Letter from Director of Training
May 23, 2023
Dear Psychology Internship Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the University Counseling Center (UCC) at the University of Utah as a training site for your psychology internship. Our internship has been continuously accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) since 1979. Our internship nicely fits APA's definition of training in Health Service Psychology: we provide training experiences in the "delivery of preventive, assessment, diagnostic, and therapeutic intervention services relative to psychological and physical health" in preparation for our interns to become "licensed as psychologists at the independent practice level" (APA, 2011).
As posted in our APPIC Directory, our application deadline will be November 1, 2023.
We will have 4 full-time (40-45 hours per week) internship positions available August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2024 with a stipend of at least $37,000 plus full staff benefits (e.g., health and dental insurance, vacation, sick leave) in accordance with University of Utah policy.
Details of the internship training program can be found in our Training Program Description. However, to assist you in becoming better acquainted with UCC, I want to briefly highlight some of the strengths of our program:
Training Focus on Multicultural and Intersectional Identity Development. Our bi-weekly Critical Positionalities Seminar as well as the infusion of multiculturalism and inclusion through critical reflection and discussion in training and staff seminars are areas that doctoral interns report as some of their primary reasons for choosing the UCC.
Diverse Clients. UCC clientele are primarily university students, with some services offered to staff and faculty. The majority of our clients (81%) live off campus. A significant number of our clients (43%) are nontraditional aged (25 or older) and a fairly large percentage (41%) report they are in a committed relationship or married. The percentages of ethnic minority and international clients at UCC are generally similar to their representation in the University population, as designated within brackets:
African American/Black = 2% [1%];
Asian American/Asian = 4% [5%];
American Indian/Alaskan Native = 1% [1%]
Hispanic/Latino(a) = 6% [7%];
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander = 1% [1%]
Multiracial = 3% [2%]
International Students = 5% [7%].
More than 1 in 10 UCC clients (10%) identify across the LGBTQ spectrum. More than 1 in 5 clients (21%) indicate they are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). Nearly half of UCC clients (46%) report no religious affiliation.
Multidisciplinary Agency. Professional staff consists of psychologists who have been trained in counseling psychology or clinical psychology, as well as Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who facilitate our client medication services.
Multidisciplinary Trainees. We currently have 4 psychology interns and 4 social work interns. In addition, each year we have 4-6 practicum counselors from the University of Utah doctoral program in Counseling Psychology who complete their second-year core practicum at UCC, as well as 2 social work students completing their first-year practicum. We are piloting an undergraduate internship program that will begin in Fall 2023.
Group Therapy. Interns co-lead at least one therapy group with a permanent clinical staff member.
Relationship Counseling. Interns have the opportunity to provide relationship counseling as co-therapists with permanent clinical staff members or on their own under supervision once initial relationship training is completed.
Skills Workshops and Mindfulness Programs (lovingly known as The SWAMP). Interns will have opportunities to teach mindfulness skills and other groups and workshops designed to reduce stress, manage anxiety, and regulate emotions in the SWAMP.
Teaching. Interns normally have the opportunity to co-teach a credit-bearing undergraduate diversity course: ED PS 3010 Identity and Inclusivity.
Supervision. Interns supervise the clinical work of 2nd-year doctoral students in the University's counseling psychology program. They participate in a weekly Supervision of Supervision Training Seminar with the Training Director.
Collaborative Outreach & Consultation. Interns have numerous opportunities to provide outreach and consultation services to academic departments and campus organizations. Interns also develop and carry out a Systems Intervention Project (SIP) across the year, reaching out to a traditionally underserved population or issue of interest.
Research Support. Interns are provided with four hours per week to work on your dissertation or other research, initiate new projects, and prepare paper presentations and manuscripts for publication.
The staff members at UCC are committed to training and will invest in you and your experiences. Please explore our web site fully so that you can become familiar with the available training opportunities. You may want to obtain an overview of the University of Utah by reading about recent University events online at www.unews.utah.edu. You also may want to explore diverse aspects of Salt Lake City by visiting Links of Interest at our web site.
To apply for an internship position for the 2023-2024 year, please complete the AAPI Online. We require no supplemental application materials. All interviews are conducted via Zoom as we view minimizing the financial costs of the internship search process to be a social justice issue. The details are available at the APPIC web site at www.appic.org. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
If we can be of further assistance, please e-mail us at aenno@sa.utah.edu or call us at (801) 581-6826.
Warmly,
Angela Enno, Ph.D. (she/her)
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Director of Training, Programming & Outreach
References
American Psychological Association. (2011). Model act for state licensure of psychologists.
American Psychologist, 66, 214-226. doi:10.1037/a0022655.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and seeks to provide access to its programs, services, and activities for people with disabilities. Reasonable prior notice is needed to arrange accommodations.
All interested persons are encouraged to apply.