Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data
Program Tables Updated: August, 2022
Internship Program Admissions
The University Colorado Colorado Springs Recreation and Wellness Mental Health Services is pleased to offer our psychology internship program. The aim of the internship program at UCCS MHS is to train generalist health service psychologists in a multidisciplinary college mental health setting. Training and supervised experience are offered in psychological evaluation and testing, individual psychotherapy, marital therapy, family therapy, group therapy and supervision. The integration of training, research, and service is a priority for our training program. In addition, educational outreach activities and consultations about resources to cope with life transitions are regular services. The internship year begins on August 1 and ends on July 31 of the following year.
To be eligible for the psychology internship program, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Currently enrolled in a doctoral program in clinical psychology or counseling psychology.
- Successful completion of comprehensive examinations prior to start date.
- Completion of all doctoral coursework by the beginning of internship.
- Approved for internship by their academic training director.
Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours | Yes | X No |
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours | Yes | X No |
Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year
Annual Stipend/Salary for Full time Interns | $44,800 |
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns | N/A |
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? | X Yes |
If access to medical insurance is provided: | X Yes |
Trainee contribution to cost required? | X Yes |
Coverage of family member(s) available? | X Yes |
Coverage of legally married partner available? | X Yes |
Coverage of domestic partner available? | X Yes |
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)
Interns accrue 14.7 hours of annual leave per month. |
10 paid holidays (additional holiday time may be granted by governing officials) |
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave |
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave? |
INITIAL POST-INTERNSHIP POSITIONS | |
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(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts) | |
2019-2020 | |
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts | 2 |
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree | 0 |
EP | |
Community mental health center | NA |
Federally qualified health center | NA |
Independent primary care facility/clinic | NA |
University counseling center | 1 |
Veterans Affairs medical center | NA |
Military health center | NA |
Academic health center | NA |
Other medical center or hospital | NA |
Psychiatric hospital | NA |
Academic university/department | NA |
Community college or other teaching setting | NA |
Independent research institution | NA |
Correctional facility | NA |
School district/system | NA |
Independent practice setting | NA |
Not currently employed | NA |
Changed to another field | NA |
Other | NA |
Unknown | NA |
INITIAL POST-INTERNSHIP POSITIONS | |
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(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts) | |
2021-2022 | |
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts | 1 |
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree | 0 |
PD | |
Community mental health center | NA |
Federally qualified health center | NA |
Independent primary care facility/clinic | NA |
University counseling center | 1 |
Veterans Affairs medical center | NA |
Military health center | NA |
Academic health center | NA |
Other medical center or hospital | NA |
Psychiatric hospital | NA |
Academic university/department | NA |
Community college or other teaching setting | NA |
Independent research institution | NA |
Correctional facility | NA |
School district/system | NA |
Independent practice setting | NA |
Not currently employed | 1 |
Changed to another field | NA |
Other | 1 |
Unknown | NA |
Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.