High Plains Psychology Internship Consortium
High Plains Psychology Internship Consortium (High Plains PIC) represents the collaborative effort of six agencies in northern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming, and western Nebraska to pool and share resources to create a high-quality internship opportunity. The Consortium provides a range of clinical and didactic experiences that prepare future psychologists to meet the unique clinical and workforce needs of rural areas of these states.
High Plains PIC aims to prepare and retain psychologists who provide behavioral healthcare to diverse children, adolescents, and adults in rural school and clinical settings. High Plain PIC offers a one-year, full-time doctoral internship beginning in early August and ending in late July each year. Sites vary in populations served and services provided but emphasis is placed on evidence-based intervention, assessment, consultation, and trauma-informed care.
Accreditation Status
High Plains PIC is fully accredited by the APA (2024) with an upcoming site visit in April 2026. Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation at:
Office of Program Consultation & Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street NE
Washington D.C. 20002
apaaccred@apa.org
Telephone: (202) 336-5979
Member of the APPIC
High Plains PIC is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC, #2406), and participates in the APPIC Match Service. High Plains PIC 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 About High Plains PIC
High Plains PIC is partially affiliated with the UNC’s Department of School Psychology. Therefore, applicants from UNC will be more heavily weighted. Applicants from other programs are still considered and encouraged to apply.
High Plains PIC values the unique contributions that diverse interns provide within training and work environments. The Training Committee strongly encourages diverse applicants to apply.
High Plains PIC takes into consideration the potential commitment of prospective interns to remain in rural Colorado, Wyoming, and/or Nebraska following their internship. Developing a strong behavioral health workforce is an important consideration for the consortium and remaining in the rural, underserved area to join the workforce is considered a benefit.
High Plains PIC requires that the matched intern meet site-level criteria, including a background check, to begin their training year. If intern does not meet site-level criteria, the match agreement will be terminated and the intern will not be allowed to complete their internship within High Plains PIC.
Questions? Contact Us!
Robyn Hess
Associate Dean