Internship Application and Selection Information
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Qualifications of candidates
Candidates should have completed all course work toward their doctorate in an APA accredited program (in counseling or clinical psychology). To be competitive, candidates must have completed a minimum of 400 AAPI Intervention and Assessment hours prior to the internship start date. Candidates should also have completed course work related to, and have working experience with culturally diverse populations.
Application Packets should include the following:
1. A completed APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI) form which can be accessed through the APPIC website by going to www.appic.org/ and then clicking the "AAPI Online" link.
The APPIC Policy on Internship Offers, Acceptances and Match Policy is available at this same site. If you do not have access to the Internet, a copy of the AAPI and Match Policy can be obtained by writing to the address listed below:
APPIC Central Office
10 G Street, NE Suite 440
Washington DC 20002
2. Answers to the two UC Irvine supplemental questions:
- Please describe your experience in the area of outreach and consultation (conducting workshops, program development, or teaching).
- As you think about your professional experiences to date what has been your most significant or meaningful experience? Please describe (could be a particular project, practicum experience, etc.).
Please limit your response for both questions to one page total.
3. Current curriculum vita.
4. All graduate school transcripts
5. Three letters of recommendation
- at least one letter from a clinical supervisor;
Please note that your file will not be reviewed by our Selection Committee unless all application materials are entered through AAPI Online by November 9, 2009. It is your responsibility to see that all of the above materials, including letters of recommendations, are entered correctly. Because of the large volume of applications, late or incomplete applications will not be considered. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please call Michael DeMania, Ph.D. at (949) 824-6457 or email him at mdemania@uci.edu.
All interviews with final candidates will be conducted in December/January via a scheduled telephone conference call. Information obtained via the phone interview and the written application materials will be used to determine final rankings.
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 any intern applicant. We also abide by all APPIC match policy. The entire APPIC match policy can be viewed at the APPIC website. Final acceptance for interns to the internship program is contingent upon meeting the University and internship program background and reference check criteria.
You can obtain instructions and download the Applicant Agreement required to register for the national match from the Matching Program website, www.natmatch.com/psychint or by contacting the National Matching Service directly at (416) 977-3432 or writing National Matching Services, Inc., 20 Holly Street, Suite 301, Toronto, Canada M4S 3B1.
- Our APPIC Program Number is 1123.
- Our National Matching Service (NMS) Program Code Number is 112311.
For more information about our pre-doctoral internship program, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of this website.
For more information about the American Psychological Association (APA) and accreditation <please click here>. To access further information and/or reports regarding the accreditation status of UCI’s Counseling Center Pre-Doctoral Internship Training Program, please contact Dr. Michael DeMania at (949) 824-6457. You can also contact APA at the following address:
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(800) 374-2721
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