DID YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY ENTITLED

"YOUR PERCEPTIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIPS?"

Doctoral students in clinical and counseling psychology programs are required to complete a year-long predoctoral internship, in which they engage in the practice of professional psychology.   This study examines how current Psychology Interns view the range of available predoctoral internship opportunities.

The process of researching, interviewing for, and ultimately accepting placement at an internship site mirrors the processes of researching, interviewing for, and accepting a first job. A wide variety of training opportunities are available at over 400 sites across the country. However, little is know about how individuals s go about choosing a specific type of training site, and which personal variables impact that choice. This research effort investigates current Interns' perceptions of the various types of internship opportunities, and the factors they consider in making their internship choice. 

APPIC defines a number of Internship "types."  These include:

Community Mental Health Centers                    

Public Hospitals                                                

Child/Adolescent Psychiatric Facilities                

Private Hospitals

Consortia                                                        

Counseling Centers

Corrections-Related Facilities                          

Veterans Affairs Medical Centers                                                                      

Armed Forces Medical Centers                        

Medical Schools  

Our study uses the pair comparison technique, so participants were asked to indicate BOTH their preferences for, and perceptions of, pairs of internship "types," like:

Community Mental Health Centers     --and--    Public Hosptials

If you would like more information concerning this study, or would like to be put on a mailing list for results, please click on one of the links on the next like to e-mail either Dr. Vicky Shivy <vshivy@vcu.edu> or Dr. Suzanne Mazzeo <semazzeo@vcu.edu>. 

Thanks again for interest and/or your help!