APA Accredited Psychology Internship
WSU CAPS' Psychology Internship is a paid full-time (40 hours per week) twelve-month position with University holidays, benefits, and vacation. The total training comprises at least 2000 hours of supervised clinical experience. The arrangements for supervision meet the supervisory requirements of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
Fully accredited since 2023, the WSU CAPS Internship Program accreditation goes through 2033. This program became an APPIC member in November 2018.
*Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979
E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
Experience Needed:
Candidates must be enrolled and in good standing in a doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology, and must have completed their Master's degree, completed qualifying exams, and have proposed their dissertation project by the start of the internship.
Application Process:
WSU CAPS is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and participates in the APPIC National Match. As APPIC members, we abide by APPIC's match policies. 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. APPIC Member Number 2495.
Application materials are submitted through the APPI Online Applicant Portal
(accessed at www.appic.org)
The following five items are required to apply:
- Online AAPI application
- Letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- 3 recommendation letters
- Graduate school transcript
Top candidates will be selected for an interview. All interviews are conducted via Zoom or telephone. Interviews will be scheduled for late December and/or early January and are approximately one hour in length. The Selection Committee typically consists of the Training Director and 2-4 senior staff members. Top candidates will also be given information on how to get further information from current interns.
The WSU CAPS Training Committee is responsible for setting selection criteria, developing the interview protocol, reviewing applications, conducting interviews, and determining the rank order candidacy of applicants.
Wayne State University is an equal opportunity employer. No person will be discriminated against or harassed in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, familial status, marital status, arrest record, height, weight, sexual orientation, qualified Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans and other protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.
For additional information about our Psychology Internship please see our Psychology Internship Brochure.
For a more detailed explanation please see our Psychology Internship Program Policies.
For questions or additional information please contact our Interim Training Director, Kristin Van De Laar, Ph.D. at eg5637@wayne.edu