Internship Program Admissions

Date Program Tables were updated: 05/10/2023

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:

• Our internship program prepares interns as strong generalists for entry level, doctoral positions in the practice of health service psychology. Potential applicants will be assessed for level of fit based on the following criteria:
• • Clinical experience, counseling center experience, multicultural competence, supervision experience, group experience, crisis experience, outreach experience, ability to engage in self-reflection, cover letter, essays, and letters of recommendation.
• Our internship program prepares interns as strong generalists for entry level, doctoral positions in the practice of health service psychology. Potential applicants will be assessed for level of fit based on the following criteria:
• • • Clinical experience, counseling center experience, multicultural competence, supervision experience, group experience, crisis experience, outreach experience, ability to engage in self-reflection, cover letter, essays, and letters of recommendation

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

• Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours
  • Yes; Amount: 300
• Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours
  • No; Amount: n/a

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

• Enrolled in an APA or CPA accredited doctoral program in counseling or clinical psychology
• Completion of all required course work
• Minimum of 300 direct clinical contact hours
• Minimum of 3 years of graduate training
• Applicants must pass comprehensive exams by the ranking deadline
• Approval of dissertation proposal is strongly preferred

 

Finance and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year*

	Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	39,000
	Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns	n/a
	Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?	Yes
	If access to medical insurance is provided:
	Trainee contribution to cost required?	Yes
	Coverage of family member(s) available?	Yes
	Coverage of legally married partner available?	Yes
	Coverage of domestic partner available?	No
	Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	80
	Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	96
	In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?	Yes
	Other Benefits (please describe): Dental insurance; dissertation release time; spacious, private office with personal networked laptop, two desktop monitors, and camera; university facilities access, including gym and libraries; approximately thirteen university holidays/scheduled closings per year; professional development time and expenses paid for select professional travel or continuing education.

*Note: Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table.

Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time.  For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.

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EEO Statement

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose  Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996‑3560, telephone (865) 974‑2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the UTK Office of Human Resources, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996‑4125.

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Initial Post-Internship Positions

Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts

2020-2023
Total number of interns who were in the three cohorts	15
Total number of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree	1
	PD	EP
Community mental health center	0	0
Federally qualified health center	0	0
Independent primary care facility/clinic	0	0
University counseling center	0	6
Veterans Affairs medical center	0	0
Military health center	0	0
Academic health center	0	0
Other medical center or hospital	0	0
Psychiatric hospital	0	0
Academic university/department	0	1
Community college or other teaching setting	0	0
Independent research institution	0	1
Correctional facility	0	0
School district/system	0	0
Independent practice setting	0	5
Not currently employed	0	0
Changed to another field	0	0
Other	0	2
Unknown	0	0