APPLICATION

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>eligibility

Eligibility

Applicants must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program in counseling or clinical psychology and advanced to candidacy by the start of internship. Applicant's dissertation proposal should also be accepted before the start of internship. Applicants must have counseling and psychotherapy experience and appropriate supervision. Although not a requirement, the vast majority of the applicants selected for interview and eventually offered a position have had practicum experience in a university counseling center. A minimum of 500 hours of Intervention and Assessment Hours is required, as well as a minimum of 1000 Grand Total Practicum Hours.

 

>selection

Selection Process

We received about 139 applications during the 2007-2008 Intern Selection Process. We encourage applications from all doctoral students who believe that our training would match their needs. The selection of interns is made by a committee comprised of the Director of Training, senior staff members, current interns, and a postdoc. Applicants are rated on the basis of their background information and stated goals for internship. Those candidates assessed by the committee to hold goals most closely matching the availability of training options in our Center will be asked to participate in a phone interview. We emphasize fit between intern goals and site opportunities in our selection process and the cover letter and AAPI essays are used to initially determine this fit. The summary of emphasis area interests will provide us information about the areas in which applicants are seeking training. For the past few years, most of the applicants we have selected for an interview have had practicum experience in a university counseling center. In addition, as you can see from our list of former interns, the majority of graduates from our internship program accept staff or postdoc positions at university counseling centers or faculty positions, although others enter private practice or community mental health centers. As a result, we also assess future career goals when choosing interns and seek those applicants interested in working in the university environment.

The training program follows the Association of Psychology, Postdoctoral and Internship Centers' policies regarding internship offers and acceptances. The APPIC selection policies are readily available through the APPIC web page, and are listed in the APPIC Directory. Our 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.

More Information

Applicants who are interested in learning more about our program are encouraged to contact the Director of Training, other CAPS staff members, and current/former interns (postdocs) to discuss any aspect of the internship program. The best way to contact the Director of Training is through e-mail at klhaggins@ucdavis.edu, or by phone at (530) 752-0871 ext. 26. You can contact other staff members and current/former interns by phone at (530) 752-0871 (press 0 when you get the automated system and the receptionist can connect you with the appropriate person). When you call please let the receptionist know you are an intern applicant and would like to speak with any current/former intern who is available, or you may ask for a specific person if you have someone in particular you'd like to talk with. You can also access our staff members and interns via email, if you prefer (see the our staff page for individual's specific email addresses). You are also welcome to visit CAPS in person. If you are interested in scheduling a visit to our site, please contact the Director of Training to arrange the visit.

If you have general questions about the status of your application prior to the application deadline, please call our administrative assistant at (530) 752-1442 as she initially receives and organizes all application materials. Within two weeks of the application deadline, the Director of Training will send an email to all applicants confirming receipt of their application. This email will also include information regarding our timeline for notification of phone interviews.

 

>procedures

Application Procedures

The University of California, Davis
Counseling and Psychological Services
*APPIC Member Number: 1117
*APPIC Match Number for NMS: 111711

Applications must include:

  • One Page Cover Letter - Provides a list of the emphasis areas you are interested in working in, as well as any relevant training and experience you have in those areas. We would like to learn about the emphasis area(s) that you are interested in at CAPS. Please describe relevant training and personal/professional experiences that make you a good match for the emphasis area(s) you are interested in.  The emphasis areas are described in the section titled “Emphasis Areas”, under “Experiences for All Interns” in our Intern Brochure. Please limit your response to one page. Please send only a one page letter, we will learn more about you through your responses on the AAPI, your vita, transcripts and letters of recommendation.
  • COMPLETED APPI (APPIC Application Psychology Internship Form) - This form can be retrieved by accessing the APPIC web page.
  • Certification of Internship Readiness Form - This is to be completed by your Doctoral Program Training Director. This form is included in the AAPI.
  • Current Vita
  • Official Transcripts - All doctoral and masters academic work. Unofficial transcripts of masters level work are acceptable if not part of your current doctoral program. Our program does not review undergraduate transcripts.
  • Three Letters of Recommendation - At least two letters must be from supervisors who have direct knowledge of your clinical or counseling work. Please send ONLY three letters. We want to be fair to all applicants. If you send more than three letters of recommendation, we will only review the first three letters that we receive.
  • Send all Documentation in one Envelope - If possible (Cover Letter, AAPI, Certification of Internship Readiness, Vita, Official Transcripts, and three sealed Letters of Recommendation).
  • Postmarked Application Deadline: November 1, 2007

Send all Application Materials to:
Kristee L. Haggins, Ph.D.
Director of Training
UC Davis
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
One Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616-8568
(530) 752-0871 ext. 26
klhaggins@ucdavis.edu

 

  • Background Check - In Accordance with University Policy, candidates who match with CAPS at UC Davis must successfully complete a background check (including fingerprinting) prior to being appointed for internship. Final hiring for the internship is contingent upon clearing the background check.

Our program will only accept original hard copies of all the application materials. We will not accept any faxed or e-mailed application material.

CAPS at UC Davis is committed to building a more diverse faculty, staff, and student body as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation. CAPS and the University of California are committed to quality, diversity, and service.

 

>APPIC policy

APPIC Policy: Internship Offers and Acceptance

Adherence to these policies is a condition of membership in APPIC

  • *The APPIC POLICY: Internship Offers and Acceptances can be retrieved by accessing the APPIC web page
  • *If you encounter violations of APPIC policy, please consider discussing it with your training director and reporting the violation to APPIC. All reported violations of APPIC policies will be reviewed by the APPIC Standards and Review Committee (ASARC). ASARC policies are described on the APPIC Website. APPIC policy violations should be reported to:

Chair, APPIC Standards and Review Committee
733 15th Street, NW, Suite 440
Washington, D.C. 20005-2112
(202) 347-0022

 

>APPIC Match Code Number

 

The Univeristy of California, Davis
Counseling and Psychological Services
*APPIC Member Number: 1117
*APPIC Match Number for NMS: 111711

Contact National Matching Service immediately if you have not registered for the APPIC computer match.

 

>accreditation

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

APPIC Program Code # 1117
APPIC National Matching Service (NMS) Program Code # 111711

 

>contents

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