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[Shoshana Kerewsky]

​Please read below. CPSY's expectation is that you will attend an APA-accredited internship. If there is a reason why this isn't feasible, please talk with your chair and, if warranted, Dr. Skowron.

Shoshana
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From: APPIC Match News <match-news at lyris.appic.org> on behalf of Greg Keilin <gkeilin at mail.utexas.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 8:00 AM
To: APPIC Match News
Subject: MATCH NEWS: Choosing an Internship

APPIC MATCH NEWS
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Many applicants are currently making choices about the internship programs to which they will apply.  The APPIC Board would like to ensure that applicants and their Directors of Clinical Training are fully informed about the issues that are relevant to these decisions.

In particular, below are three "Frequently Asked Questions" that are often the source of confusion and misunderstanding.

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SHOULD I CONSIDER ATTENDING A NON-ACCREDITED OR NON-APPIC MEMBER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM?

It is important to state up front that there are excellent internship programs that are accredited and/or APPIC members, as well as excellent programs that are not accredited nor APPIC members.  And, many students attend non-accredited or non-APPIC member programs each year and experience little or no difficulty with their future employment or licensure.

However, some students who attend such programs do experience difficulties with licensure and/or employment.  It is imperative that students understand the potential risks and limitations in attending a non-accredited and/or non-APPIC member internship program.  For an extensive discussion of these issues, see:

http://www.appic.org/Match/FAQs/Applicants/Eligibility-and-Participation#q4

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IF I ATTEND A NON-ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO APPLY FOR AND ATTEND A SECOND, ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP IN A FUTURE YEAR?

Students should NOT accept a non-accredited and/or non-APPIC member internship with the hope of re-applying for an accredited internship in a future year.  Even with the recent improvement in the internship imbalance, it is likely that many internship Training Directors would be hesitant to fill an internship position with a student who has already completed another internship.

It is very important that applicants NOT view internship as an opportunity to strengthen their experience in hopes of obtaining a "better" internship the following year.  Instead, students who wish to gain additional experience in order to be more competitive for an internship should do so by arranging additional practicum experiences through their doctoral programs.

Thus, students should plan on completing one, and only one, internship.

More information is at:

http://www.appic.org/Match/FAQs/Applicants/Eligibility-and-Participation#q5

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IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO COMPLETE THE INTERNSHIP AFTER THE DOCTORAL DEGREE HAS BEEN AWARDED?

Students who participate in the APPIC Match or Post-Match Vacancy Service must be matriculating through a doctoral program that meets APPIC's requirements.  Thus, individuals who graduate without an internship should NOT expect to be eligible to participate in future APPIC Matches.

There is an exception to this rule for individuals who are engaged in a re-specialization program in health service psychology (i.e., an individual who has completed a doctoral degree in psychology and is currently entrolled in a "respecialization" program in a different area of psychology).  Other exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, including graduates of programs that are outside of the U.S. or Canada.

More information on this policy may be found at:

http://www.appic.org/AboutAPPIC/APPICPolicies/InternApplicantPolicy.aspx

Individuals who have questions or concerns about this policy may wish to use APPIC's "Informal Problem Consultation" process (www.appic.org<http://www.appic.org/>, click on "Problem Consultation”).





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