripts, additional essays), the applicant will need to obtain the required information, convert it into a single electronic document (e.g., via scanning), upload it to the AAPI Online service, and attach it as "supplementary materials" to the application that is submitted to that program.
Once an applicant has completed all aspects of the application, she/he chooses the "designated" sites to which the application is submitted electronically. The applicant has the flexibility to decide which cover letter, essays, and letters of recommendation are submitted with each application.
Once submitted, the application is instantly available to the internship site for review. Training Directors and selection committees may review applications online, sort and selection applications based on various criteria, and download application information in various formats.
The AAPI Online should be used by students to apply to all APPIC-member internship programs as well as those non-member programs that register to participate in the APPIC Match. All applications must be submitted online, and no site may request a printed copy of a student's application materials. The use of the AAPI Online to apply to programs that are not participating in the APPIC Match is prohibited.
APPLICANT FEES
In establishing the fees for the AAPI Online, the APPIC Board was clear in its mission to ensure that the cost of the application process would not increase for applicants. A 2009 APPIC survey of applicants found that the average student paid $256 to submit their paper-based application materials -- including printing and mailing costs (often using overnight delivery services), costs of obtaining multiple official copies of transcripts, etc.
The fees to applicants for use of the AAPI Online will be $35 to submit the first application and $10 for each additional application (up to a total of 15 applications; see next paragraph for costs beyond 15 applications). Since the average applicant submits between 14 and 15 applications (per the 2009 survey), submitting a similar number via the AAPI Online will cost $175, plus the cost of obtaining one official transcript for the AAPI Online service. In addition to the financial savings, we believe that applicants and programs will benefit greatly from the conveniences and features of the service. Plus, we estimate that it will save more than two million pieces of paper that typically get printed and mailed each year.
Data from the APPIC Match consistently show that submitting more than 15 applications does not improve applicants' chances of being matched, and APPIC recommends that most applicants should submit no more than 15 applications. The fee structure has been designed to provide lower costs to students who stay within this guideline. For students who exceed this recommendation, the 16th through 20th application will cost $25 per application, the 21st through 25th application will cost $35 each, and each application over 25 will cost $50 each.
There is no cost to create and develop an application using the AAPI Online service. Fees are charged to applicants only when their applications are actually submitted to internship sites.
CAPIC Doctoral Program Access to Internship Database
CAPIC has now opened our new online Predoctoral Internship database to you and your students. This 2009-10 CAPIC Online Internship database replaces the printed CAPIC Predoctoral Internship Directory we have published in the past. To register to search our database, students should go to www.capic.net, and click on ‘Students’ on the lower right. Then they click on the link just below the phrase “Student sign-in to search for internship”. This will take them to the ‘Student Internship Registration Form”. They should complete all aspects of the form and then click on ‘send’. When your students fill out the registration form, you will receive an automatically generated email from us asking you to verify the student’s eligibility to search the database. We will need your approval to give this student access. Please respond to this notice as soon as you can. It will simply entail clicking on a link in the email. If the student is authorized to have access, they will receive an email allowing them to create their own username and password to use to access the site every time they wish to search. On subsequent occasions, the student can simply go to the opening page of CAPIC’s website (www.capic.net) and click on ‘Student sign-in to search for internship” or “Login”. This way they will immediately sign in with their username and password without going through other webpages. If your students wish more information about this online search process they should go to the link to Students, which leads to more information about the entire process. Please let your students know about this program, and encourage them to register. The application process for students to apply for the Internships will continue to be much as it was last year. No aspect of the application process will go through CAPIC or our website, as we are not yet approved to process applications online. We have posted the CAPIC Uniform Application (CUA), and the CAPIC Eligibility and Readiness Form (CERF), in the Students section on the website for anyone to download and print out. The student will then look up the agency’s address and application requirements in their online profile, and follow the instructions to apply. Please contact us at capicadmin@capic.net if you have any questions about this process. back to top |
