Internship Application, Admissions, Support and Initial Placement Data

Program Disclosures

Date Program Tables are updated no later than August 29 annually.
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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:
The selection of interns for the Texas State internship program is based on "goodness-of-fit". We look for interns whose interests and goals are consistent with our training model and philosophy and the experiences we can provide. In reviewing applications, we give preference to students from accredited counseling and clinical psychology programs who have coursework and practicum experience which have prepared them to provide general adult outpatient services, and who have completed their dissertation proposal. Although we do not expect our interns to have academic and practical training in all areas addressed by our training program, we do take note of coursework in psychopathology, ethics, intersection of identity and mental health, career counseling, trauma, substance abuse, and supervision, and experience working with adults in outpatient settings. We do not require prior practicum experience in a counseling center setting. A “good fit” would include intern applicants who are interested in:
  • Focusing on counseling/psychotherapy with an adult population in an outpatient setting;
  • Developing generalist skills, including psychotherapy, assessment, crisis intervention, psychoeducational programming and consultation, which can be applied in a variety of settings;
  • Understanding and appreciating the importance of the intersection of identity and mental health when working with a population with many different lived experiences;
  • Learning supervision skills which will benefit future trainees; and
  • Developing a professional identity that will see them through the transition from trainee to entry level professional.
  • It is also important that an applicant exhibit integrity in the form of ethical and professional behavior; this is typically reflected in letters of recommendation.
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:YAmount: 300 individual adult outpatient therapy hours
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours:NAmount: NA
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
Additional required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
  • Applicants must be enrolled in an APA-Accredited doctoral program in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, or related field.
  • All appropriate coursework, including a minimum of 850 hours of supervised practicum experience (350 hours of direct service), must be completed prior to beginning the internship.
  • Applicants must pass all doctoral comprehensive examinations and have their dissertation proposal approved by the APPIC match ranking deadline

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

Financial or Other Benefit Item

Response

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns:$36,620
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns:NA
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?Yes
If access to medical insurance is provided:
- Trainee contribution to access to medical insurance cost required?No
- Coverage of family member(s) available?Yes
- Coverage of legally married partner available?Yes
- Coverage of domestic partner available?Yes
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)104, accrued at 8 hours/month
Approximately 15 university holidays
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave104, accrued at 8 hours/month
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; please see Human Resources
Other Benefits:Dissertation/Professional Development Release Time, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Daily Wellness Time, Employee Assistance Program, Shuttle Bus Service, Recreational Sports Membership (at an additional cost), University Library System, Retirement Contributions (TRS)*Interns are responsible for their own parking fees.

Initial Post-Internship Positions

Provide an Aggregated Tally of the Preceding 3 Cohorts: 2020 -2023
Total # of interns in the 3 cohorts:9
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they
returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree:		0
PD EP
Community mental health center00
Federally qualified health center00
Independent primary care facility/clinic00
University counseling center40
Veterans Affairs medical center00
Military health center00
Academic health center00
Other medical center or hospital00
Psychiatric hospital00
Academic university/department00
Community college or other teaching setting00
Independent research institution00
Correctional facility00
School district/system00
Independent practice setting50
Not currently employed00
Changed to another field00
Other00
Unknown00

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.