Internship Admissions, Support and Initial Placement Data
Program Disclosures
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Internship Program Admissions
Tables updated September 15, 2023
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:
High Plains PIC clinical training sites include Volunteers of America-Northern Rockies, the Colorado Center for Assessment and Counseling , Educational Service Unit #13, Options in Psychology, LLC, and Weld County Re-8 School District. Interns are afforded a wide variety of clinical opportunities that highlight the diversity of addressing the mental health needs of individuals who live in rural communities.
Minimum Hours
Does this program require applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the
following at a time of application?
If yes, indicate how many.
- Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours: 350 preferred
- Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours: 50 preferred
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
- APA-accredited or APPIC eligible doctoral program
- Dissertation proposal scheduled/defended
- Experience or interest working with underserved/diverse populations in rural areas
- Experience or interest working with children/adolescents
- Commitment to remain in rural areas of Colorado, Wyoming, or Nebraska following internship
Affiliated with UNC
High Plains PIC is partially affiliated with UNC's Department of School Psychology and applicants from UNC are given additional consideration.
Diversity
High Plains PIC values the contribution of diverse interns and encourages diverse applicants to apply.
Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year
Financial and other benefit support for the upcoming training year. Please note, programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed.
Initial Post-Internship Positions
Table represents an aggregate tally of intern in past three years
| 2019-2022 | ||
| Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts | 14 | |
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Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing a doctoral degree |
0 | |
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Post-doctoral Residency |
Employed Position (EP) |
|
| Academic teaching | 0 | 1 |
| Community mental health center | 0 | 0 |
| Consortium | 0 | 0 |
| University counseling center | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital/Medical center | 1 | 0 |
| Veteran's Affairs health care system | 0 | 0 |
| Psychiatric facility | 0 | 0 |
| Correctional facility | 0 | 0 |
| Health maintenance organization | 0 | 0 |
| School district/system | 0 | 4 |
| Independent practice setting | 4 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
Note: "PD" equals post-doctoral residency position; "EP" equals employed position
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