Internship Position and Time Requirements | Counseling and Psychological Services

Each doctoral intern is required to train at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in the position of “Psychology Intern” full-time (40 hours per week) for 12 months.

Interns are expected to complete 500 hours of direct service and 2000 hours of total service. CAPS internship year currently begins on August 1 and ends July 31. Interns average 40-42 hours per week as some weeks may require longer hours due to regular fluctuations in university schedules.

Estimated Weekly Schedule

Hours per Week
	Fall	Spring	Summer
Direct Service Hours
Initial Evaluations	4	3-4	4
Clinical Service Time Individual/Relational Counseling Crisis Walk-ins Group Counseling Outreach/Consultation Assessment	16–18	16–18	16
Provision of Supervision	N/A	1–2	N/A
Subtotal	20-22	20-22	20
Supervision/Training
Primary Supervision	2	2	2
Intern Supervision with TD	1	1	***
Supervision of Group Work	.**	**	**
Supervision of Supervision	N/A	1.5	N/A
Intern Case Conference	1	1	0
Intern Seminar Day/NICPP	2	2	2
Diversity Retreats/Staff Retreats	1	N/A	1
Staff Case Conferene	0	0	1
Subtotal	7	7.75	6
** Interns co-facilitating will meet with their co-facilitator for a half hour before and after each group session.
***Determined by total supervision needed.
Meetings/Additional Training
Staff Meeting**	0.5	0.5	0.5
Diversity Meeting/CIE	0.5	0.5	0.5
Other Meetings/Training	2	2	2
Subtotal	3	3	3
** Interns attend CAPS Staff Meetings as needed
Administrative Time
Paperwork, Readings, & Case Management*	8-10	8-10	8-10
Subtotal	8-10	8-10	8-10
*Supervision prep time is included in paperwork
TOTAL	40	40	40