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Psychology Internship at Buffalo VA Medical Center
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This web site is intended for psychology interns who are considering the VA for internships. Veterans can find VA health care information at the VISN 2 website. |
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Application Process
Requirements:
- The applicant must be a United States citizen.
- The applicant must be a bona fide graduate student in an APA approved doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
- A minimum of 1000 hours of supervised practicum experience is recommended by the start of the internship year. It is expected that applicants will have substantial prior supervised experience in assessment, (e.g., five MMPI2 reports, at least five comprehensive adult reports and satisfactory grounding in intellectual assessment), as well as individual and/or group psychotherapy. We are unable to guarantee extensive experience in administration and interpretation of psychological assessment instruments outside of our Neuropsychology and Geropsychology specialty tracks.
- A basic understanding of psychological test construction and a familiarity with the use of the DSM-IV is also required. For specialty track applicants, the ability to administer, score, and interpret results from customary assessment tools of the specialty are prerequisites for appointment as an intern.
- Advanced progress on the dissertation is highly desirable.
Materials and Procedure
- The APPIC Application for Psychology Internship * submitted on-line.
- A current vita (uploaded to your APPIC application.)
- The VAWNYHS Psychology Supplemental Information Form (uploaded to your APPIC application as a supplemental document.)
- Three letters of recommendation. Those who know you well enough to discuss your strengths and weaknesses as a scholar-clinician should write these letters. At least one letter should be from a practicum supervisor (uploaded to your APPIC application.).
- Official graduate transcripts (uploaded to your APPIC application.)
- A letter from your Director of Clinical Training confirming your eligibility for internship. (Part 2 of the AAPI)
- Please do not submit work samples as part of the application. Further, VA SF 171 is not required at the time of application.
Deadline: All application materials should be received by November 15th
We will be notifying candidates that they have been selected for interviews during the week of December 15th. We prefer to interview candidates in person, but we have conducted mutually beneficial interviews by telephone conference calls.
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. We are committed to a selection process which encourages diversity among interns selected for our training program.
If you have any difficulty with or questions about the application procedure, please call Dr. Frohm at (716) 862-8594 or E-mail:
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