Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship
The Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship at Hamm Clinic is available to doctoral level Ph.D. and Psy.D. graduate students. The internship is structured to provide training in eight core areas of learning:
- Diagnostic assessment
- Individual psychotherapy
- Scholarly inquiry
- Crisis intervention
- Multi-cultural diversity
- Professional ethics
- Therapist's use of self
- The psychologist's role in mental health consultation and supervision
The Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology at Hamm Clinic is a 2,000 hour training requirement that involves a one year, full-time commitment to on-site training. The intern can arrange to take clinic scheduled holidays and approximately 2 weeks of vacation time. Psychology students are also allowed two hours per week to work on their dissertations or research of their choice.
Further education for students involves other structured activities including:
- Diagnostic evaluation with a battery of measures
- Various consultation experiences
- Participating in a formal case conference
- Potentially participating in events such as poster sessions at state or national psychology conventions
- Other opportunities designed to promote professional competence and affiliation
The specific expectations of the internship and arrangement of time and training content must be approved by Hamm Clinic, the student, and the graduate school program. Hamm Clinic offers a stipend to Pre-Doctoral Psychology students in training at the clinic.
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